I have set up a new page, Fierce Roller Blog, to post links to content from freethoughtblogs.com/fierceroller on topics related to my research interests. If I have set this up right, the blog content will not show up on my home page, which will be reserved for announcements related to my lab and research. You will find the blog content under the “Fierce Roller Blog” entry in the main menu.

I primarily study various aspects of the evolutionary origins of multicellularity through a combination of experimental, theoretical, and comparative approaches. My main model systems are the volvocine algae (Volvox and kin) and their close unicellular relative, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

I am currently serving as a Program Director in the Evolutionary Processes Cluster in the National Science Foundation’s Division of Environmental Biology. Anything I post here or on social media reflects only my personal views and does not necessarily represent the views of my employer or the United States.