From a “Focus on Ecologists” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2009-2011. Full Name Jacquelyn Gill Degree MA/MS Job Position PhD Candidate Organization University of Wisconsin-Madison Department Geography Professional Affiliation Academic Research Discipline Paleoecology Research Habitat Forest Research Organism Terrestrial plants Describe what you do and briefly describe the activities that your job encompasses I study vegetation response to…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004.Degree M.S.Position Wildlife BiologistDepartment Arizona Department of Game and FishOrganization University of ArizonaVerma traces her enthusiasm for desert animals as far back as age seven, when her brother began calling her “Miss Ecology.” Her continued fascination with nature led Verma to pursue a bachelor’s degree in…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004.Degree Ph.D. 1989 (University of Tennessee)Position Vice President and Technical DirectorDepartment Risk AssessmentOrganization AMEC Earth & EnvironmentalI’ve known since childhood that I wanted to become a biologist. This stemmed from participation in school science fairs and having had very good teachers and mentors who provided me…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004.Degree Ph.D. 1984 (Oregon State University)Position DeanDepartment School of Earth SciencesOrganization Stanford UniversityDescribe your route to a career in (or using) ecology. What challenges did you need to overcome? What was your training, and what positions have you held?The route to my current position was…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004. Degree MS (University of Wisconsin) Position Director Department Public Affairs Office Organization Ecological Society of America When did you become interested in ecology? Who was most influential in guiding you into ecology? I grew up in a suburban setting, Northern Virginia right outside Washington, DC….
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004.Degree Ph.D. 1982 (University of Sydney)Position Director & ProfessorDepartment Environmental Initiatives & Biology and Environmental StudiesOrganization New College of FloridaESA Eugene P. Odum Award for 2002When did you become interested in ecology? I became interested in ecology at about the age of 3, collecting wildflowers and…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004.Degree Ph.D. 2004 (North Carolina State University)Position Research ScientistDepartment Research and Development DepartmentOrganization Weyerhaeuser CompanyI became interested in ecology as a child. My mother raised us to respect nature and its entirety and helped us gain an appreciation for the link between our livelihood and our…
From an “Ecologist Directory” maintained by the ESA Education Office about 2004-2005. Profile circa 2004.Degree Ph.D.Position ProfessorDepartment Department of BiologyOrganization University of Arkansas at Little RockI wish I had collected bugs when I was 12! Many ecologists who did know so much about the outdoors. Despite this “deficiency,” I have still learned a lot about the natural world and have…