Plant community ecology and environmental policy in a changing world
Plants are the backbones of our ecosystems. As our ecosystems experience unprecedented global change, so do our plant communities.
I research the management and restoration of plant communities in fire-adapted ecosystems. I specialize in adaptive decision making and building cross-institutional collaborations to inform and implement environmental policy into the future.
Applied research for improved decision making
Understanding how management and restoration interact with global change factors helps us better protect plant communities into the future.
Meaningful interactions with students at the undergraduate and K-12 levels inspires, encourages, and trains our future ecological leaders.
Mentoring the next generation of ecologists
Facilitating cross-institutional collaborations
Working with institutions ranging from local NGOs to federal policymakers increases research impact and builds management and restoration capacity.
“Action on behalf of life transforms. Because the relationship between self and the world is reciprocal, it is not a question of first getting enlightened or saved and then acting. As we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us.”
— Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass