My research broadly revolves around the central question ‘Why and how do some organisms persist and adapt to inhospitable environments?’ I work on this topic utilizing species from the morning glory genus, many of which are agricultural weeds. There are four main projects underway in the lab: the evolutionary genomics of plant defense and plant weediness, the influence of the mating system on the evolution of herbicide resistance, and the role of the plant metagenome on adaptation.