Assistant Professor of the Environmental Studies Department, CU Boulder • Arikaree Environmental Lab Director • Boulder Creek CZO Investigator • NWT Ridge LTER Investigator
INSTAAR Fellow • Environmental Studies
Ph.D. 2009, Stanford University, CA
Research Interests
My academic interests focus on examining the movement of carbon, nutrients, and water in terrestrial ecosystems, with emphasis on how they are changed by human activities and how those changes may affect human welfare. Most of my research has focused on understanding mechanisms and patterns of nutrient cycling at plot to regional scales, and working with local land managers to explore sustainable water and nutrient management practices. This foundation has informed my involvement in new collaborative projects to design long-term observational networks and to explore data integration and visualization approaches in unmanaged and managed systems.