My research is rooted in connection to place and to community and how these connections may be affected by rapid social and ecological change. As a sociologist who takes the natural world seriously, I believe that place matters, even in this age of extraordinary mobility. Our environmental behaviors—from stewardship, to politics, to consumer choices--are rooted in our experiences, our understandings of, and preferences for places we care about. I study a wide range of these places, at multiple scales, facing a diverse array of challenges, including wildlife conflict, invasive species, energy development, climate change, migration, and many others.