I am a quantitative ecologist in the Bento Lab at the Department of Public and Ecosystem Health, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA. My research focuses on how ecological and evolutionary processes drive the dynamics of host-parasite interactions. My interests span the causes and implications of these interactions and the impact of host-switching events, particularly in the context of environmental changes. To achieve this, my research integrates elements of ecology, evolutionary history, natural history, network science, mathematical modeling, and empirical data.