Jennifer Powers | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jennifer Sarah Powers |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Reed College (BA) Oregon State University (MS) Duke University (PhD) |
| Doctoral advisor | William H. Schlesinger |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Ecology |
| Sub-discipline | Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests |
| Institutions | Stony Brook University University of Minnesota |
Jennifer S. Powers is an American ecologist and full professor in the departments of ecology, evolution and behavior, and plant and microbial biology at the University of Minnesota. Powers' research has advanced the understanding of global change consequences, ecosystem ecology, restoration and conservation of tropical dry forests. She also has been very active on several editorial boards, and in 2019 became the editor-in-chief of Biotropica,[1] a scientific journal from the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC).