On the ground effort is a huge part of the research we do and provides the critical basis for projects in the future. I lead an active field program throughout Central America and Mexico, working on various projects with collaborators and students. I have participated in over 20 expeditions to the Neotropics, with current work primarily focused in Guatemala and El Salvador.

Follow us on Instagram and Twitter for updates from the field and lab!

Spring!
Spending the week in Albuquerque, New Mexico working with awesome colleagues on IUCN assessments for conservation of freshwater fishes in Central America. #iucn #cdmfishes
‪Productive week at the Field Museum studying fishes and making plans for future projects with colleagues from El Salvador and FMNH mammalogist Adam Ferguson.
More awesome fishes in the Caribbean of Costa Rica with @wbludt #cdmfishes
Collecting fishes with @wbludt in The Caribbean of Costa Rica. Lots of rain but lots of cool fishes.
New species of crocodile described with @crocchris11 and Open Access in Copeia: https://doi.org/10.1643/CG-19-240
‪Lots of exciting Neotropical fish research @FMNH! Two weeks of awesome work with @diegowts and @chechafm on Guatemalan fishes!‬
Collecting fishes in La Mosquitia, Nicaragua

Collecting fishes in La Mosquitia, Nicaragua

Field Museum of Natural History | 1400 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive | Chicago, IL 60605