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Forest Ecophysiologist STEM Educator Science Communicator
Paige Kouba (she/her)
About Me
As 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 completed my PhD in Ecology at UC Davis in 2024, focusing on how climate and fire shape California forests from leaves to landscapes. Last year I worked at UC Santa Cruz, in the NSF-funded FUTURE project on field-based ecology education—I'm particularly interested in how mentorship and community building influence experiences for underrepresented students in STEM. I'm currently working at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences with Drs. Emma Holmström and Urban Nilsson, exploring how species selection and thinning treatments affect growth in managed boreal forests. I've been Instructor of Record for three undergraduate ecology courses of 100+ students, and I'm always eager to connect with people who are excited about teaching.
How to pronounce my name: page (like in a book); koba (rhymes w/ Ginkgo biloba)
My journey has taken me from Eugene, OR; to Cambridge, MA; to Davis and Santa Cruz, CA; and now to Sweden! Click here to view a copy of my CV.
ESA Organized Session: Inclusive Teaching Practices for More Equitable Field-Based Learning
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Santa Cruz Public Library: Our Community Reads "Do Trees Migrate? And other ways climate change is disrupting forests"Watch the video here
UC Davis Grad Slam Finalist 2022 — "Climate Change Time Machine: Sending Trees 50 Years into the Future"
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