Our research interests broadly involve how patterns of biodiversity are structured by local and regional processes, such as invasive species, climate change, habitat fragmentation, and other anthropogenic stressors.
Ultimately, this work leads to the question of how ecosystem functions and services may be affected by human activities. In general, we use the combined approach of field surveys, small-scale and large-scale experiments, and statistical modeling to test our hypotheses. Beyond the science, we are a team of people who value and respect each other, and strive to achieve the highest standards of professionalism. Read more about our philosophy here. |
News
New paper by lab alum Lara Jansen on cyanobacteria in mountain lakes! (February 2024) Welcome to new MS students Ali Bailey and Ty Stephenson! (September 2023) Congrats to Lara Jansen for successfully defending her dissertation! So excited for her new position as an ORISE post-doc at EPA in Corvallis! (July 2023) The lab is recruiting a funded MS position for fall 2023 to study trends in macroinvertebrates and water quality in mountain lakes and streams. More info here! (May 2023) Congrats to Katie Ewen, who successfully defended her Master's degree, titled, "Glacial loss and threatened fish: The future of Mount Rainier’s cold-water Bull Trout habitats." (April 2023) Whoa - several new papers from the lab all dropped around the same time! (Jan 2023) 1) The 'Mussel Squeeze', showing zebra mussel responses in a reservoir, led by Crysta! 2) Patterns in colored dissolved organic matter and dissolved organic carbon in the Pacific Northwest 3) Diel vertical migration in Oregon reservoirs The lab is recruiting a funded MS position for fall 2023 to study changing nutrient dynamics in Lake Whatcom. More info here! (November 2022) Katey Queen and Angela presented at the Washington Lakes Protection Association meeting in Richland, WA. (October 2022) Congrats to lab alumni Ariana Chiapella, who was hired as a Lecturer at the University of Vermont! (Sept 2022) Two new papers out from the lab! 1) MS graduate Brian McGann's research on zooplankton recovery from rotenone; and 2) former post-doc Meredith Holgerson's research on Chehalis River floodplain food webs! (April 2022) Congrats to Katey Queen, who was awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship! (April 2022) News Archive |