I am an ecosystem ecologist with a passion for understanding the carbon cycle.​ My work has largely centered on plant-soil-microbial interactions with the goal to connect microbial community composition and activity with ecosystem carbon storage. I am particularly interested in links between properties measured above ground and the processes happening below; ultimately, I am working to understand how those relationships may allow us to predict how plants and soil organisms will respond to changes in land use and climate.

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When I'm not at my desk, you can find me growing flowers, making art, sewing quilts, and wrangling my three young daughters.