Item talk:Q45251

usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/madelon-maddy-case
   timestamp: '2024-01-30T10:22:22.785411'
   status_code: 200
 profile:
   name: Madelon (Maddy) Case
   name_qualifier: null
   titles:
   - Supervisory Research Ecologist
   organizations:
   - !!python/tuple
     - Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center
     - https://www.usgs.gov/centers/forest-and-rangeland-ecosystem-science-center
   email: mcase@usgs.gov
   orcid: 0000-0003-4830-5324
   intro_statements:
   - I am a Supervisory Research Ecologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, Forest
     and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center in Corvallis, Oregon. My research focuses
     on how global and local stressors- especially climate variability, grazing,
     and fire- interact to shape ecosystem structure and function in rangelands.
   expertise_terms:
   - Restoration Ecology
   - Rangeland Status
   - Plant Ecology
   - Global Change Ecology
   professional_experience:
   - '2022-Present: Supervisory Research Ecologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Forest
     and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Corvallis, OR'
   - '2020-2022: Postdoctoral Scholar, University of Oregon, Institute of Ecology
     and Evolution'
   education:
   - Ph.D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University (2020)
   - A.B., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University (2012)
   affiliations: []
   honors: []
   abstracts: []
   personal_statement: "I am a plant ecologist keenly interested in how environmental\
     \ variability, disturbance, and global change influence vegetation patterns,\
     \ and in the management and restoration of ecosystems in a changing world. My\
     \ research brings both complementary and new dimensions to FRESC\u2019s rangeland\
     \ research portfolio and greatly increases our ability to work with land managers\
     \ to address their many complex challenges. I am also an affiliate of the Northwest\
     \ and North Central Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CASCs), working to co-produce\
     \ actionable science for tribal, federal, and state partners across the Northwest\
     \ and North Central CASC regions.During my post-doctoral appointment at the\
     \ University of Oregon, I worked closely with rangeland ecologists from the\
     \ USDA Agricultural Research Service and Bureau of Land Management in eastern\
     \ Oregon to understand how climate, grazing, and fire influence exotic annual\
     \ grass invasion in sagebrush rangelands at management-relevant scales. I studied\
     \ similar interactions and woody cover dynamics in the savanna ecosystems of\
     \ South Africa, in collaboration with South African National Parks scientists,\
     \ while earning my PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University.I\
     \ have benefited from exceptional mentorship in building my own scientific career,\
     \ and care deeply about mentorship and outreach. I have previously worked in\
     \ environmental education as a Luce Scholar in Vietnam, and I always enjoy opportunities\
     \ to mentor the next generation of scientists, whether through mentorship programs,\
     \ research advising, or thoughtful and inclusive mentorship of field crews.I\
     \ grew up in Oregon, and now live in Eugene with my husband, cat, and two chickens.\
     \ When not out on the range or behind the computer, I enjoy hiking, reading,\
     \ cooking, and board games."