Research

I am interested in disease ecology, and my current research focuses on two host-parasite relationships in the Klamath River basin. Specifically, I am investigating the prevalence of infection of myxozoans Ceratonova shasta and Parvicapsula minibicornis in the annelid Manayunkia occidentalis. Both C. shasta and P. minibicornis have led to higher mortality in salmonids and a deeper understanding of this relationship will apprise management efforts.