Stockton Maxwell here. I'm a professor of Geospatial Science at Radford University (VA) and chair of the Departement of Geospatial and Earth Sciences. My academic training is varied. I started out as a behavioral psychologist, moved onto forest ecology, and ended up as a biogeographer with ecological and climatological intentions. All of which are terribly interesting and continue to occupy my time. Researchwise, I specialize in applications of dendrochronology including forest disturbance history, carbon sequestration, and paleoclimate reconstruction. In addition to tree rings, I utilize statistical, ecological, and geospatial techniques to investigate a host of biogeographic, environmental, and sustainability ideas.
You can find me on LinkedIn if you would like to connect.
If you want to learn more about my work and the science of dendrochronology, I recently gave a talk to the Virginia Native Plant Society. It is meant for a general audience but I throw in some scientific methods and findings.