Assessment of natural and human-caused environmental change.
Research
We study how ecological and environmental change occurs in lakes over decades to millennia, from both natural (e.g., climate, fires) and human-based stressors (e.g. acidic deposition, nutrient enrichment, metal deposition, etc). Our research encompasses understanding modern distributions of organisms and reconstructing past communities by exploiting the richness of the sedimentary record of lakes. Understanding how lakes have changed over time helps us effectively manage aquatic systems.
Teaching
My teaching is interdisciplinary in nature and emphasizes the need for integration of techniques across disciplines, critical reading and thinking, and hands-on activities, including field-based activities.
Topics
- Aquatic ecology and limnology
- Community ecology
- Ecology
- Field courses
- Freshwater ecology
- Global water issues
- Graduate statistics
- Limnology
- Long-term environmental change
- Statistics and data analysis
