Ph.D. in Biology from Monash University (Australia), 2001 Master of Science in Biology from Northern Arizona University, 1996 Bachelor of Science in Biology (Summa Cum Laude, with research) from Northern Arizona University, 1994 A.G.S. with honors from Yavapai College, Prescott, Arizona, 86301 USA. 1992. I am interested in various aspects of aquatic ecology, animal behavior, and invertebrate evolution, including the evolution of parental care strategies in leeches, leech population genetics, leech systematics, and the reconstruction of the evolutionary relationships (phylogeny) of invertebrate groups, predator-prey interactions, feeding behavior, and migration within and between systems (migration, dispersal, etc.). Currently I am working on several aspects of population biology, evolutionary biology and animal behavior, including the evolution of reproductive strategies, parental care, sex allocation, and paternity in freshwater glossiphoniid leeches.