Alison Robey
Postdoctoral Researcher
Postdoctoral Researcher
Hi, I'm Alison! I am a theoretical ecologist using mathematical modeling to better understand the population- and community-level impacts of changing thermal regimes. I am currently transitioning from finishing my PhD in David Vasseur's lab at Yale University to a postdoc position with Jonathan Levine and Simon Levin at Princeton University.
Thrilled to be joining this year's cohort of Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award winners! We'll be heading to DC at the end of the month with ESA to advocate for the importance of science funding.
New preprint posted! Check out the first chapter of my dissertation examining how temporal autocorrelation dictates the extinction risk posed to ectothermic animals under different temperature regimes.
Had a blast at my first Gordon Research Symposium & Conference on Unifying Ecology Across Scales!
Honored to have been chosen for one of this year's YIBS 4th Year Fellowships, which will fund my research for the upcoming year.
Started the month by co-hosting a working group on "Measuring and Forecasting Risk Using Thermal Performance Curves" in conjunction with Yale's Climate Day. Had a fantastic time learning from some amazing folks in my field!
I'll be speaking with local high schoolers about my research and a career as a scientist at Housatonic Valley Regional High School for the annual Science Day, hosted by Mad Gardeners Inc.
Catch some awesome research in progress talks and posters from me and my classmates at the Grad Student Symposium on the 13th!
New publication alert! David, Abby, and I wrote a chapter on Chaotic Dynamics in Ecology for the newest edition of the Encyclopedia of Biodiversity.
My first ESA! I'll be presenting on autocorrelation and extinction risk on Monday afternoon
Prospectus complete - officially obtained my MS (and graduated from PhD student to PhD candidate)!