LAUREN D. QUINN, Ph.D.
Applied Ecologist
I am an applied ecologist with an interest in consulting
on sustainability research, energy and science policy, bioenergy production
systems, and invasive species. While I find ecological theory interesting, I am
much more satisfied when I can provide solutions to real problems, whether they
are policy solutions or practical management insights. I also know that it is
incredibly important to communicate scientific findings to the right audiences
– people outside the academy who can use such results to improve industrial processes,
administrative policy, or personal practices. Please refer to the samples of my
work below or visit the other pages on this site to learn more.
Policy solutions:
Policy solutions:
- Bioenergy feedstocks at low risk for invasion in the USA:
a “white list” approach
- Resolving regulatory uncertainty: legislative language
for potentially invasive bioenergy feedstocks
- Navigating the “noxious” and “invasive” regulatory landscape: suggestions for improved regulation
- Frayed seams in the "patchwork quilt" of American federalism: an empirical analysis of invasive plant species regulation
- Stress tolerant feedstocks for sustainable bioenergy production on marginal land
- Empirical
evidence of long distance dispersal in Miscanthus
sinensis and Miscanthus x giganteus
- Restoration for
resistance to invasion by giant reed (Arundo donax)