Expertise

Area(s) of Specialization:

  • Microbial ecology, microbial diversity and nutrient cycling processes in streams and soils.

My research centers on microbial ecology, microbial diversity and nutrient cycling processes in streams and soils.

Research in our lab centers on microbial ecology, microbial diversity and nutrient cycling processes in soils and streams.

Projects:

  • Soil microbial C and N cycling in grassland with contrasting management history (Fire x N fertilization)
  • Stream function and microbial diversity
  • Animal-microbiome interactions at soil, to (macro)organismal, to landscape scales
  • Recovery of soil microbial structure and function post-volcanic eruption
  • Microbial turnover & stress responses to intensified drought in Grassland soils.

Subject area:

  • Microbiology and Immunology
Past Affiliations
Communities
Biological Science
Degrees
PhD, University of New Mexico, Biology, 2008
BS, University of Wisconsin, Biological Aspects of Conservation, 2002
BS, University of Wisconsin, Zoology, 2002