University of New Mexico
Biology and the UNM Sustainable Water Resources Grand Challenge
Interests:
Changing ecological function, resilience, and transformative capacity across diverse social-ecological systemsBio:
Dr. Webster is an ecosystem ecologist who studies metrics of ecological function and resilience across diverse settings and landscapes. She integrates resilience theory, biogeochemistry, hydrology, and the analysis of big datasets to study sustainability in socioecological systems, particularly those that form the cornerstones of our freshwater resources. Her current focus is conducting a quantitative resilience assessment of New Mexico’s water resources for The University of New Mexico’s Sustainable Water Resources Grand Challenge. Alongside this research, she is passionate about increasing diversity, inclusivity, and equity throughout the STEM pipeline, and has led several initiatives in this area targeting undergraduate classrooms, graduate programs, and professional scientific societies.
