Graduate Student Email: logan.novak@uga.edu Research Research Areas: Ecology & Global Change Fungal Biology Research Interests: I'm interested in how plant-microbial interactions shape plant communities in the context of disturbances, particularly species invasion and climate change. My research addresses how plant-soil feedbacks change throughout species' ranges and whether they inhibit or enhance plant diversity. Grants: 2023-Sevilleta LTER Summer Fellowship, Sevilleta LTER, Research Support 2021-Plant Biology and Conservation Research Award, Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden, Research Support 2021-Francis Y. Kwong Memorial Award, Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden, Research Support 2020-College Scholarship, Elmhurst Garden Club, Tuition Aid 2020-Summer Research Fellowship, Rocky Mountain Biological Lab, Research Support Selected Publications Selected Publications: Novak, L., Scholl, J.P., Kiefer, G., and A. Iler. (2022). Prescribed burning has limited effects on the population dynamics of rare plants. Conservation Science and Practice 4: e12792. Education Education: 2022 Admission to the Plant Biology Department at the University of Georgia 2022 M.S. Plant Biology and Conservation at Northwestern University 2017 B.A. Biology at Lewis and Clark College Other Information Of note: Doctoral Fellow Award, University of Georgia's Graduate School Shaw Fellowship, Plant Biology and Conservation Program
