Dr. Emily Oldfield

Biography

Emily Oldfield is an Associate Research Scientist at Yale School of the Environment and a Senior Scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund. Her expertise lies in soil ecological processes related to soil organic matter and nutrient cycling. Her research has evolved from addressing fundamental questions regarding soil organic matter formation and stabilization at the scale of soil microbes to tackling applied questions that emerge at the landscape and global scale. A major focus of her work involves investigating how managing soil organic matter can potentially increase agricultural yields while simultaneously reducing environmental inputs such as nitrogen fertilizers. In her role at the Environmental Defense Fund, she concentrates on accelerating and supporting research that aims to build a stronger scientific foundation to improve the standards of evidence that support agriculture's role in mitigating and adapting to climate change.

Research Interests