I am a terrestrial ecosystem ecologist and soil carbon scientist. I work at the intersection of ecological research and land management. Collaborating with research scientists and natural resource professionals, I investigate how social-ecological factors interact with one another and with environmental changes to drive ecosystem functioning (e.g., carbon and nutrient cycling, biodiversity). I also examine the effects of land management actions (e.g., prescribed fire, forest thinning) on ecosystems. Recognizing rates of environmental change and disturbance are high, increasing, and interacting in new ways, I focus on how adaptation to changing conditions can support management goals. My research spans multiple systems (forest, savanna, grassland, wetland, agricultural, and urban systems) and scales (lab incubations to greenhouse and field studies to regional and global data syntheses). Contact me with any thoughts or questions – I love the collaborative nature of science!