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Dr. Christa Mulder
Christa is a plant ecologist who works at the intersection of population, community, and ecosystem ecology. Her work involves direct and indirect interactions between several species, and between those species and their physical environment. Christa uses field and greenhouse experiments, observational datasets, and historical datasets (e.g., from herbarium specimens) in her research.
Email cpmulder@alaska.edu
Dr. Katie Spellman
Katie works in the interface of social justice and science and her research focuses on plant ecology and science education. She is interested in how global warming is affecting boreal and tundra plant communities and finds a way to incorporate citizen science into many of her research projects.
Email klspellman@alaska.edu
Dr. Mario Muscarella
Dr. Mario Muscarella is a microbial ecologist interested in how environmental changes alter the structure and function of microbial communities. He is particularly interested in links between ecosystem function and microbial ecophysiology. He primarily studies bacteria in a variety of ecosystems including soils and freshwater, as well as animal and plant hosts.He is in charge of Microberry, a new outreach component that builds on our Winterberry program.
Email memuscarella@alaska.edu
Malinda Chase
Malinda provides a link between Alaska's tribes and the climate change community. In this project she is facilitating interactions between community members and scientists, ensuring that our work is directly relevant to community members' concerns.
Email mjchase@alaska.edu
The Real Drivers
Research professional Lindsey Parkinson and graduate students Laura Weingartner and Kristin Shroder are responsible for much of the hard work underlying the project. For example, Laura did most of the work to make this website, and Lindsey wrote most of the first drafts of the booklets.
Katie (purple hat), Mario (red coat), Christa (black and white hat) and Dr. Elena Sparrow (red hat) demonstrate some of the equipment to be used in Microberry at the UA Museum of the North's Family Berry Day, September 2021.