Ph.D. Student
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
I am a third year Ph.D. student in the EBIO department. I am interested in the effect of asymmetrical (or directional) gene flow on local adaptation in montane plant communities. Specifically, in montane regions where terrain is steep, seed dispersal likely biases gene flow downhill. However, for locally adapted populations to respond to warming, adaptive alleles must move upslope. My work combines field work and modeling approaches to understand the...