Biography
Stephen is a community ecologist who uses field, lab, and quantitative approaches to understand the causes and consequences of ecological diversity and better manage natural resources. A native of South Carolina,he completed his PhD at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and postdoctoral positions at the UCSB Marine Science Institute and the Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory before joining Baruch College as an assistant professor in 2014. Current fieldwork in his lab focuses on oyster and marsh restoration in the New York region, and his students also use quantitative approaches such as analysis of monitoring data and meta-analyses to understand how communities are structured. More information on his research and teaching can be found @ gosnelllab.com.