Research
My research focuses on sexual selection in Mesozoic birds and non-avian dinosaurs, with broader interests in the evolution of early feather functions, including display, insulation, and flight.
Sexual selection in deep time
I study how sexual selection and phenotypic variation can be investigated in extinct animals, especially early birds and non-avian dinosaurs preserved in the fossil record.
Early feather functions
I am interested in how feathers evolved across functional contexts, including visual display, insulation, and flight-related performance.
Quantitative paleobiology
My work uses morphometric data, comparative approaches, and computational simulations to evaluate biological signals in fossil samples.