Very generally, I am interested in the relationship between landscape evolution and environmental changes in the geological record, seen through the lens of fossil plants. In the past, I worked with plant macrofossils (fossils you don't need a microscope to see, e.g., flowers, fruits, leaves) to study the impact of the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction event on terrestrial ecosystems in South America. I am currently interested in learning about what information can be sourced from the plant microfossil (e.g. pollen, phytoliths) record in the Colombian Andes to understand how mountain uplift and its associated climatic and environmental consequences have shaped plant communities in the geological record.