Research Assistant

Education

• M.S. Forestry, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, 2004
• B.A. Biology, Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota, May 1999

Relevant Experience

• 2005 – present, Research Assistant, School of Forestry/Ecological Restoration Institute, Northern Arizona University
• 2005 – 2006, U.S. Student Fulbright Grantee (2005-2006) Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Umeå, Sweden
• 2005, Biological Science Technician USDA Forest Service
• 2002 and 2004, Teaching Assistant Introductory Soils
• 2002 – 2004, Research Assistant  Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, University of Montana
• 2002, Field Vegetation Technician  Wyoming Natural Diversity Database/Grand Teton National Park
• 2001, Biological Technician Syracuse University/Yellowstone National Park
• 2000, Biological Science Technician Dinosaur National Monument, Colorado
• 1999, Biological Science Technician Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota

Research Interests

• Fire effects on ecosystem nutrient cycling (nitrogen and carbon) and implications for management; forest succession; global climate change

Publications

• Kurth, V.J., D.M. Mackenzie, and T.H. DeLuca. In press. Estimating charcoal content in mineral soils. Geoderma