Kate Wilkin

PhD candidate

Education

B.S. Biology, Environmental Science, The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA

M.S. Biology, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA

Research Interests

Fire ecology

Research Description

I am interested in fire policies and their effects to ecosystems in California’s Sierra Nevada forests. My proposed research examines both historic and altered fire regime effects on biodiversity, functional diversity, and the forest’s water budget.