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Sam Ahler
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PhD student (BS, University of Wisconsin Madison).
Research Interests: Bud banks/vegetative reproduction, restoration ecology, functional trait ecology, LGBTQ+ experiences in STEM
Jon Henn
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Postdoctoral Fellow (PhD, University of Wisconsin Madison; BS, St. Olaf College). Co-advised by Dr. Marko Spasojevic.
Research interests: Plant community change, restoration ecology, climate change, functional traits
Katya Jay
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Postdoctoral Fellow (PhD, Oregon State University; BS, Macalester College). Co-advised by Dr. Will Wieder.
Research Interests: Plant community ecology, global change biology, ecogeomorphology
Joey Lodge
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PhD Student (BA, Hamilton College)
Research Interests: Alpine ecology, community ecology, biogeography, and global change biology
Annie Meeder
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PhD Student (NSF Predoctoral Fellow; BS, California Polytechnic University San Luis Obispo)
Research Interests: Community ecology, field botany, STEM education, island systems
Tom Merchant
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PhD Student (NSF Predoctoral Fellow; BA, Brown University)
Research interests: Plant community, ecosystem ecology, and global change, plant-microbial interactions, data science
Advyth Ramachandran
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PhD Student (NSF Predoctoral Fellow; BS, University of California Riverside)
Research Interests: Plant community ecology, ecosystem ecology, fire ecology, biogeography, global change
Jane G. Smith
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Research Associate (PhD, New Mexico State University; BA/BS, University of Colorado Boulder)
Research Interests: Botany, alpine flora, ecosystem ecology, soil organic carbon and carbon cycling
Sarah Elizabeth Stockman
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Professional Research Assistant (BA, Wellesley College)
Research Interests: Plant community ecology, climate change, biodiversity, data science, STEM education
Katharine Suding
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Distinguished Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Fellow, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (PhD, University of Michigan; BA, Williams College)
N211 RAMY (main campus)
Caitlin White
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PhD Student (MS, MPA, Indiana University Bloomington; BA, University of California San Diego)
Research Interests: Community ecology, invasion, climate variability and disturbance, public resource management
