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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.
08/11/2019 - present
- Ecological Society of America.
Role: Chair.
Science Committee.
06/2019 - present
- Institute for Philosophy in Biology and Medicine.
Role: Member.
Scientific Committee, PhilInBioMed, Institute for Philosophy in Biology and Medicine.
06/2019 - present
- Ecological Applications.
Role: Member.
Editor-in-Chief search committee.
01/2019 - 03/2020
- Ecological Society of America.
Meetings Committee.
08/06/2018 - present
- Boston University.
Role: Member.
External Advisory Board, Boston University Graduate Program in Urban Biogeoscience &
Environmental Health.
06/2018 - present
- DOE.
Institutional Leadership Panel, DOE Joint Center for Energy Storage Research.
06/2018 - present
- The Nature of Cities Summit.
Role: Member.
Steering committee, “The Nature of Cities Summit”, Paris, France, June 4-6, 2019.
06/2018 - 07/2019
- National Science Foundation.
Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education.
01/01/2018 - present
- National Science Foundation.
Directorate for Biological Sciences Advisory Committee.
12/17/2017 - present
- Stories of the Nature of Cities.
Steering Committee.
06/01/2017 - present
- American Geophysical Union.
Macelwane Medal Selection Committee.
01/01/2017 - present
- American Geophysical Union.
College of Fellows Task Force.
01/01/2016 - present
- Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
Role: Chief Specialty Editor.
Urban Ecology Section.
01/2015 - present
- National Science Foundation.
Role: Program Director.
Ecosystem Science Cluster, NSF Division of Environmental Biology.
01/2014 - 12/2015
- American Geophysical Union.
Biogeosciences Fellows Selection Committee.
01/2013 - 12/2015
- Water Science Software Institute Steering Committee.
Committee member of the Water Science Software Institute Steering Committee.
01/2012 - 12/2014
- NEON Urban Ecology Working Group.
Member of the NEON Urban Ecology Working Group.
01/2012 - 12/2014
- National Research Council.
Committee member of the Sustained Land Imaging Program.
01/2012 - 12/2013
- Environmental Defense Fund methane leakage project.
Member of the Scientific Advisory Panel.
01/2012 - 12/2012
- Joint SDSU-UCSB Doctoral Program in Geography.
Review Committee Chair.
01/2012 - 12/2012
- Environmental Protection Agency.
Board of Scientific Counselors.
07/2011 - 01/2017
- Environmental Protection Agency.
Board of Scientific Counselors.
01/2011 - 01/2017
- Steele Burnand Anza Borrego Desert Research Center.
Founding Director.
01/2011 - 06/2012
- Ecological Society of America.
Science Committee.
01/2010 - 12/2013
- U.S. Climate Change Science Program.
Carbon Cycle Scientific Steering Group.
01/2008 - 12/2011
- University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
Membership Committee.
01/2007 - 12/2009
- 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.
01/2007 - 12/2007
- American Geophysical Union.
Ecohydrology Executive Committee.
01/2006 - 12/2010
- Global Change Biology journal.
Subject Editor.
01/2005 - 12/2010
- New Phytologist journal.
Board of Advisors.
01/2004 - 12/2011
Internal Service
- Research Instrumentation Fund committee.
10/2017 - present.
University service.
- Sustainability Education Committee.
08/2017 - 08/2018.
University service.
- Biology curriculum reform committee.
05/2017 - present.
Department service.
- Fall enrollment working group.
03/2017 - 06/2017.
University service.
- GCSC Executive Committee.
01/2016 - 08/2018.
University service.
- Special course fee committee.
09/2016 - 06/2017.
University service.
- Continuing Education and Community Engagement Task Force.
08/2015 - 05/2016.
University service.
- Honors Committee.
Committee Member,
06/2013 - 06/2014.
Department service.
- College of Science Council.
Council Member,
01/2013 - 12/2014.
College service.
- Comprehensive Retention and Completion Task Force.
Committee Member,
01/2013 - 12/2014.
University service.
- Biology Growth Site committee.
08/2012 - 06/2013.
Department service.
- School of Biological Sciences Mentoring and Awards committee.
09/01/2020 - present.
Department service.
- Educational Futures and Student Success Task Force.
co-chair,
01/31/2019 - 12/31/2020.
University service.
- F&A Task Force.
02/2018 - 09/2018.
University service.
Honors & Awards
- Fellow.
Ecological Society of America,
04/04/2019
- Global Scholar.
Fulbright Program,
04/01/2019
- Albert Shimmins International Fellow.
University of Melbourne,
09/13/2018
- Fellow.
Leopold Leadership Program,
06/2015
- James B. Macelwane Medalist.
American Geophysical Union,
12/2008
- Fellow.
American Geophysical Union,
12/2008
- Lillian Berle Dare Award.
Barnard College, Columbia University,
06/1993
- Rice Prize in geography.
Barnard College, Columbia University,
06/1993