Ecosystems & Environment
Jan. 21, 2021
Keri L. Jacobs
Dr. Keri L. Jacobs is associate professor of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Missouri and holds the Partridge Chair in Cooperative Leadership. In 2021, she was named Executive Director of the Graduate Institute of Cooperative Leadership (GICL). In her outreach role, Jacobs partners with cooperatives and their associations to create and deliver director and talent development programs in cooperative governance and finance, and to engage with cooperative boards and leadership in strategic planning. Through collaboration with industry and key stakeholders, she pursues research that seeks to inform and elevate producers’ opportunities through collective action within their supply…
June 5, 2020
Morgan P. Davis
Davis’ research is centered around soil biogeochemistry in the context of ecological sustainability. The objective of his research is investigating nutrient and energy cycles in both managed and natural ecosystems. This work provides insights for improving sustainability and contributes to foundational biogeochemistry knowledge. He is particularly interested in nitrogen and carbon transformations in forested and agronomic ecosystems. Specific research interests include the following: soil greenhouse gas emissions, soil health, soil organic matter, cover crops, tillage management, nitrate leaching, microbial communities, denitrification, indirect nitrous oxide emissions, and riparian buffers. Educational background Ph.D., Iowa State University, 2018 M.S., University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,…
Sep. 4, 2019
Shuangyu Xu
Educational background Ph.D., North Carolina State University M.S., University of Missouri-Columbia Courses taught PRST 2060: Tourism Management PRST 4260/7260: Sustainable Tourism PRST 4357/7357: Domestic and International Tourism: Resources, Market, and Impacts PRST 8400: Constructs of Leisure…
July 16, 2019
Samniqueka Joi-Weaver Halsey
Educational background Ph.D., University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, 2019 MBA, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, 2020 M.S., Chicago State University, 2013 B.S., Northeastern Illinois University, 2011 Courses taught F_W 4600WI/7600: Ecosystem Management NAT_R 4110/7110: Natural Resource Biometrics F_W 4810: Wildlife Disease Ecology NAT_R 8200: Ecological Restoration…
April 8, 2019
Lauren Pile
Educational background Ph.D., 2015, Clemson University M.F.R., 2011, Clemson University B.S., 2009, American Military University…
Oct. 11, 2018
Thomas Bonnot
Educational background Ph.D., Natural Resources (with minor in Statistics), University of Missouri …
Sep. 27, 2018
Robin M. Rotman
Educational background J.D. Law, Yale Law School, 2009 M.S. Water Science, Policy, and Management, Oxford University, 2005 B.S. Geology, Sewanee: The University of the South, 2004…
Sep. 9, 2018
Heng Ye
Educational background Ph.D., Plant Science, South Dakota State University M.S., Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, UK B.S., Bioengineering, Sichuan University, China…
Aug. 22, 2018
Chris Topp
Educational background Ph.D., Plant Biology, University of Georgia B.S., Genetics, University of Georgia…
Feb. 27, 2018
Kerry Clark
Kerry Clark was a soybean breeder from 1993-2012 and continues to work on the Feed the Future Soybean Innovation Lab, which is trying to improve soybean yields and production across sub-Saharan Africa. She runs a mechanization development and fabrication training team that includes three equipment designers from Ghana. This team has trained over 200 manufacturers in 12 African countries and has helped build service provision businesses so that small-holder farmers can have access to modern farming methods. Clark is also part of a multi-state collaboration working to improve available cover crop varieties for U.S. farmers. She teaches soil pedology, genesis,…