Elizabeth Borer

In my research, I examine the ways that global changes like nitrogen deposition, carbon dioxide emissions, and species invasions and extinctions interact to control the composition and function of ecological communities. My two primary areas of research include quantifying how these global changes (1) affect disease transmission and risk and (2) control biodiversity and ecosystem function.  I primarily work in grasslands studying plants, insects, and disease, though my interests reach far beyond this biome.

Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara, 2002