Team

Maya Chandar-Kouba

Maya is a PhD student in the lab of Professors Michelle Mack and Xanthe Walker. She has previously worked at the Harvard Forest LTER and the Toolik Field Station. Her current research is based in Interior Alaska, where she specifically studies how wildfires impact nutrient cycling, carbon storage, and below-ground Read more…
By Noah Watkins, ago

Ashley Cadena

Ashley Cadena graduated from UC San Diego with a degree in Environmental Chemistry and a minor in Science Education. She has previously worked at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography distributing CO2 reference materials to marine scientists around the globe. Further on, she spent two years working as a research associate Read more…
By Noah Watkins, ago

Gena Blumencwejg

Gena has had prior experience researching microbial ecology at Harvard Forest. Through the Western Forest Initiative she has had the opportunity to research old growth forest dynamics. For her graduate degree she is co-advised by Dr. Hungate and Dr. Schwartz. Gena plans on using quantitative Stable Isotope Probing to study Read more…
By Sabrina Kintz, ago

Connor Carpenter

Connor graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in freshwater and terrestrial ecology, where she conducted field work in limnology, stream ecology, and forest ecology. During this past year, Connor served as an Washington State AmeriCorps member with Skagit Fisheries Enhancement Group as a salmon habitat restoration associate. During Read more…
By Sabrina Kintz, ago

Samantha Jones

Samantha is excited and looking forward to continuing her journey both in Flagstaff and here at Ecoss. As the Grant & Project Support Coordinator, she is excited to help our research teams achieve their goals through effective project management and strategic grant administration. Sam received her Bachelor of Arts in Read more…
By Sabrina Kintz, ago

Grant Falvo

Grant Falvo’s research quantifies how terrestrial ecosystems impact planetary radiative forcing through their exchange of greenhouse gases and their reflection of solar radiation. He has experience synthesizing data from long term field sites, automated sensor networks, satellite platforms, and ecosystem models. His current work focuses on creating a rapid reporting Read more…
By Sabrina Kintz, ago

Jack Torresdal

Jack’s research experience covers many fields, ranging from life history evolution and ecological feedbacks, to population genetics and fisheries management. His projects led him up and down the new world, from temperate to tropical rain forests, and most recently to the deserts and dry forests of Arizona. Jack taught high Read more…
By Alanna Patterson, ago

Jen Diehl

Jen is interested in harnessing the capabilities of remote sensing technology to advance our understanding of contemporary climate change challenges. As a graduate student at NAU, she studies the intricate thermal dynamics within forested ecosystems. Her research encompasses an expansive spectrum, extending from intricate site-level analyses to the vantage point Read more…
By Alanna Patterson, ago