Degrees HeldBen wading in stream

B.S., Environmental Science, Lynchburg College, 2013

M.S., Watershed Science, Murray State University, 2015

Degree Sought

Ph.D., Ecology & Environmental Sciences, Montana State University

Advisor

Dr. Lindsey Albertson

Current Research

My research focuses on ecosystem engineers, specifically in streams. I am interested in the why, where, and when organism engineers are important to processes and functions of stream ecosystems. I am also interested in the feedback between animal engineering, basal ecosystem processes and community dynamics.