I am a postdoc at the BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, where I use computational and microbial systems to understand the role that ecology, including both the environment and the interactions occurring among individuals, plays in the evolution of cooperation. I also study the adaptations that allow cooperators to persist in ever-changing environments—even when cooperation is not a viable strategy. Through this research, we can gain key insights into the origins of cooperation and how it evolves. It can also be instrumental in a wide range of applications from the development of new treatments for bacterial infections to engineering better communication systems.