Eliza Clark
- Postdoctoral Scholar
Applied evolutionary ecology • Invasion biology • Biological control
I am an evolutionary ecologist and an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biology. I’m excited make the switch to studying plant eco-evo dynamics after my PhD on insect range expansions. My postdoc research focuses on how adaptations to microclimates influence larger-scale range shifts in an alpine annual plant.
I like to know why things are the way that they are, particularly natural phenomena and living things. I combine classic ecology (e.g. interactions between organisms and their environments) with evolution (how traits change in populations over time) to answer these big questions. I'm passionate about conservation of native biodiversity.
Education
- PhD (Ecology): Colorado State University, 2024
- BS (Biology): Brigham Young University, 2016