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usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/carla-m-roybal
   timestamp: '2024-01-30T17:06:03.216458'
   status_code: 200
 profile:
   name: Carla M Roybal
   name_qualifier: null
   titles:
   - Plant ecologist
   organizations:
   - !!python/tuple
     - Southwest Biological Science Center
     - https://www.usgs.gov/centers/southwest-biological-science-center
   email: croybal@usgs.gov
   orcid: 0000-0002-8294-0666
   intro_statements:
   - Carla Roybal is a plant ecologist with the Southwest Biological Science Center.
     Carla studies plants in the context of ecological restoration in western dryland
     ecosystems.
   expertise_terms:
   - Plant ecology
   - Community ecology
   - Dryland ecosystems
   - Restoration
   - Native plant materials development
   - Colorado Plateau Native Plant Program (CPNPP)
   - National Seed Strategy (NSS)
   - Functional traits
   - Plant traits
   - Native plants
   - Soils
   - New Mexico
   - Utah
   - Arizona
   - Southwest United States
   professional_experience:
   - '2023 - present: Ecologist, USGS, Southwest Biological Science Center, Flagstaff,
     AZ'
   - '2022 - 2023: Physical Science Technician, Rocky Mountain Research Center, Flagstaff,
     AZ'
   - '2018 - 2022: Science Teacher, Basis Flagstaff, AZ'
   - '2015 - 2018: Research Assistant, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ'
   - '2012 - 2015: Biological Science Technician, Southwest Biological Science Center,
     Moab, UT'
   - '2011: Forest Guild Community Forest Intern, Santa Fe, NM'
   education:
   - '2018: M.S. in Biology with Distinction, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff'
   - '2012: B.A. in Environmental Studies, Prescott College, AZ'
   affiliations: []
   honors:
   - Dr. James Rominger Scholarship for Plant Sciences - Northern Arizona University,
     2015
   - Award for exceptional research and service - Department of Interior, U.S. Geological
     Survey, Canyonlands Research Station, 2015
   - Star Award - For work performance, Department of the Interior, 2012
   - John Wesley Powell Scholarship, 2008
   - Gifford Pinchot Scholarship, 2008
   abstracts: []
   personal_statement: Carla is interested in basic and applied ecological research
     within the context of land stewardship, conservation, and restoration. Presently,
     her research is focused on testing the suitability of native plant materials
     commonly used in restoration projects across the western U.S. Carla also has
     a background in education, and seeks to incorporate this skillset into outreach
     efforts. Carla is a lifelong resident of the Four Corners states, with heritage
     tied to land stewardship in northern New Mexico reaching back many generations,
     and is honored to work on behalf of land conservation and restoration in the
     western U.S.