Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., Princeton University 1993
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Senior Fellow in the Nicholas Institute for the Environmental Policy Solutions, Nicholas Institute-Energy Initiative, University Institutes and Centers 2021 - 2022
  • Senior Fellow in the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Nicholas Institute-Energy Initiative, University Institutes and Centers 2021
  • Senior Fellow in the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Nicholas Institute-Energy Initiative, University Institutes and Centers 2019 - 2020
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Muser Mentor
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Resilience Roadmap Project awarded by Windward Fund 2022
  • LTREB Renewal: Woody dynamics, climate, and species coexistence in a wet tropical forest awarded by Michigan State University 2014 - 2019
  • Successional pathways and rates of change in tropical froests of Brazil, Costa Rica, and Mexico awarded by University of Connecticut 2012 - 2016
  • Increasing and Enhancing Research Opportunities for Native American and Pacific Islander Undergraduates awarded by  National Science Foundation 2012 - 2015
  • International Reserach Experiences for Students: A Program for Undergraduates in Kruger National Park, South Africa awarded by  National Science Foundation 2011 - 2015
  • Collaborative Research: Belowground Drivers of Aboveground Nutrient Cycling in Growing Forests awarded by  National Science Foundation 2011 - 2015
  • Four Specialized Pieces of Equipment to Enhance and Expand Research at the La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica awarded by  National Science Foundation 2014 - 2015
  • Skukuza Science Leadership Initiative: partnering research and science education awarded by  National Science Foundation 2014 - 2015
  • Collaborative Research LTREB: Tropical forest ecosystem responses to climate forcings awarded by  National Science Foundation 2014 - 2015
  • Ambient Laboratory for the La Selva Biological Station, OTS, Costa Rica awarded by  National Science Foundation 2013 - 2015
  • REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Tropical Biology at the La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica awarded by  National Science Foundation 2015
  • Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Tropical Biology in Costa Rica awarded by  National Science Foundation 2009 - 2014
  • Modeling successional vegetation dynamics in wet tropical forests: Integrating neighborhood effects, functional traits, and phylogeny awarded by University of Connecticut 2011 - 2014
  • RCN: Tropical Forests in a Changing World awarded by  National Science Foundation 2008 - 2014
  • Collaborative Proposal: Catalyzing New International Collaborations: Interdisciplinary Workgroup on Water Sustainability in the Tempisque Basin, NW Costa Rica awarded by  National Science Foundation 2011 - 2013
  • Increasing research opportunities for undergraduates: a program for Native Americans and Pacific Islander students awarded by  National Science Foundation 2006 - 2013
  • PASI: Expanding the Frontier in Tropical Ecology through Embedded Sensors awarded by  National Science Foundation 2009 - 2012
  • FSML: Improving the research and education infrastructure at the Palo Verde Biological Station awarded by  National Science Foundation 2008 - 2011
  • International Research Experiences in Ecology: A Pilot Program for Undergraduates in KNP, South Africa awarded by  National Science Foundation 2008 - 2011
  • Collaborative Research: Effects of Species on Forest Carbon Balances in Lowland Costa Rica awarded by  National Science Foundation 2007 - 2011
  • La Selva Biological Station: Integration of Research and Training in a Changing Tropical Ecosystem awarded by  National Science Foundation 1997 - 2011
  • International Research Experiences for Graduate Students in Tropical Ecology awarded by  National Science Foundation 2006 - 2010
  • Developing the Las Cruces Biological Station as a Center for Research on Tropical Forest Conservation and Restoration in Multi-use Landscapes awarded by  National Science Foundation 2007 - 2010
  • FSML: Improving the Research and Education Infrastructure at the Las Cruces Biological Station in Costa Rica awarded by  National Science Foundation 2007 - 2009
  • REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Tropical Biology in Costa Rica awarded by  National Science Foundation 2005 - 2009
  • Increasing Minority Participation in Tropical Biology: Supporting Activities for the OTS Advisory Committee for Academic Diversity (ACAD) awarded by  National Science Foundation 2005 - 2007
  • Collaborative Research: Causes and Consequences of Tree Colonization Patterns in Wet Tropical Forests awarded by  National Science Foundation 2004 - 2007
  • Large-scale Ecology of a Diverse Tropical Rain Forest Landscape: A Multidisciplinary Proposal to Capitalize on a Unique Research Opportunity awarded by  National Science Foundation 2005 - 2007
  • Collaborative Research:Tree Species Effects on Ecosystem Processes in Lowland Costa Rica awarded by  National Science Foundation 2003 - 2007
  • Enhancing Research Opportunities for LSAMP Undergraduate Students: A Program for Native Americans and Pacific Islanders awarded by  National Science Foundation 2005 - 2006
  • Patterns and Mechanisms of Change in Neotropical Forests: La Selva as a Case Study
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  External Relationships

  • BISON Project
  • Heinrich Boell Foundation
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Reports

    • Boltz, Frederick, Liz Losos, Rachel Karasik, and Sara Mason. “Developing Key Performance Indicators for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Planning.” Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, August 17, 2022.
       Open Access Copy  Link to Item
    • Losos, Liz, and Rob Fetter. “Building a Common Approach: Global Infrastructure Standards.” Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, June 21, 2022.
       Open Access Copy  Link to Item

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