My research interests are rooted in community and applied ecology. I am fascinated by natural and life histories of Afrotropical birds, patterns of community composition and structure, behaviour (especially facilitative behaviours like mixed-species flocking and ant-following), as well as the synergistic effects of land use change and climate change on birds, other organisms they interact with (including humans), and the landscapes they occupy. Furthermore, the dynamics of land-use in Africa, ranging from forms and extents of commercial, illegal, and informal logging in addition to the expansion and transformation of agricultural land in tropical landscapes and agroforestry practices, particularly in coffee. Finally, I am also fascinated by in the evolution of conservation as we know it, from the incorporation of local ecological knowledge into protected area and landscape management, to community-based management, and the weaving of Western citizen science approaches with the generation and transmission of traditional ecological knowledge at the community level.
AVIAN COMMUNITY DYNAMICS AND LIFE HISTORY IN CONGO BASIN & AFROMONTANE FOREST
ECOLOGICAL & SOCIAL INFLUENCES ON THE LONG-TERM SUCCESS OF FOREST RESTORATION PROJECTS
THE INFLUENCE OF FOREST CONDITION & STRUCTURE ON BIRDS
THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON CONGO BASIN & AFROMONTANE FORESTS, ECOSYSTEMS, AND COMMUNITIES
TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE, LAND STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES, AND THE WEAVING OF MULTIPLE CONCEPTS & PRACTICES OF WILDLIFE AND LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION
THE ROLE OF AGROECOLOGY IN SECURING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR COFFEE AND ITS VIABILITY AS MATRIX HABITAT FOR FOREST SPECIALISTS
