Costanza, Jennifer

I am a landscape ecologist with expertise in the interactions among land management, ecological processes, and conservation across landscapes. I received my Ph.D. in ecology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and am currently a research associate at NC State University, where I am investigating how land management and future climate change will affect landscape and vegetation dynamics in the Southeast US. I take a multidisciplinary approach in my research, combining social science techniques with ecological models and spatial analysis tools. I have studied a broad range of ecosystems, both terrestrial and aquatic, including longleaf pine and spruce-fir forests, as well as estuaries of the Albemarle-Pamlico sound. I have collaborated with federal, state, and local governments, non-profits, and academic scientists to ensure my research informs land management and conservation decisions.