Area of research
Ecology · Biotechnology
Research interest
Research interests include Marine Sponges and Natural Products, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments, and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology.
Predicting Naegleria fowleri freshwater habitat suitability in the United States for the present-day and future using ecological niche modeling
Patterns of antibiotic resistance in Southeastern US raptors before and after rehabilitation
Site-specific variability in recovery of Caribbean sponge communities following two category-5 hurricanes
DNA sequencing reveals higher taxonomic diversity of coralline algae (Corallinales and Hapalidiales, Rhodophyta) in the tropical western North Atlantic that complicates ecological studies
Severe hurricanes increase recruitment and gene flow in the clonal sponge <i>Aplysina cauliformis</i>
Natural products from Caribbean octocorals demonstrate bioactivity against Vibrio coralliilyticus strains
Investigating the interactive effects of temperature, p<scp>H</scp>, and salinity on <i>Naegleria fowleri</i> persistence
Spatial, temporal and network analyses provide insights into the dynamics of the bacterial communities associated with two species of Caribbean octocorals and indicate possible key taxa
Cultivable bacteria associated with Caribbean octocorals are active against coral pathogens but exhibit variable bioactivity when grown under different temperature conditions
Long term benthic survey demonstrates a shift in the composition of benthic reef communities at shallow sites in Roatán, Honduras
Temporal changes in the sponge holobiont during the course of infection with Aplysina Red Band Syndrome
Transmission studies and the composition of prokaryotic communities associated with healthy and diseased<i>Aplysina cauliformis</i>sponges suggest that<i>Aplysina</i>Red Band Syndrome is a prokaryotic polymicrobial disease
Environmental abiotic and biotic factors affecting the distribution and abundance of<i>Naegleria fowleri</i>
Impacts of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on Coral Reef Sponge Communities in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Editorial: special issue on sponge microbiome
Coral recruitment is impacted by the presence of a sponge community
Histological and ultrastructural features of <i>Aplysina cauliformis</i> affected by <i>Aplysina</i> red band syndrome
Hydroxyproline Metabolism and Oxalate Synthesis in Primary Hyperoxaluria
Wetland Soil Properties and Resident Bacterial Communities Are Influenced by Changes in Elevation
Erratum to: The sponge microbiome project
Hydroids on a Caribbean sea horse
The sponge microbiome project
Diversity, structure and convergent evolution of the global sponge microbiome
Associations between Self-Reported Gastrointestinal Illness and Water System Characteristics in Community Water Supplies in Rural Alabama: A Cross-Sectional Study
The Prevalence and Distribution of Neurodegenerative Compound-Producing Soil Streptomyces spp.
Temporal Heterogeneity of Water Quality in Rural Alabama Water Supplies
Associations between Perceptions of Drinking Water Service Delivery and Measured Drinking Water Quality in Rural Alabama
Slowing PCR ramp speed reduces chimera formation from environmental samples
Characterizing the bacterial associates of three Caribbean sponges along a gradient from shallow to mesophotic depths
Molecular community profiling reveals impacts of time, space, and disease status on the bacterial community associated with the Caribbean sponge<i>Aplysina cauliformis</i>
REU Site: Re-IMAGiNE Life, Exploring Function through Adaptation
RAPID: Collaborative Research: Sponge resilience in the face of multiple stressors
Collaborative Research: Aplysina Red Band Syndrome: Investigating the etiology, pathogenesis, and ecology of an emerging marine disease
Collaborative Research: Molecular and Chemical Ecology of Freshwater Sponges: Impacts of Sponge Hosts on Symbiotic Microbial Communities