Nathan S. Gill, Ph.D. EDUCATION Department of Integrative Biology University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 53706 ngill@clarku.edu (720) 253 7296 Clark University, Worcester, MA Ph.D., Geography, 2018 Dissertation: Disturbance interactions in subalpine forests: Compound effects and adaptive resilience Advisor: Dominik Kulakowski Clark University, Worcester, MA M.A., Geography, 2016 Brigham Young University, Provo, UT B.S., Geographic Information Systems, 2013 Minor, Environmental Science Valedictorian APPOINTMENTS 2018-present University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Integrative Biology, Postdoctoral Fellow 2016-2018 USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, NSF GRIP, Fellow 2015 Clark University, Graduate School of Geography, Adjunct Professor 2012 NASA Develop, NASA Ames Research Center/SSAI, Research Consultant PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS 2017 Gill, N.S., D. Jarvis, T.T. Veblen, S.T.A. Pickett, and D. Kulakowski. 2017. Is initial postdisturbance regeneration indicative of longer-term trajectories? Ecosphere 8:e01924 10.1002/ecs2.1924. Gill, N.S., F. Sangermano, B. Buma, and D. Kulakowski. 2017. Populus tremuloides seedling establishment: an underexplored vector for forest type conversion after multiple disturbances. Forest Ecology and Management 404:156-164. DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2017.08.008 2016 Gill, N.S. and F. Sangermano. 2016. Africanized honeybee habitat suitability: a comparison between models for southern Utah and southern California. Applied Geography 76:14-21.
2014 Bekker, M.F., R.J. DeRose, B.M. Buckley, R.K. Kjelgren, and N.S. Gill. 2014. A 576-Year Weber River Streamflow Reconstruction from Tree Rings for Water Resource Risk Assessment in the Wasatch Front, Utah. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 50:1338 1348. In review Gill, N.S., D. Jarvis, J. Rogan, and D. Kulakowski. (In review). Disturbance interactions modulate community-level relationships. Ecosystems. Jarvis, D., N.S. Gill, J. Rogan, C. Williams, and D. Kulakowski. (In review). Recurring outbreaks of mountain pine beetle increase forest diversity but not hazard of active canopy fire. Ecological Applications. Peer-reviewed conference proceedings 2012 Gill, N.S. 2012. Preliminary Reconstructions of Streamflow for Three Rivers in the Southern and Central Wasatch Front, Utah. Proceedings of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. FELLOWSHIPS 2018-present Michael Guyer Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Integrative Biology $24,000 2015-2018 Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP), National Science Foundation $102,000 RESEARCH GRANTS 2018 American Association of Geographers Research Grant, Mechanisms of forest resilience in the Northern Rockies: Novel fire regimes and the role of postfire seed dispersal, $500 2016 National Science Foundation/USGS GRIP, The effects of invasive species management on plant-pollinator mutualisms and plant communities in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, $5,000 2015 Edna Bailey Sussman Fund, Edna Bailey Sussman Foundation, Subalpine forest regeneration following compounded disturbance, $5,005 2014 Pruser Dissertation Enhancement Grant, Clark University Graduate School of Geography, Compounded Disturbance in the Colorado Rockies, $1,000 2013 Libbey Fund Enhancement Grant, Clark University Graduate School of Geography, Compounded Disturbance in the Colorado Rockies, $5,000 2011 ORCA Grant, BYU Office of Research and Creative Activities (ORCA), Streamflow Reconstruction from Tree Rings along the Wasatch Front, $1,500
HONORS AND AWARDS 2017 US-International Association for Landscape Ecology Student Travel Award 2016 NASA-MSU Professional Enhancement Award 2016 Clark University Graduate Student Association Conference Travel Award 2014 1 st place oral presentation, New England/St. Lawrence Valley Association of American Geographers, Durham, NH 2013 Valedictorian, Brigham Young University Department of Geography COURSES PREPARED TO TEACH Forest Ecology and Management Introduction to Physical Geography Introduction to Remote Sensing Biophysical Remote Sensing Species Distribution Modeling Landscape Ecology Cartography Intro to GIS Advanced GIS TEACHING EXPERIENCE The Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts Certificate in College Teaching Seminar (2014) Clark University 2015 Adjunct Professor Earth System Science 2013-2015 Lab Session Instructor Intro to GIS, Forest Ecology 2013-2015 Teaching Assistant Intro to GIS, Forest Ecology Brigham Young University 2011-2013 Teaching Assistant Intro to GIS, Landscape Ecology, Intro to Remote Sensing, Advanced Remote Sensing, World Affairs CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION (ALL ARE ORAL PRESENTATIONS UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE) 2018 Disturbance interactions modulate community-level relationships and ecosystem trajectories, International Association for Landscape Ecology (US), Chicago, IL
Relationships Between Ground Cover and Post-Fire Conifer Regeneration Depend on Pre-Fire Disturbance History, American Association of Geographers, New Orleans, LA Panel Organizer and Session Chair: Preparing Competitive Research Grants in Biogeography, American Association of Geographers, New Orleans, LA 2017 Organizer and Chair of Remote Sensing and GIS Honors Paper Competition (I & II), American Association of Geographers, Boston, MA Are initial post-disturbance regeneration trends indicative of longer-term trajectories?, International Association for Landscape Ecology (US), Baltimore, MD Postfire conditions conducive to increased aspen dominance through seedling establishment may facilitate forest persistence, American Association of Geographers, Boston, MA Panelist, Graduate student health & well-being: a frank discussion, American Association of Geographers, Boston, MA Poster: Hibiscadelphus giffardianus response to invasive rat management in Hawai i Volcanoes National Park, Ecological Society of America, Portland, OR 2016 Are initial post-disturbance regeneration trends indicative of longer-term trajectories?, American Association of Geographers, San Francisco, CA Organizer and Chair of Remote Sensing, GIS, and Cartography Illustrated Paper Competition, American Association of Geographers, San Francisco, CA The Africanized honeybee in a telecoupling framework, Poster Session, International Association for Landscape Ecology (US), Asheville, NC 2015 Africanized Honeybee Distribution in Utah and California, American Association of Geographers, Chicago, IL 2014 Modeling Africanized Honeybee Distribution Using PRISM Climate Data in the Southwestern US, New England/St. Lawrence Valley American Association of Geographers, Durham, NH 2013 Streamflow Reconstruction of Three Rivers in the Wasatch Front, Utah, New England/St. Lawrence Valley American Association of Geographers, Worcester, MA 2012 Whitebark Pine Mortality along the Pacific Crest Trail, NASA Develop National Conference, Washington, D.C. Presentation Awards 2014 1 st Place Oral Presentation, New England/St. Lawrence Valley American Association of Geographers, Durham, NH, Modeling Africanized honeybee distribution using PRISM climate data in the southwestern United States
2013 1 st Place Poster Presentation, Mary Lou Fulton Conference, The Africanized honeybee in the Beehive State 2012 1 st Place Poster Presentation, American Association of Geographers Mountain West/Great Plains Region, Identifying ideal field sites for streamflow reconstruction in Utah 1 st Place Poster Presentation, Mary Lou Fulton Conference, Dendroclimatology and streamflow reconstruction along the Wasatch Front ACADEMIC SERVICE TO PROFESSION 2017-2018 Student Director, American Association of Geographers Biogeography Specialty Group 2017-2018 Education Committee member, Dishman Hills Conservancy 2017-2018 Student Director, American Association of Geographers Mountain Geography Specialty Group 2016 Remote Sensing and GIScience Consultant, Wildlife Conservation Society 2015-2017 Student Director, American Association of Geographers Remote Sensing Specialty Group 2015 Judge, Paleoenvironmental Change student presentation competition, Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers 2014 Judge, Biogeography student presentation competition, Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers Peer review conducted for the following journals: Journal of Ecology, Journal of Vegetation Science, Cities and the Environment, Pakistan Journal of Zoology, Annals of Forest Science Tree-Ring Chronologies Contributed to the International Tree-Ring Data Bank, IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, NOAA/NCDC Paleoclimatology Program, Boulder, CO: Bekker, M.F., M.W. Collier, N.S. Gill, C. Decker. Rattlesnake Mountain, UT. Tree-Ring Chronology #UT-534. DEPARTMENTAL SERVICE 2014-2016 Graduate Studies Committee, Clark University Graduate School of Geography
2013-2014 Colloquium Committee, Clark University Graduate School of Geography 2012-2013 GIS and Environmental Science Representative, Brigham Young University Geography Student Association MEDIA COVERAGE 2017 The New York Times, Fire on the Mountain: 2 Forests Offer Clues to Yellowstone s Fate in a Warming World 2014 Science Magazine News, Tree Rings Reveal Extreme Droughts PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Association of Geographers (specialty groups: GIS, Remote Sensing, Biogeography, and Mountain Geography) International Association for Landscape Ecology (US) Ecological Society of America (Invasion Ecology Affinity Group) National Geography Honor Society (GTU) National Society of Collegiate Scholars