Principal Investigator: Dr. Robert T. Fahey
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Who am I?In my research I am interested in understanding linkages between the composition, structure, and functioning of forest ecosystems and designing and testing management strategies focused on manipulating these aspects of forests to increase their resilience to a variety of stressors. I work across the spectrum of anthropogenic impacts in forests from urban to rural, and am particularly interested in adapting ecological and silvicultural knowledge to human-dominated landscapes.
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Connecticut. I received my B.S. in Natural Resources from Cornell University, M.S. in Forest Science from Oregon State University, and Ph.D. in Forest Ecology and Management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I spent four years as a research scientist at The Morton Arboretum outside Chicago, where I continue as a Research Fellow in the Center for Tree Science, and I am a member of the research and teaching faculty at the University of Michigan Biological Station in northern Michigan. 
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Students
Julia Rogers
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MS - expected 2019
Julia is studying edge effects associated with Stormwise resilience-focused forest management treatments. She conducted her undergraduate studies at Colby College |
Brandon Alveshere
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PhD - expected 2021
Brandon is studying how canopy structural complexity develops in forests, how it affects ecosystem functioning, and methods for promoting complexity through silviculture. Brandon completed an MS in Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management at Oregon State University and conducted his undergraduate studies at North Dakota State University. |
Amanda Bunce
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PhD - expected 2022
Amanda is studying how to promote resilience in forest socio-ecological systems across the spectrum of human-dominated landscapes from urban-exurban conditions. Her work is associated with the Stormwise program and the Eversource Energy Center at UConn. Amanda completed an MS in Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Connecticut and conducted her undergraduate studies at Central Connecticut State University. |
Lab Alumni
Jill Pastick
Elliott Volin
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MS - 2018
Jill studied the response of oak seedlings, environmental conditions, and plant communities to silvicultural restoration treatments. She conducted her undergraduate studies at Lake Forest College in Illinois MS - 2018
Elliott studied change in urban forest composition and structure and modeling potential future conditions under scenarios of socio-ecological change. He conducted his undergraduate studies at Florida State University |
