Hi there! My name is Chloe and I am currently a PhD candidate in Dr. Meryl Mims's lab at Virginia Tech and an Interfaces of Global Change Fellow.
My research interests broadly involve investigating the relationships between species characteristics, the environment, and biological variation. Most often this involves freshwater taxa (amphibians and fishes!), though it really includes all types of biodiversity. I use traits-based approaches, population genetics, and geospatial analyses to tease apart biodiversity patterns and what drives species, populations, and communities to exist in particular parts of the world - particularly to understand how these patterns will change under global change.
I've been fortunate to work in numerous landscapes across the US, for numerous organizations, and with numerous taxa - from radiotracking elk in the mountains of New Mexico to snorkeling streams for North America's largest salamander in North Carolina.
Finally, I believe it is important to both create opportunities and inspiration points for young scientists and engage the public with the nature and science around them to ensure support and success of future science, conservation, and management.
All the best,
CEM
My research interests broadly involve investigating the relationships between species characteristics, the environment, and biological variation. Most often this involves freshwater taxa (amphibians and fishes!), though it really includes all types of biodiversity. I use traits-based approaches, population genetics, and geospatial analyses to tease apart biodiversity patterns and what drives species, populations, and communities to exist in particular parts of the world - particularly to understand how these patterns will change under global change.
I've been fortunate to work in numerous landscapes across the US, for numerous organizations, and with numerous taxa - from radiotracking elk in the mountains of New Mexico to snorkeling streams for North America's largest salamander in North Carolina.
Finally, I believe it is important to both create opportunities and inspiration points for young scientists and engage the public with the nature and science around them to ensure support and success of future science, conservation, and management.
All the best,
CEM
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