- Ph.D., Indiana University, 2025
- B.A., Vassar College, 2021
Area(s) of expertise
- animal behavior
- computational modeling
- food webs
- foraging ecology
- stability analysis
BIO
Eden is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory working primarily with Dr. Jason Stockwell. His research explores the relationship between foraging behavior and the structure and dynamics of food webs, especially as pertains to invasive species approaching Lake Champlain. He employs several methods of computational modeling and analysis, grounded in empirical data, to explore these questions.
Eden was trained as a cognitive scientist with interest in how an organism’s perception shapes its behavior. After acquiring his B.A. at Vassar College, he completed his Ph.D. in cognitive science at Indiana University with a minor in ecology, evolution, and behavior, extending his expertise in animal perception and behavior in application to trophic interactions and, consequentially, food webs. Generally, Eden is aims to create more nuanced ecological models by better accounting for the perception and behavior of various taxa.
Publications
Bio
Eden is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory working primarily with Dr. Jason Stockwell. His research explores the relationship between foraging behavior and the structure and dynamics of food webs, especially as pertains to invasive species approaching Lake Champlain. He employs several methods of computational modeling and analysis, grounded in empirical data, to explore these questions.
Eden was trained as a cognitive scientist with interest in how an organism’s perception shapes its behavior. After acquiring his B.A. at Vassar College, he completed his Ph.D. in cognitive science at Indiana University with a minor in ecology, evolution, and behavior, extending his expertise in animal perception and behavior in application to trophic interactions and, consequentially, food webs. Generally, Eden is aims to create more nuanced ecological models by better accounting for the perception and behavior of various taxa.