Bio

In her new role as a NW CASC research scientist, Eva will be coordinating the Northwest Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (NW RISCC) Network and playing a leading role in the planning and implementation of the NW CASC’s annual Actionable Science Deep Dive. Eva’s scientific training encompasses community ecology, restoration ecology and the social sciences, with specific interests in the ecology and management of climate change, invasive species and wildfire.

Prior to joining the NW CASC, Eva was a Northeast CASC-funded postdoctoral researcher at Cornell University and the Interim Director of the New York Invasive Species Research Institute, where she worked with members of the Northeast RISCC Network to develop guidelines for climate-smart invasive species management. She earned her doctorate in ecology, evolution, & systematics from the Harris World Ecology Center at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and she received a bachelor’s in biology with a minor in environmental science & policy from the College of William & Mary in Virginia. She grew up in Alaska and is eager to be back in the Pacific Northwest. Eva enjoys bringing her sketchbook with her everywhere she goes, and after work might be found finding new patterns of movement, appreciating nature, or practicing another language.