Research Ecologist
U.S. Geological Survey, Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center
Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Toni Lyn Morelli is a Research Ecologist with the US Geological Survey, based at the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center which is hosted at the University of Massachusetts - Amherst. She is also Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Conservation. Toni Lyn earned her B.S. at Michigan State University and her Ph.D. in Ecology & Evolution at Stony Brook University studying lemurs in Madagascar. She went on to conduct climate change research at U.C. Berkeley as a National Science Foundation Bioinformatics Postdoctoral Fellow, and has worked for the U.S. Forest Service, both in California and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Her current work focuses on the impacts of climate change in species and ecosystems in New Hampshire and beyond, including as a co-founder and co-lead of the Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (RISCC) Management Network. After conducting and mentoring research on the impacts of global change in forests and mountains, she spends any spare time taking care of a relentless 9-year-old and helping lead 5 Diversity Equity and Inclusion committees.
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PDT
SS 34 - Climate Adaptation Science: Defining a New Field of Science and Practice
Thursday, August 10, 2023
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
SS 36 - Climate Adaptation in Practice: From Science to Service
Thursday, August 10, 2023
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM PDT