RESEARCH INTERESTS I am interested in the dynamics of forest ecosystems at spatial scales from the population to the landscape and at temporal scales from decades to milennia. All of my research involves a strong field-based component supported by simulation and/or statistical modelling. My current research is primarily focused on understanding the effects of humans on forest ecosystems. I am particularly interested in how anthropic changes to disturbance regimes, especially fire, have restructured ecosystems and the legacies and challenges this has left for modern ecosystems. I am also interested in how forest loss modifies and disrupts plant-animal mutualisms, especially seed dispersal. I have developed high-resolution chronologies for prehistoric extinction events, including NZ's iconic moa, and, I have worked with graduate students on a variety of topics concerned with understanding how altered landscape structure influences habitat connectivity, seed dispersal, and animal movement. I have also worked on projects focused on developing socio-ecological simulation models to support decision-making for ecosystem services and conservation in multi-functional landscapes. In the past, I have conducted research in ecosystems in SW Australia, Spain, and New Caledonia Distinctions/Honours: • Te Tohu Taio Award for Ecological Excellence from the NZ Ecological Society, 2018 • Charles Bullard Fellow, Harvard Forest, 2012