by Lauren Essick | June 2, 2025
This project investigates the impact of Hurricane Helene on salamander diversity and abundance and food web stability and resilience at intermediate elevations in Western North Carolina and East Tennessee. Extreme disturbances, such as Hurricane Helene, create the...
by zamora | December 20, 2023
by zamora | April 14, 2023
by Lauren Essick | April 14, 2023
As Business Operations Manager for the Appalachian Energy Center and the Research Institute for Environment, Energy and Economics (RIEEE), Caitlin oversees institute business operations, including post-award grant management of funded projects. Caitlin plays a central...
by Lauren Essick | April 14, 2023
As Managing Director, Grace oversees institute operations and program delivery. She directs the implementation of the institute’s vision, represents the institute and centers on various University committees and councils, cultivates partnerships and external...
by zamora | April 14, 2023
Education Ph.D. University of Tennessee at Knoxville M.S. University of Tennessee at Knoxville B.A. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Research Interests My research focuses on landscape ecology – the composition, structure and change in landscapes and how...
