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Margot Wilkinson Kaye is a Professor and Interim Department Head in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at Penn State University. She specializes in Forest Ecology with research interests in global change ecology, forest dynamics, and dendrochronology. Kaye's professional journey includes a B.A. from the University of Virginia in 1993, an M.S. from the University of Arizona in 1997, and a Ph.D. from Colorado State University in 2002. Her work focuses on the interactions between vegetation, climate, and human land use, with a particular emphasis on disturbance history and environmental change. Kaye teaches various courses, including Field Dendrology and Forest Fire Management Ecology, and has contributed to research on northeastern forest regeneration, global change impacts, and woody shrub invasion. Her lab studies the long-term broad-scale dynamics of temperate watersheds and examines climate, fire, and ecology's roles in forest ecosystems.
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