Education
Ph.D. 2015, Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA (advisor: Dr. Nichole Barger)
B.s. 2009, Environmental Science with a Minor in Forestry, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA
Research Description:
I am an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Science, Policy, and Management department at UC Berkeley. My research focuses on understanding the effects of climate and disturbances on forest dynamics as a way of informing land management decisions. My work covers a breadth of topics in forest science and climate change, including the environmental drivers of tree demography (seed production, recruitment, growth, and survival), the causes and consequences of forest disturbances, tree population adaptation, and ecological forecasting of demographic events. Through co-developed research with partners and stakeholders, I also identify strategies to enhance forest resilience to global change and to meet diverse management objectives. I use a variety of tools and methods, including observational field surveys, dendrochronology, and experimental studies. I also draw upon publicly available geospatial data, long-term research sites, spatially extensive inventory and monitoring data, and archival records to broaden the temporal and spatial-scope of research studies.
For more information, visit my lab website.
Honors and Awards
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2020, Warner College of Natural Resources Dean’s Award for Excellence to an Early Career Faculty Member, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
2014, Campus Sustainability Award for Student Leadership, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA.
2013, Ecoservice Award, Ecological Society of American and Union of Concerned Scientists, Minnesota, USA.
forest ecology, disturbance ecology, forest management
