Laura A. Meyerson
laura_meyerson@uri.edu
University of Rhode Island
Dept. of Natural Resources Science
Coastal Institute in Kingston, #111
1 Greenhouse Road
Kingston, RI 02881
Voice: (401) 874-4284
Fax: (401) 874-4561
Assistant Professor of Habitat Restoration Ecology
Ph.D., Yale University - School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, 2000
Dr. Laura Meyerson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Natural Resources Science at the University of Rhode Island. Her research addresses the mechanisms underpinning plant invasions and the consequences of this process for ecosystem function. She has also made significant contributions in the area of environmental policy at national and international levels working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. National Invasive Species Council, the Global Invasive Species Programme, and the Convention on Biological Diversity. Laura Meyerson started her work in policy as an Environmental Fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science and later as a staff scientist at the H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Policy and the Environment. Recently, she was selected as a 2009 Leopold Leadership Fellow. Dr. Meyerson seeks to generate new scientific knowledge and clearly communicate this science to the public, policy makers and the scientific community.
Three Representative Publications:
Meyerson, L.A. and H.A. Mooney. 2007. Invasive Alien Species in an Era of Globalization Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 5(4): 199-208.
Meyerson, L.A., K. Saltonstall, R.M. Chambers. 2008. Phragmites australis in eastern North America: a historical and ecological perspective. In Silliman, B. R., E. Grosholz, M. D. Bertness. Salt marshes under global Siege. Univ. of Cal. Press.
Meyerson, L.A., Osvaldo Sala, Alain Froment, Carolyn Friedman, Kerstin Hund-Rinke, Pim Martens, Asit Mazumder, Aditya Purohit, Matt Thomas, Andrew Wilby. 2008. Allocation of biodiversity to sustainably improve human health and well-being. Science Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE). In Biodiversity change and human health: From ecosystem services to spread of disease. Island Press.
Related Links:
Invasion Biology and Restoration Ecology Laboratory
Dr. Meyerson's Full C.V.
Dr. Meyerson's Recent Publications
Coastal Institute IGERT Project (CIIP)
Courses Taught:
NRS 223 - Conservation of Populations and Ecosystems
NRS 401X/501X - Foundations of Restoration Ecology
NRS 445/545 - Seminar in Invasive Species Research, Management and Policy
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