Sara Kuebbing, Director of the Yale Applied Science Synthesis Program in The Forest School at the Yale School of the Environment
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Sara is the Director of Research for the Yale Applied Science Synthesis Program. Sara is trained as an ecologist with expertise in conservation biology, invasion biology, plant ecology, community ecology, and ecosystem ecology. She conducts research on how humans can make informed decisions on how to best protect and conserve landscapes, ecosystems, and all the species that lives within them. Sara works with a variety of scientists, land managers, and policymakers to focus research questions and share her results. She is also a member of the Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture’s Scientific Leadership Team.

Prior to moving to YSE, Sara was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh where she ran an empirical research lab in plant ecology and invasion biology. Sara’s research training includes postdoctoral positions with the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies and the Smith Conservation Fellows Program, a PhD from the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Tennessee and a BS from the Department of Entomology & Wildlife Conservation at the University of Delaware. Sara is excited to be the inaugural director of this new program, where we envision to be a space for open collaboration among practitioners, academics, and policymakers to develop applied science that guides sustainable land management. Stay tuned to Sara’s work through her Yale faculty page, Google Scholar and her personal website.

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