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I am a forest ecologist who uses an interdisciplinary framework to study large landscapes. My research is innovative (e.g. using virtual reality to envision how forests will look under climate change), translational (often stakeholder-driven by federal agencies) and involves working with indigenous communities (Menominee in WI). My current research focuses on wildfires and climate change in the boreal forests of Alaska; wildfire, insects and management in the boreal forests and tundra of Siberia; hurricanes and forest management in the longleaf pine ecosystem in the southeastern U.S.; and forest sustainability in the upper Midwest.