I am a computational palaeobiologist working to understand the origins of global patterns in biodiversity and the processes that define them. My research combines traditional palaeontological approaches with cutting-edge simulations and analytical methods to compensate for deficiencies in the fossil record to extract insights into evolutionary history. While my work is predominantly question-driven, I employ a wide range of analytical techniques, some of which I have contributed to the development of, including morphological disparity analysis, spatially explicit methods for studying diversification dynamics, quantitative modelling, and evolutionary simulations.
Current areas of interest:
The Bivalve-Brachiopod transition: competitive displacement or something else?
The Cambrian explosion: explaining the origin of animals.
The evolution of eukaryotic morphological disparity: is there a common mode of body plan diversification amongst phyla?
