Jessica combines statistical and mechanistic models with remote sensing and observational data to increase our understanding of the performance of natural resources, human-environment interactions and inform resource management and policy at different spatial scales.  She does this by bridging disciplines and working closely with scientists and practitioners around the globe.

Jessica is currently working in three broad areas of research:

1. Developing sustainable reference points for reef fisheries to assess and enhance their sustainability under multiple contexts
2. Quantifying the linkages between the socio-ecological system to find scalable and implementable management solutions
3. Developing and integrating cross-discipline data science methods to increase our predictive capacity, inference, forecasting and understanding of marine socio-ecological systems