My research interests are to understand how environmental factors, such as water and nutrient availability, can impact plant physiological and ecological processes. With the Juenger laboratory, I have been involved in projects that investigate the physiology and genomics of switchgrass (Panicum Virgatum) under varied precipitation regimes ranging from extreme drought to abundant rainfall. Specifically, I have been focusing on how abiotic and biotic factors impact soil respiration, nutrient resorption and nutrient storage, physiology and growth.  My upcoming thesis research will focus on night-time physiological processes and root level dynamics.