Graduate Students
If you are interested in joining the lab as a PhD or MS student, please send me an email ([email protected]) including who you are, your past research experience and research interests, a CV, and unofficial transcripts. Graduate students will be admitted through the Ecology and Evolution Program at UM.
Possible projects could include: fitness consequences of phenological plasticity; the role of plasticity in subalpine species' migrations beyond their current range limits; cold-air inversion sites as micro-refugia for alpine species; effects of shortening wildfire intervals and managing for multiple stressors (e.g., fire/canopy thinning, drought, warming, invasion) in plant conservation.
Members of underrepresented groups in STEM are encouraged to reach out. I am aware of the systemic, cultural, and institutional barriers facing members of the Indigenous, Black, minority, LGBTQIA+, disability, and first-generation communities, among others, in academia, conservation, and ecology and evolution. I am committed to creating an inclusive, equitable, and safe workplace.
Undergraduates
Undergraduates who are interested in gaining research experience are encouraged to contact the lab! If you are interested in either helping with ongoing projects or developing an independent study, email me to discuss potential opportunities. Please include a brief paragraph about why you are interested in the lab, your resume, and unofficial transcripts. Research credit is available.
Postdoc Applicants
Postdocs interested in joining the lab should contact me directly about writing grants or fellowship applications (e.g., NSF PRFB, USDA NIFA, or Smith Fellows). Topics could include: the role of phenotypic plasticity in persistence at and beyond species’ range edges, effects of condensed wildfire intervals on plant demography, managing for multi-stressor effects, or leveraging the University of Montana’s herbarium collection. The US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management have regional offices in Missoula, so there are also opportunities to develop collaborations linking conservation science and application.
Potential field sites:
Bandy Ranch and Lubrecht Experimental Forest, MT
Mt. Jumbo, Missoula, MT
Sapphire Mountains, MT
Northwest Montana (near Glacier National Park)
Mountain Research Station and Niwot Ridge, CO
If you are interested in joining the lab as a PhD or MS student, please send me an email ([email protected]) including who you are, your past research experience and research interests, a CV, and unofficial transcripts. Graduate students will be admitted through the Ecology and Evolution Program at UM.
Possible projects could include: fitness consequences of phenological plasticity; the role of plasticity in subalpine species' migrations beyond their current range limits; cold-air inversion sites as micro-refugia for alpine species; effects of shortening wildfire intervals and managing for multiple stressors (e.g., fire/canopy thinning, drought, warming, invasion) in plant conservation.
Members of underrepresented groups in STEM are encouraged to reach out. I am aware of the systemic, cultural, and institutional barriers facing members of the Indigenous, Black, minority, LGBTQIA+, disability, and first-generation communities, among others, in academia, conservation, and ecology and evolution. I am committed to creating an inclusive, equitable, and safe workplace.
Undergraduates
Undergraduates who are interested in gaining research experience are encouraged to contact the lab! If you are interested in either helping with ongoing projects or developing an independent study, email me to discuss potential opportunities. Please include a brief paragraph about why you are interested in the lab, your resume, and unofficial transcripts. Research credit is available.
Postdoc Applicants
Postdocs interested in joining the lab should contact me directly about writing grants or fellowship applications (e.g., NSF PRFB, USDA NIFA, or Smith Fellows). Topics could include: the role of phenotypic plasticity in persistence at and beyond species’ range edges, effects of condensed wildfire intervals on plant demography, managing for multi-stressor effects, or leveraging the University of Montana’s herbarium collection. The US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management have regional offices in Missoula, so there are also opportunities to develop collaborations linking conservation science and application.
Potential field sites:
Bandy Ranch and Lubrecht Experimental Forest, MT
Mt. Jumbo, Missoula, MT
Sapphire Mountains, MT
Northwest Montana (near Glacier National Park)
Mountain Research Station and Niwot Ridge, CO