My research entails using the skeletal remains of these microscopic algae, known as calcareous nannofossils, to understand the onset of climatic events such as extreme greenhouse conditions, more specifically, changes in the global carbon cycle. Studying these past climatic events is necessary because it helps us better understand the conditions that triggered global warming and climate variability, which we use to model future climates. Today, I am working on the transition from ‘hot greenhouse’ to ‘cool greenhouse’ climates using micropaleontological fossil data, statistical methods, paleoecological trends, and geochemical data from localities in the South Atlantic and Indian oceans.