My research interests spread around understanding the role of water in ecosystems and the soil-vegetation-atmosphere continuum; how water is connected to and influenced by elements of the terrestrial biosphere and anthroposphere. I use plot, community, and catchment scales to identify and assess ecosystem processes on regional and global levels to support theories that reduce equifinality in modelling schemes in hydrology and Earth System science.

My main areas of research interest are currently related to the:

• Quantification of ecosystem services - including water quality, soil health and biodiversity - in catchments/River basins;
• Assessment of impacts of climate extremes and land use change on water resources for marginal communities;
• Development and verification of theories of optimal allocation of water and carbon from plot to global scales;
• Understanding of hydrological processes using field experiments and eco-evolutionary optimality principles;
• Development of remote sensing evapotranspiration models. 

I'm currently a member of the Editorial Board of Communications Earth & Environment (https://www.nature.com/commsenv/) and the Commission on Coupled Land-Atmosphere Systems (ICCLAS) of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS). I'm also co-chair of the National Branches Committee of the Young Hydrologic Society, focusing on expanding ECR activities and YHS reach worldwide to promote ERC networking and support.