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Dr. Tiff Stephens I am currently a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, working with Dr. Ginny Eckert. My staunch background in marine, benthic ecology nucleated more focused interest in the ecophysiology of marine autotrophs (i.e. macroalgae and seagrasses). As such, I get jazzed about how both bottom-up and top-down processes or mechanisms influence primary productivity and species interactions. I have a strong interest in using my research to highlight how coastal communities contribute to ecosystem services and to better inform stewardship practices, perhaps eventually being useful to policy. I aspire to draw upon multiple disciplines to help drive my research, as well as learning new methods and techniques. Please navigate to the "RESEARCH" page to learn more about my current investigations. |
Collaborators -- the collaboration
Dr. Ginny Eckert (University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Juneau campus) -- coastal ecology, APECS research project
APECS team (PIs: G Eckert, H Pearson, S Langdon) -- Apex Predators, Ecosystems, and Community Sustainability
Eelgrass wasting disease team (PIs: E Duffy, C Gomes, D Harvell, T Hawthorne, J Stachowicz) -- disease, environment, epifauna, mapping, latitude
PNW blue carbon team (WA, BC, AK) -- Carolyn Prentice currently leads a blue carbon manuscript collaboration
Harvell Lab; Olivia Graham, Drew Harvell, and Morgan Eisenlord (Cornell University) -- eelgrass wasting disease ecology
Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield (University of Alabama Birmingham) -- non-native Gracilaria in SE Alaska
Dr. Chris Hepburn (University of Otago) -- nitrogen ecophysiology of Macrocystis pyrifera
Dr. Patrick Martone (University of British Columbia) -- macroalgal carbon ecophysiology
Sam Starko (University of British Columbia) -- phylogenetic signals in macroalgal traits
Previous Mentors
Dr. Megan Dethier (University of Washington)
Dr. Emily Carrington (University of Washington)
Dr. David Duggins (University of Washington)
Dr. Mark Hay (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Dr. Ginny Eckert (University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Juneau campus) -- coastal ecology, APECS research project
APECS team (PIs: G Eckert, H Pearson, S Langdon) -- Apex Predators, Ecosystems, and Community Sustainability
Eelgrass wasting disease team (PIs: E Duffy, C Gomes, D Harvell, T Hawthorne, J Stachowicz) -- disease, environment, epifauna, mapping, latitude
PNW blue carbon team (WA, BC, AK) -- Carolyn Prentice currently leads a blue carbon manuscript collaboration
Harvell Lab; Olivia Graham, Drew Harvell, and Morgan Eisenlord (Cornell University) -- eelgrass wasting disease ecology
Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield (University of Alabama Birmingham) -- non-native Gracilaria in SE Alaska
Dr. Chris Hepburn (University of Otago) -- nitrogen ecophysiology of Macrocystis pyrifera
Dr. Patrick Martone (University of British Columbia) -- macroalgal carbon ecophysiology
Sam Starko (University of British Columbia) -- phylogenetic signals in macroalgal traits
Previous Mentors
Dr. Megan Dethier (University of Washington)
Dr. Emily Carrington (University of Washington)
Dr. David Duggins (University of Washington)
Dr. Mark Hay (Georgia Institute of Technology)
