Research interests:
I am interested in community ecology of plants. In particular I am interested in understanding how plant communities shift under climate change, through studying demography, phenology, and growth. I am also interested in plant conservation and global change.
Career history:
2018-2020 MSc in Plant Biology and Conservation from Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden
2016-2018 Conservation Research Aide at The Morton Arboretum
2012-2016, BA in Environmental Biology from Washington University in St Louis
Active research projects:
Shrub climate sensitivity across boreal, subarctic and tundra ecosystems
Recent publications:
Carrero, C., Beckman Bruns, E., Frances, A,. Jerome, D, Knapp, W., Meyer, A., Mims R., Pivorunas, D., Speed, D., Treher Eberly, A., Westwood M., (2022). Data sharing for conservation: A standardized checklist of US native tree species and threat assessments to prioritize and coordinate action. Plants, People, Planet. https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10305
Jerome, D., Petry, W. K., Mooney, K. A., & Iler, A. M. (2021). Snow melt timing acts independently and in conjunction with temperature accumulation to drive subalpine plant phenology. Global Change Biology, 00, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15803.