People
Dr. Joy Winbourne
As a terrestrial biogeochemist and global change ecologist, my research is focused on understanding how plants and soils regulate the movement of carbon, nutrients, and water in terrestrial ecosystems. I am particularly interested in understanding how human activities, such as urbanization, deforestation, forest fragmentation, and climate change, alter biogeochemical cycles. My research agenda is motivated by the need for actionable ecological data and theory to inform sustainable environmental policies and evaluate their efficacy, especially in the context of global climate change. To address these research aims I have conducted studies in remote tropical forests to the densely populated cities of northeastern United States. I integrate field studies, molecular analyses, stable isotopes, remote sensing, meta-analyses, and modeling approaches to scale ecosystem processes at the individual soil core or tree to landscape scales.
Andrea Gamache
Phd Student
Andrea is an enthusiastic disturbance biologist with a BS in Environmental Biology from Christopher Newport University and a MA in Integrative Biology from Kennesaw State University. For her MA, Andrea studied the impact of forest fire and cicada emergence on forest community composition and soil chemistry. For her dissertation research, Andrea plans to study the impact of urbanization and other stressors on plant ecophysiology.
Evan Paige
Master Student
Robert Scott
2022/2023 Academic Year Immersive Scholar
2023/2024 Research Assistant
Undergraduate Student
Join!
We are actively recruiting PhD students to join the group. If you are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. in Earth System Sciences studying impacts of urbanization on forest ecosystem processes, please contact Dr. Winbourne by email with a copy of your CV and a description of your research interests to start a conversation.
Cecilia Eluszkiewicz
2022 Summer Immersive Scholar
2024 Summer Research Assistant
Undergraduate Student
Lab Alumni