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Evan Larson

Curriculum Vitae

Bachelor of Arts: Environmental and Earth Sciences, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon, 2002.
Master of Science: Geography, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2005.

Tree recruitment during dry spells at an oak savanna in Minnesota.: Larson, Evan R, Susy S. Ziegler, Julia Rauchfuss, Grant P. Elliott, Tree-Ring Research, In press.
Whitebark pine regeneration in southwestern Montana and eastern Oregon: Larson, Evan R, Nutcracker Notes, 13 16-18, 2007. Download
Fire history of a naturally fragmented landscape in central Oregon: Larson, Evan R, Karen B. Arabas, Keith S. Hadley, Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 36 1108–1120, 2006. Download

Fire Regimes, Forest Succession, and the Effects of Fire Suppresssion in Whitebark Pine Forests: My dissertation research explores the complex interplay of fire, climate, and stand dynamics that govern whitebark pine forests, 2005 - 2009
Stand Structure and Dynamics of an Old-Growth Pine-Hardwood Forest in Northeastern Minnesota: We are exploring the implications of disturbance and stand development for dendroecological research approaches, 2006 - 2007
The Effects of Climate and Fire on Tree Recruitment at Helen Allison Savanna in Minnesota: We are looking at the relationship between tree establishment on this savanna and climate, 2005 - 2007
Identifying the tree-ring signature and ecological effects associated with European earthworm invasions into previously worm-free forest ecosystems: I am working with colleagues in the Department of Geography and Department of Forest Resources to explore the effects of Earthworm invasion into previously worm-free forests in north-central Minnesota., 2006 - present

Web Design: I designed the website for the Minnesota Dendroecology Laboratory, 2006 - present
Poster Design: Designed posters to advertise for weekly Coffee Hour events, 2006 - 2007

Session Chair: Dendroecology Paper Session at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers , 2007
Student Representative to the Graduate Education and Policy Committee, Department of Geography, University of Minnesota: 2006 - 2007
Coffee Hour Committee: Developed a Coffee Hour series on geographically-relevant issues in Minnesota , 2006 - 2007
Invited Speaker, Quaternary Paleoecology Minor Seminar Series: 2006 - 2006

University of Minnesota Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, 2008 - 2009
Carolyn M. Crosby Research Fellowship, 2008
Mountain Geography Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers Student Research Grant, 2008
Association of American Geographers Dissertation Research Grant, 2008
1st Place, Graduate Student Affinity Group of the Association of American, 2008
National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant, 2006 - 2008
EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship, 2005 - 2009
Graduate School Fellowship, 2005 - 2006