October 2003-Present. University of Arizona Institute for the Study of Planet Earth postdoctoral research associate. Position with the Climate Assessment for the Southwest (CLIMAS) project focuses on linking stakeholder needs with climate information, undertaking research toward that goal, and providing outreach, via public talks, workshops and CLIMAS’ monthly publication, the Southwest Climate Outlook. Research projects included documenting the role of collaborative forest management in Arizona’s White Mountains and evaluating the usability of climate products.

August 1998-August 2003. Primary investigator in research assessing uprooting frequency and soil disturbance in Colorado and Puerto Rico. Field work conducted in 1998 and 1999 with support from the International Institute of Tropical Forestry. Data analyzed and reported 2000-2003, with some support from the U.S. Geological Survey.

January-July 2001. Technical assistant on U.S. Geological Survey research project involving restoration of Zuni Pueblo wetlands in New Mexico, under the guidance of Waite Osterkamp.

August 1996-August 1997. Research assistant, University of Arizona Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research Free-Air Carbon Dioxide Enrichment (FACE) experiment, Maricopa, Arizona. Involved field and laboratory work on a project assessing the impacts of carbon dioxide fertilization on winter wheat. Primary Investigator: Steven Leavitt.

June 1990-June 1991. Research assistant, U.N. Man and the Biosphere Reserve, Dinghushan, China, involving field and laboratory work on forest carbon cycling project. Paired-plot comparison involved working with local women who would harvest understory plants on the steep slopes of a protected pine plantation. Primary Investigators: Sandra Brown and Guo-hui Kong.

August 1989-January 1990. Research intern, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, assisting in inventory of forest damage from Hurricane Hugo in the protected Luquillo Experimental Forest.