Our lab's research focuses on the role of water as a factor shaping the structure and functioning of ecosystems and societies. 

We examine ecohydrological feedback mechanisms arising from the interaction between water and biotic processes and investigate their ability to induce non-linearities in ecosystem response to hydrologic change. Part of this work focuses on drylands, where we investigate the hydrologic controls on vegetation dynamics, aeolian processes, and desertification pathways using both field work and theoretical frameworks.

We also study water as a limiting factor for the metabolism of human societies through its constraints on food security and energy production. Specifically, we look at how water as a natural entity, a human right, and a resource and investigate important tradeoffs among water sustainability, justice, inequality, and profit.

Collectively, these research efforts highlight the importance of water in sustaining ecosystem functions and human wellbeing.