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Associate Vice President for Research, Vp For Research
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Adjunct Professor, City & Metropolitan Planning
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Adjunct Professor, School Of Biological Sciences
Professional Service
- Ecological Society of America.
Vice President for Science.
2019 - present
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Role: Member.
Entity: Institute for Philosophy in Biology and Medicine Scientific Committee, PhilInBioMed, Institute for Philosophy in Biology and Medicine.
2019 - present
- Ecological Society of America.
Role: Chair.
Science Committee.
2019 - present
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Role: Member.
Entity: Ecological Applications Editor-in-Chief search committee.
2019 - 2020
- Ecological Society of America.
Meetings Committee.
2018 - present
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Role: Member.
Entity: The Nature of Cities Summit Steering committee, “The Nature of Cities Summit”, Paris, France, June 4-6, 2019.
2018 - 2019
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Role: Member.
Entity: Boston University External Advisory Board, Boston University Graduate Program in Urban Biogeoscience & Environmental Health.
2018 - present
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Entity: DOE Institutional Leadership Panel, DOE Joint Center for Energy Storage Research.
2018 - present
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Entity: National Science Foundation Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education.
2018 - present
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Entity: National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences Advisory Committee.
2017 - present
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Entity: Stories of the Nature of Cities Steering Committee.
2017 - present
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Entity: American Geophysical Union Macelwane Medal Selection Committee.
2017 - present
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Entity: American Geophysical Union College of Fellows Task Force.
2016 - present
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Role: Chief Specialty Editor.
Entity: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution Urban Ecology Section.
2015 - present
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Role: Program Director.
Entity: National Science Foundation Ecosystem Science Cluster, NSF Division of Environmental Biology.
2014 - 2015
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Entity: American Geophysical Union Biogeosciences Fellows Selection Committee.
2013 - 2015
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Entity: NEON Urban Ecology Working Group Member of the NEON Urban Ecology Working Group.
2012 - 2014
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Entity: National Research Council Committee member of the Sustained Land Imaging Program.
2012 - 2013
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Entity: Environmental Defense Fund methane leakage project Member of the Scientific Advisory Panel.
2012 - 2012
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Entity: Water Science Software Institute Steering Committee Committee member of the Water Science Software Institute Steering Committee.
2012 - 2014
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Entity: Joint SDSU-UCSB Doctoral Program in Geography Review Committee Chair.
2012 - 2012
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Entity: Environmental Protection Agency Board of Scientific Counselors.
2011 - 2017
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Entity: Steele Burnand Anza Borrego Desert Research Center Founding Director.
2011 - 2012
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Entity: Environmental Protection Agency Board of Scientific Counselors.
2011 - 2017
- Ecological Society of America.
Science Committee.
2010 - 2013
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Entity: U.S. Climate Change Science Program Carbon Cycle Scientific Steering Group.
2008 - 2011
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Entity: U.S. Climate Change Science Program Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.2 Lead Author,State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR) Chapter 14: Human Settlements.
2007 - 2007
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Entity: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Membership Committee.
2007 - 2009
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Entity: American Geophysical Union Ecohydrology Executive Committee.
2006 - 2010
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Entity: Global Change Biology journal Subject Editor.
2005 - 2010
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Entity: New Phytologist journal Board of Advisors.
2004 - 2011
Internal Service
- Research Instrumentation Fund committee.
2017 - present.
service.
- Sustainability Education Committee.
2017 - 2018.
service.
- Biology curriculum reform committee.
2017 - present.
service.
- Fall enrollment working group.
2017 - 2017.
service.
- GCSC Executive Committee.
2016 - 2018.
service.
- Special course fee committee.
2016 - 2017.
service.
- Continuing Education and Community Engagement Task Force.
2015 - 2016.
service.
- Honors Committee.
Committee Member,
2013 - 2014.
service.
- College of Science Council.
Council Member,
2013 - 2014.
service.
- Comprehensive Retention and Completion Task Force.
Committee Member,
2013 - 2014.
service.
- Biology Growth Site committee.
2012 - 2013.
service.
- School of Biological Sciences Mentoring and Awards committee.
2020 - present.
service.
- Educational Futures and Student Success Task Force.
Co-Chair,
2019 - 2020.
service.
- F&A Task Force.
2018 - 2018.
service.
Honors & Awards
- Fellow.
Ecological Society of America,
2019
- Global Scholar.
Fulbright Program,
2019
- Albert Shimmins International Fellow.
University of Melbourne,
2018
- Fellow.
Leopold Leadership Program,
2015
- James B. Macelwane Medalist.
American Geophysical Union,
2008
- Fellow.
American Geophysical Union,
2008
- Lillian Berle Dare Award.
Barnard College, Columbia University,
1993
- Rice Prize in geography.
Barnard College, Columbia University,
1993
