Lab Director

Kirsten K. Coe, Ph.D.  |  she/her/they  |  kcoe@middlebury.edu

Kirsten is a broadly trained plant ecophysiologist with expertise in plant-environment interactions and responses to global change. Her research Venn diagram most often includes spheres of bryology (the study of mosses), dryland ecology, and stress physiology. Kirsten teaches courses in the classroom, lab, and field that apply evidence-based pedagogy and active learning techniques.

Current Lab Members

Casey Schine (Postdoc)

Leela Rawat, BIO/ECSC ’27

Maya Jha, ES/BIO ’27

Amelia Hayward, ES/BIO ‘27.5

Lab Alums

Lauren Marsala, ES/BIO ’26

Asha Kannan, BIO/ECSC ’26

Robin Andresen (Postbac)

Seth Boffa, BIO ’25

Jack Martell, ES/BIO ’25

Grady Welsh, BIO ’24

Emily Power, ES/BIO ‘23.5

Chad Kim, ES/BIO ‘23.5

Adelaide Mahler, ES/BIO ’23

Nuki Neumeister, ES/BIO ‘22.5

Jaden Hill, ES/BIO ’22

Sahalie Pittman, BIO ‘21.5

Maya Gomez, BIO ’21

Quinn Brencher, ECSC ’21

Niko Carvajal Janke, BIO ’21