Dept. Chair Candidate for Forestry and Wildland Resources

BRIEF CV

Dept. Chair Candidate for Forestry and Wildland Resources

Kathleen L. Kavanagh

Professor of Forest Science, University of Idaho

Professional Preparation

Ph.D. Forest Science, Oregon State University 1993. Xylem cavitation in newly planted western hemlock seedlings.

M.S. Forest Resources, State Univ. of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry 1987

B.S. Forest Resources, State Univ. of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry 1977

Professional Appointments

2010–Present, Professor, Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences, Univ. of Idaho, Moscow, ID.

1999 to 2009. Asst/Assoc Professor, Department of Forest Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID.

1994 to 1999. Asst Professor of Forestry Extension, Department of Forest Resources, OSU, Corvallis, OR.

1993 to 1994. Instructor, Forest Resources and Forest Science Departments, OSU, Corvallis, OR.

Select refereed publications indicating breadth of research (out of a total of 32)

Graham, C.B., H.R. Barnard, K.L. Kavanagh, and J. P. McNamara. 2013. Catchment scale controls the temporal connection of transpiration and diel fluctuations in streamflow. Hydr. Proceses 27,2541-2556.

Stephan, K., K.L. Kavanagh and A. Koyama. 2012. Effects of spring prescribed burning and wildfires on watershed nitrogen dynamics of central Idaho headwater areas. For Ecol and Manag. 263 240-252.

Kavanagh, K.L.,M.B. Dickinson, and A.S. Bova. 2010. A way forward for fire-caused tree mortality prediction: Modeling the physiological consequence of fire. Fire Ecology. Vol 6(1) 80-94.

Kavanagh, K. L., R. Pangle and A.D. Schotzko. 2007. Nocturnal transpiration causing disequilibrium between soil and stem predawn water potential in mixed conifer forests of Idaho. Tree Phys. 27: 621–629

Koyama, A., Kavanagh, K., and Robinson, A. (2005). Marine nitrogen in central Idaho riparian forests: evidence from stable isotopes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 62 (3) 518-526.

Bond, B. J., and K. L. Kavanagh. 1999. Stomatal behavior of four woody species in relation to leaf-specific hydraulic conductance and threshold water potential. Tree Phys. (19, 503–510).

Teaching

At the undergraduate level, most recently I have been responsible for FOR 424 Forest Dynamics and Management (previously Silviculture II) and FOR 330 Forest Ecosystem Process both required courses and restricted electives in several curricula. At the graduate level I teach FOR 529 Forest Ecosystem Analysis and FOR 551 Forest Ecology/Tree Physiology Journal Review. In addition to formal coursework I also frequently participate in and design short courses for resource professionals. To date I have taught over 30 of these courses with a focus on forest health issues, fire effects and forest regeneration.

Research

My scholarship and creative endeavors include developing a research program (over $7million dollars in funded grants and contracts) that contributes to our fundamental understanding of how forest ecosystems function and the assimilation of this knowledge into the evolution of our understanding of climate change impacts. The primary means for assimilation of research results are models, refereed publications and reports, incorporation into course material, workshops and presentations.

Water is the common theme in all my research projects. At the smallest scale, I study the influence of environmental conditions on water movement in trees. At the broadest scale, I study biogeochemical cycles between marine and terrestrial ecosystems and the influence of changes in these cycles on forest productivity. Starting with seed germination and establishment, forest productivity in the arid west is fundamentally controlled by access to water and nutrients. Therefore, understanding the mechanistic basis of how forests thrive with water and nutrient limitations will improve our understanding of climate change impacts and thereby our management of forested ecosystems.

Open Opportunities to Meet

Dr. Kathleen (“Katy”) Kavanagh

Candidate for Dept. Chair Position in

Forestry and Wildland Resources

Humboldt State University

Thursday, March 6, 11:00-11:50, Sci B 133

Teaching Presentation

Forestry Ecology FOR 231

Friday, March 7, 9:00-10:00 NR 223

Research Presentation

Friday, March 7, 12:00 – 1:30 FOR Lounge

Lunch with FWR Students

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