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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.
Andrew is majoring in Natural Resources and the Environment with a concentration in Sustainable Forest Resources
His independent research is focused on adapting forests to climate change through silvicultural techniques
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.
Danielle is supporting research on spatial analysis of urban forest management and monitoring.
Danielle completed her MS in Natural Resources and the Environment at UConn where she studied the effect of disturbance interactions on forest ecosystems. She previously completed a BS with Honors in Earth and Environmental Sciences and Anthropology at the University of Michigan and was a research technician at Michigan Tech.
Alicia is studying human dimensions of urban forests and decisions about planting and investment of resources into urban forest
Dr. Coleman completed her PhD at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning. Her dissertation research focused on residents' participation in urban tree planting initiatives and the impact of trees to the perceptual realm of city streets, especially in post-industrial environmental justice areas.
Dr. Fahey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment and Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the University of Connecticut. He is also George F. Cloutier Professor in Forestry and Director of the UConn Forest and the Associate Director of the UConn Eversource Energy Center. He received a 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. Prior to UConn he spent four years as a research scientist at The Morton Arboretum outside Chicago, where he continues as a Research Fellow in the Center for Tree Science,. He is also a member of the research and teaching faculty at the University of Michigan Biological Station in northern Michigan.
When not doing research on or teaching about forests he can mainly be found running or hiking with his family on trails through those same forests.
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
Isaac is majoring in Natural Resources and the Environment with a concentration in Sustainable Forest Resources
Jillian is a Fellow in the Exurban Forest Ecosystem Management program supported by the USDA NIFA National Needs Fellowship Program. Their research interests are in understanding the effect of pests and pathogens on exurban forest landscapes.
Jillian completed a BS at the University of California-Davis and has a research experience across a wide range of ecosystem types.
Julia studied edge effects associated with Stormwise resilience-focused forest management treatments.
She conducted her undergraduate studies at Colby College
His independent research focused on using dendrochronological techniques to evaluate the importance of defoliation timing and pattern on mortality outcomes in gypsy moth affected stands in southern New England. Current position: MS student at SUNY-ESF
Kerste focused on Science Communication and developed a StoryMap illustrating the goals and results of the Stormwise program. You can access her StoryMap here:
Kerste completed a BS in Environmental Science at Northeastern University and conducted research as an REU student at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies.
Levon is a Fellow in the Exurban Forest Ecosystem Management program supported by the USDA NIFA National Needs Fellowship Program. His research interests are in urban forest dynamics and promoting sustainable urban tree populations.
Levon completed a BS at Rutgers University and has a broad background in urban and community forestry in New Jersey and New York City.
Mari double majored in Environmental Science and Natural Resources and the Environment and completed an Honors thesis as a UConn University Scholar.
Her independent research focused on the role of secondary pests and pathogens in driving oak mortality patterns related to gypsy moth defoliation.
Current position: MS student at UConn
Nick is studying how tree and forest management and disturbances such as defoliation affect tree stability and biomechanics.
Nick majored in Natural Resources and the Environment with a concentration in Sustainable Forest Resources at UConn. He also was a Research Technician on the Stormwise program and the Southern New England Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change project.