Graduate Research Assistant

Education

• M.S. Biological Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, 2003
• B.A. Biology, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 1998

Experience

• 2006 – 2008, Vegetation Ecologist, HDR Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska
• 2005 – 2006, Research Assistant, Biology Department, University of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska
• 2004 – 2005, GIS Specialist, USDA Forest Service, Fire Sciences Laboratory, Missoula, Montana
• 2004, Research Scientist, Department of Ecology, Montana State University
• 2000 – 2003, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Ecology, Montana State University
• 1999, Research Assistant, Institute for Bird Populations, Point Reyes, California
• 1998, Field Research Assistant, Jane Goodall Institute, Entebbe, Uganda

Research Interests

• Vegetation dynamics; interactions between fire, climate, and fuels across landscapes

Publications

• Brown, K., A. J. Hansen, R. E. Keane, and L. J. Graumlich. 2006. Complex Interactions Shaping Aspen Dynamics in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Landscape Ecology 21(6): 933-951.
• Hansen, A. J., R. L. Knight, J. M. Marzluff, S. Powell, K. Brown, P. H. Gude, and K. Jones. 2005. Effects of exurban development on biodiversity: patterns, mechanisms and research needs. Ecological Applications 15(6): 1893-1905.