Broadly, I am interested in the Conservation Biology of small mammals. This involves basic biological research, population monitoring, methodological research, human dimensions/impacts, and management techniques. Combined, these research avenues shed light on how we can protect, conserve, and utilize the services species provide. I specialize in researching bat species because of the challenges they present to conservation. Bats are elusive, long lived, slow reproducing, far ranging, and have relatively little known about them compared to other species. I am particularly interested in the use of acoustics to identify, monitor, and study bats and developing long term research and conservation measures.