Ph.D. Program, Boston University, Department of Ecology, Behavior and Evolution, Degree Expected May 2012
B.S. in Natural Resources, Cornell University, 2001

Wilderness Educator, Outward Bound, Ely, Minnesota, 2002-2006

Middle School Faculty, Science and Math, The Pennington School, Pennington, NJ, 2001-2002

Research Experience for Undergraduates, The Nyanza Project, Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, 2001

Research Internship, Dr. Lars Rudstam, Cornell Biological Field Station, Oneida Lake, NY, 1999

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Field Biology, Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources, 1999

Student Laboratory Assistant, Dr. Timothy Fahey, Cornell University, Department of Natural Resources, 1998

Research Internship, Dr. Marvin P. Pritts, Cornell University, Department of Horticulture, 1996

I am broadly interested in the interacting effects of anthropogenic disturbance and climate change on forest processes. For my dissertation research, I am investigating the impact of climate change-induced soil freezing on plant nutrient uptake and productivity in a northeastern hardwood and coniferous forest.

Socci, AM, MA Schlaepfer, and TA Gavin. 2005. The importance of soil moisture and leaf cover in a female lizard''s (Norops polylepis) evaluation of potential oviposition sites. Herpetologica 61(3): 233-240.

Socci, AM, MP Pritts, and MJ Kelly. 1997. Potential use of sucrose as a feeding deterrent for frugivorous birds. HortTechnology 7(3):250-253.

Pamela H. Templer

PhD Candidate