My main area of research has been on conservation and management of endangered species. I use detailed field studies of population biology, fire ecology, and spatially explicit modelling to understand the demography and population viability of the endangered Florida Scrub-Jay under alternative management scenarios. I also work with experts in population genetics and genomics to study the genetic underpinnings of fitness and the genomic consequences of population decline. Our studies are playing a key role in long-term conservation planning for natural areas in Florida, which are under severe threat from rapid human population growth and residential and commercial development statewide.