I am a global change ecologist, broadly interested in how community and ecosystem responses to global change drivers are mediated by biotic factors. I investigate responses to global change drivers from multiple angles, including the roles that trophic interactions, symbioses, and diversity play in determining the effects of diverse global change factors, such as increased nutrient availability, consumer loss, altered climatic regimes, and species invasions.
Recent Happenings:
December 16, 2016: Harvesting half of the legumes grown under greenhouse conditions for the past few months. Lots of nodulation in almost every soil type!
September 30, 2016: Planting invasive and native legumes in soil from areas never invaded, currently invaded, or restored to see how soil microbes impact plant growth!
August 23, 2016: Fall sampling at Konza and the Saline Experimental Range complete! Collected data on six experiments in seven days, plus had time for my first visit to the amazing Flint Hills Discovery Center in Manhattan, KS. I'd call that a successful trip!
August 7-12, 2016: ESA time! Heading out to Ft. Lauderdale to present results of a global synthesis of community responses to global change manipulations, lead a working group on the ins-and-outs of funding at NSF, get to know my SEEDS student mentee, and of course hear about what everyone else has been working on the past year. It'll be a busy week!
Find past happenings here...
September 30, 2016: Planting invasive and native legumes in soil from areas never invaded, currently invaded, or restored to see how soil microbes impact plant growth!
August 23, 2016: Fall sampling at Konza and the Saline Experimental Range complete! Collected data on six experiments in seven days, plus had time for my first visit to the amazing Flint Hills Discovery Center in Manhattan, KS. I'd call that a successful trip!
August 7-12, 2016: ESA time! Heading out to Ft. Lauderdale to present results of a global synthesis of community responses to global change manipulations, lead a working group on the ins-and-outs of funding at NSF, get to know my SEEDS student mentee, and of course hear about what everyone else has been working on the past year. It'll be a busy week!
Find past happenings here...
