Assistant Professor

Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology


Fields of Expertise

Ecology, Fish and Wildlife, Limnology, Watershed Science

Areas of Interest

Freshwater ecology, Food webs, Disease ecology, Invasive species


Biography

Dan received a BS degree from Oregon State University in 2009, a PhD from the University of Colorado-Boulder in 2015, and was a postdoc at Oregon State University from 2015 to 2018. His research interests focus on the ecology and conservation of freshwater ecosystems. Current projects focus on: 1) Parasite ecology, including drivers of disease risk and the roles of parasites in community dynamics, food webs, and ecosystem processes; 2) Causes and consequences of aquatic species invasions, with a focus on how invasion outcomes are influenced by other forms of environmental change; 3) Trophic interactions in freshwater streams, especially factors driving variation in the strength of species interactions and the resulting consequences for communities; 4) Structure and functioning of high elevation aquatic ecosystems in the context of climate change; and 5) Effects of urbanization of aquatic ecosystem properties and community structure.