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Important knowledge gaps remain in our understanding of the processes underlying biological invasions, despite an extensive body of research dedicated to this phenomenon. Highly-debated topics in invasion ecology could benefit from a macroecological perspective.  In the MEC Lab, we approach the study of invasion macroecologically, which allows us to synthesize conflicting insights from localized studies, test the generality of observed patterns, and account for context-dependence across forest types, and geographic regions. We use a broad variety of statistical and computational methods and large datasets to study invasion dynamics at broad spatial scales - regional to continental. We are also interested in applying a macroecological approach to other socioecological conservation challenges.