ECOSs – Our People

Rock's research takes a multidisciplinary approach to tackle complex issues, such as

Xanthe Walker’s research focuses on understanding the impacts of environmental change and

Bowker has broad interests within ecosystem science. He is both a plant

Navarro’s research focuses on the complexity of the host-associated and environmental microbiome,

Research Interests Professor Richardson is an ecologist whose research addresses the impacts

Research Interests Carbone is interested in the response of terrestrial ecosystems to

Schwartz’s research focuses on the interaction between microbial populations and their environment.

  Research/teaching interests studies of how abiotic and biotic factors structure freshwater

Research Interests Dijkstra’s research focuses on various aspects of climate change effects

Research Interests Understanding feedbacks from terrestrial ecosystems to climate change is Schuur’s

Research Interests As global temperatures increase, fragile ecosystems across the world are

Research Interests Koch’s research focuses on understanding the biophysical and ecological interactions

Research Interests Hungate’s research focuses on the ecology and management of global

Research Interests Dr. Ruddell’s research interests fall broadly in the area of

Scott Goetz, Regents Professor of Earth Observation & Ecological Informatics at Northern

Research Interests Cindy M. Liu, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., is Chief Medical Officer

Research Interests Lance Price is a Professor at the George Washington University’s

Research Interests Dr. Ogle’s research focuses on developing a mechanistic understanding of

Research Interests Sanford’s research focuses on the biogeochemistry of alpine, tropical and

Research Interests Dr. Huntzinger’s research interests focus on improving the understanding of

Research Interests The Caporaso Lab is located in the Center for Microbial

Bella works at ECOSS as a Student Administrative Assistant. She is a

Samantha is excited and looking forward to continuing her journey both in

Noah works as a Student administrative assistant at ECOSS. Noah’s career goal

Jack’s research experience covers many fields, ranging from life history evolution and

Brian holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and a Masters

Camille is interested in understanding the biogeochemical processes responsible for the movement

Prior to working in ECOSS, Hillary focused on the ecological and evolutionary

Ella has a passion for science communication and accessibility and enjoyed sharing

Zach worked at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Crested Butte, CO,

Michael is a lab manager currently working in the Marks lab. His

Hayer’s interests include the role of microbial communities in structuring plant communities

Ebert’s academic background is in analytical chemistry, primarily performing atomic spectroscopy by

Koch’s research explores how interactions among organisms regulate and are regulated by

Brown’s research focuses on predicting feedbacks to global change through the production

Research Interests Mau is broadly interested in better understanding how ecological principles

Sierra is a postdoc with the Drylands & Intermountain Restoration Team (DIRT

Grant Falvo’s research quantifies how terrestrial ecosystems impact planetary radiative forcing through

Jeremy Forsythe’s research focuses on the ecological mechanisms behind terrestrial plant community

Research area of Dishant revolves around environmental microbiology, microbial genomics and metagenomics.

Long-term ecological time series are essential for evaluating the biological impacts of

Mostafa’s research focuses on understanding the complex responses of the terrestrial biosphere

Using radiocarbon as a tool, Allison is interested in investigating arctic biogeochemical

Mike’s research focuses on the pathways of carbon and nitrogen during leaf

Cara is interested in carbon cycling and carbon sequestration in trees, especially

Bjorn Larson has been working in arctic Alaska for the past three

Abby completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Dayton where she

Maya is a PhD student in the lab of Professors Michelle Mack

Ashley Cadena graduated from UC San Diego with a degree in Environmental

Gena has had prior experience researching microbial ecology at Harvard Forest. Through

Connor graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in freshwater and

Jen is interested in harnessing the capabilities of remote sensing technology to

Julia Warren is a PhD student in Dr. Ted Schuur’s Lab. She

Amanda is employing quantitative stable isotope probing (qSIP) to explore how fluctuations

Jolie is a PhD student at the Center for Ecosystem Science and

Matt is currently working on a project at the interface of wildfire

Lynn Bonomo is a PhD student advised by Javier A. Ceja-Navarro. She

Jacob’s research focuses on investigating how changes in precipitation mean and variance

Anastasia is interested in understanding how climate change is altering ecosystem structure

Jasmine Anenberg is currently a PhD student in ECOSS and the School

Darby’s research focuses on the interactions between the climate system and soil

Perry’s research seeks to elucidate the drivers of autumn phenology among trees

Keven is a PhD student coadvised by Dr. Matt Bowker and Dr.

Satya is broadly interested in biogeochemical transformations of carbon in anaerobic ecosystems

Nick Link is a PhD student in the Mack Lab co-advised by

Emma is interested in quantifying the timing and magnitude of the permafrost

Austin’s research is focused on forest biogeochemistry and how global climate change

Saeed is fascinated by nutrient dynamics in streams. He will investigate how

Raina’s focus lies at the intersection of ecology in chemistry. She is

Ayla graduated from NAU in 2017 with two B.S. degrees in Chemistry