Identification and purification of enzymes involved in hydrocarbon degradation in the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfoglaeba alkanexedens.
Isolation and characterization of bacteria related to Synergistes jonesii.
Identification of genes involved in syntrophic metabolism and interspecies hydrogen transfer.
Elucidation of anaerobic microbial processes and community structure, particularly as affected by environmental contaminants.
Multivariate statistics and biometry.

Educational Background: Current Mentor: Dr. Joseph M. Suflita M.Sc. Microbiology (with Dr. John C. Zak), Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 2005 B.Sc. Cell & Molecular Biology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 2002