integrative approaches to brains and behavior
The goal of our research is to understand how brains and behavior can be both strikingly flexible and remarkably robust, and how these phenomena simultaneously give rise to widespread similarities and prodigious diversity in animal behavior. We use integrative approaches to address these questions across hierarchical levels of biological organization (from gene networks, to neural circuits, to physiology, to behavior) and timescales (from immediate, to developmental, to evolutionary). We believe that fundamental principles governing brains and behavior are most apparent in evolutionary and developmental contexts, and we leverage natural behavioral diversity in frogs to conduct our work.
Just as we need diversity in our study systems, we need human diversity in our research and teaching spaces. We are committed to building an equitable and inclusive environment that provides opportunities for the growth and success of everyone.