Current research projects include:

• Rhabditidae Systematics:  determining the relationships among different species of family Rhabditidae.
  (Initial work supported by an NYU Research Challenge award.)
   
• Evolution of Rhabditidae:  tracing the evolution of male tail form, male copulatory behavior, and other aspects of rhabditid biology.
  (Initial work supported by an NYU Whitehead Fellowship.)
   
• Male Tail Morphogenesis:  uncovering the genetic components and mechanisms controlling male tail tip morphogenesis in C. elegans.
  (Supported by NSF grant IBN-9506844.)