Welcome to the Research Laboratory of Professor Holly Jones

 

We train students to foster curiosity about how ecosystems work and their underlying ecology and to pursue ecological research that enhances environmental stewardship.  Our research focuses on how best to prioritize restoration, the links between ecosystem restoration/conservation and human well-being in the face of global climate change, and maximizing restoration gains and investigating restoration trajectories at the local, regional, and global scale.  We work with non-profit organizations, governmental organizations, land-managers, and the public to ensure our research has on-the-ground applications.

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Check out Dr. Jones' British Ecology Society Keynote Talk!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lab News

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Congratulations to PhD student Leiliani Fowlke, who received a research grant from Pacific Seabird Group for her work on Polynesian storm petrels and Phoenix petrels on Kiritimati!

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PhD Candidate Andrew Dreelin, who co-authored a paper on bird diversity on prairie dog towns. Congrats, Andrew!

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Congratulations to Lizzy Small, who successfully defended her MSc thesis and will continue working full time as an educator for St. Charles Park District. We're so proud of you, Lizzy!

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Congratulations to now former lab post-doc Dr. Katharine Hogan, who secured a job as Director of Conservation at Lauritzen Gardens in Nebraska. We'll miss you, Katharine!

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Congratulations to Dr. Jones who was awarded NIU's top research honor - the Presidential Research, Artistry, and Scholarship Professorship, NIU's Outstanding Faculty Mentor award, and the Friends of Nachusa Grasslands Robert and Patricia Anderson Outstanding Contribution to Science at Nachusa Grasslands awards!

 

Congratulations to doctoral candidate Reg Francia, who had her first paper come out recently, received an NSF INTERN supplement to work with Belmont Forum, received an internal summer grant to help with her work on Redlining Restoration, and who was awarded NIU's Rhoten A Smith Fellowship!

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Congratulations to MSc student in the lab Sam Berk, who received honorable mention for the NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship Program!

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