Paige Kouba, PhD

I'm a forest ecophysiology time-traveler: I study how past and future forests interact with their environments. My research uses tree rings and elevated CO2  experiments,  and my work is enriched by collaborations with scientists from many different disciplines and career stages. I'm personally and professionally interested in community-building as a way to advance equity in science.

I completed my PhD at UC Davis in 2024, studying how climate and fire shape California forests, from leaves to landscapes. Since then, I have researched the impact of social networks in field-based biology education (at UC Santa Cruz), and the risk-benefit tradeoff of pre-commercial thinning in managed boreal forests (at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences). I'm now starting my own research group at the University of New Brunswick, where I've joined the Forestry faculty as Assistant Professor of Plant Ecophysiology. Feel free to get in touch if you have questions about collaborations or opportunities!

My interests:

- Tree ecophysiology and climate change

- Forest-environment interactions

- Dendroecology and forest history

- Inclusive education

How to pronounce my name: page (like in a book); koba (rhymes w/ Ginkgo biloba)