My research focuses on the early evolution and ecology of complex marine life through the description and analysis of early Paleozoic fossils, from individual specimens and new species to entire faunas. From an evolutionary perspective, my work largely concerns the origins of the phylum Hemichordata, the early history of which remains one of the most enigmatic areas of the metazoan tree of life. This research is currently expanding to incorporate a wider, multi-disciplinary perspective on the super-phylum Deuterostomia. I also study the diversity, structure, and functional ecology of Paleozoic marine ecosystems. To do this, I take a multivariate approach to analyze spatiotemporal patterns of ecological turnover. I completed my PhD at the University of Toronto and Royal Ontario Museum in 2018. Most recently, I was a Peter Buck Deep Time post-doctoral fellow at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.