Our lab investigates the quantitative ecology of forest insects, with emphasis on understanding population dynamics across spatial and temporal scales. We develop and apply statistical and mathematical models to address fundamental questions in ecology while contributing to sustainable forest management.

Population Dynamics

Modeling insect population fluctuations, outbreak cycles, and the mechanisms driving boom-and-bust dynamics in forest systems.

Spatial Ecology

Understanding how landscape structure, dispersal, and spatial heterogeneity influence insect distributions and spread patterns.

Climate Impacts

Investigating how climate change alters insect-forest interactions, phenology, and range dynamics.

We believe that understanding complex ecological systems requires integrating multiple approaches. Our work combines long-term field monitoring, experimental manipulations, and quantitative modeling. We are committed to open science and reproducible research, sharing our data and code to advance the field.

We are located at the Canadian Forest Service, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada.