Education
PhD Botany, UW-Madison, Madison ,WI
BS Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
Research Interests
Paleoecology, natural history, peatland ecosystem ecology, vegetation dynamics
Current Projects
My research centers around combining contemporary ecology with paleoecological methods to evaluate drivers of ecological change. I integrate field-based techniques with analysis of sediments archives and spatial databases, primarily using the fossil remains of testate amoebae and zooplankton. Ongoing projects include Late-Holocene ecosystem changes of high-elevation Hawaiian peatlands and wet forests, biogeographical and functional trait distribution of conspicuous wetland microorganisms, and calibrating microscopist techniques for automated through-put imaging and machine learning.
Contact
Department of Botany
University of Wisconsin
430 Lincoln Drive, Birge Hall
Madison, WI 53706-1381
Office: 334 Birge
Email: kevin.barrett (at) wisc.edu
