Current Research Projects:

Community Uses of Wildfire - How have community members used, responded to and lived with fire in the boreal forest region in Alaska? How can these relationships to fire inform current wildfire management practices and science priorities? (NSF Funded through Bonanza Creek LTER)

Responding to community needs and priorities identified in Alaska Berry Future's project - Examples of student projects: Do diverse habitats and cultivars at a farm provide resilience to raspberry pollination and fruit production variation across years? (URSA, INBRE, Garden Club of America and BNZ LTER funded); Does insect herbivory on blueberries change with time since wildfire? (USDA NIFA Hatch and BNZ LTER funded)

Wildfire and Invasive Species in the Boreal Forest: State of the Science - What is the current status of knowledge on the interaction between fire and invasive plant species in Alaska? How have my prior field sites responded more than a decade later and how persistent is the non-native seed bank? (US Forest Service Funded)

FIRE-PLAN How can we plan for maximized co-benefits from community wildfire fuel breaks? (NSF and NCEAS Funded). https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/fuelbreakswithbenefits/home

Fresh Eyes on Ice - How is freshwater ice thickness and timing changing through time? Is there a difference in community based monitoring outcomes with youth when projects have greater levels of co-creation? (NSF, NASA, and USGS funded)

Arctic and Earth SIGNs - Can we create and sustain a model for co-produced, intergenerational climate change learning and action weaving NASA and GLOBE science, assets and Indigenous Culture and Knowledge? (NASA funded)

Navigating the New Arctic Community Office - Can creating a community of Arctic researchers dedicated to equitable, community-centered science help shift the culture and practice of science in the Arctic? (NSF Funded through Bonanza Creek LTER)

Completed Research Projects:

Alaska Berry Futures Project - What are the community priorities for berry research in Alaska? What are the data gaps? (USGS Funded) 

Sediment, Ice and Learning on the Tanana - How does inclusion of cutting edge technology influence science and learning on sediments in rivers? (NSF Funded) 

NASA UNBOUND - How can we broaden the use of & access to NASA data and tools for food, water, and energy priorities in Tribal communities?

Winterberry Citizen Science - Do longer growing seasons influence berry phenology and fate in fall and winter? Does level of support from scientists and storytelling influence citizen science engagement? (NSF Funded)

Late Bloomers  - Do longer growing seasons influence pre-formed buds in boreal plants? (NSF Funded)

Non-Native terrestrial plant introduction pathways in Arctic Alaska - Circumpolar Flora and Fauna Working Group of the Arctic Council

Global Urban Evolution Project - Fairbanks, Alaska Site

Invasive plant (Melilotus albus) and Berry Pollination - Does an invasive plant alter pollination and fruitset of wild berries and medicinal plants? (USDA Funded)

Resilience Thinking in Science Education  - What are the thinking skills necessary for supporting students able to navigate a changing climate and what sorts of educational designs and programs best support these thinking skills? (USDA and NSF funded)

Wildfire and Invasions in Alaska  - Which forest habitats are most vulnerable to invasive plant establishment after wildfire in the boreal forests of Interior Alaska? (National Parks Service, NASA and NSF funded)

Native and Non-native Plant Phenology - Do longer growing seasons give introduced plants an advantage over native plants in Interior Alaska? Included a large citizen science component with 800 volunteers called Project Brown Down (NSF Funded through Bonanza Creek LTER)