Sarah Collins

Zoology & Physiology

Associate Professor, ZP & Director of UW Research Institute at AMK Ranch

Contact Information

sarah.collins@uwyo.edu

Office: Science Initiative, 4210

Lab: Science Initiative, 4316

Collins Lab Website
Sarah Collins smiles while standing in front of aspen trees.

Education:

PhD 2015 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University
BA 2007 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Lewis & Clark College
Postdoc: Michigan State University and University of Wisconsin Madison

 

Research interests:
I am a freshwater ecosystem ecologist who studies elemental cycling and food web dynamics, and their relevance to ecosystem function and water quality. I ask questions about ecological patterns and processes through a combination of local field studies and data syntheses at broad spatial scales, and my work spans a variety of temperate and tropical ecosystems. My research draws from two traditionally disparate disciplines: local, mechanistic food web ecology and synthesis studies about ecosystems at regional to continental scales. I work with collaborators from various disciplines, including computer science, statistics, and evolutionary biology. Overall, I aim to develop the approaches and concepts to understand how accelerating human-driven changes in terrestrial landscapes and climate are reflected in aquatic ecosystems at local to continental scales.