Dr. Rebecca A. Nelson

Global Change Ecologist

Science Writer

Postdoctoral Researcher

Ecology Center

Utah State University

Adler Lab & Vahsen Lab

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Education:

PhD in Ecology, Dec. 2024

M.S. in Ecology, 2022

I previously completed my PhD in the

Harrison Lab & Valdovinos Lab

Graduate Group in Ecology

University of California Davis

a photo of Rebecca Nelson (a woman with curly brown hair smiling among flowers)

Selected Research

My research examines how human-caused environmental changes affect the structure, diversity and function of plant-pollinator mutualisms across spatial scales.

eucalyptus trees and grass in an urban woodland

Urban Ant Communities

Crotch's bumblebee (big chunky bee) sitting on a serpentine sunflower

Plants-Pollinator Mutualisms

(Current Research)

Plant Functional Traits

Selected Writing & Art

the pacific ocean with a big blue sky above

Sea Level Rise Feature Story

Nature Poetry

Creative Nonfiction

Dr. Rebecca A. Nelson

Selected Research

Selected Writing & Art

For questions or potential collaborations, contact me at becca.nelson [at] usu.edu.