Title: Assistant Professor
Institution: Northern Arizona University
Address: 624 S. Knoles Dr. Room 108, 624 S. Knoles Dr. Room 108, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011
Email: sara.souther@nau.edu
Phone: (304) 376-7729
Research Interests: Ecocultural resilience, traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) integration in conservation, demographic modeling of rare plants, seed dispersal and predation dynamics, fire ecology and restoration, socio-ecological impacts of climate change, ecotypic differentiation
Professional Certifications:
An Advanced Communication Workshop (COMPASS training, 2020)
Plant Associations course (USFS, 2019)
Indigenous Peoples Curriculum Development seminar (NAU, 2023)
Ongoing and Recent CESU Projects:
- Integration of Indigenous Knowledge and Values in Federal and Cross-Boundary Fire Management Practices
- Critically Needed Genetic Assessment of Proposed Endangered Plant at Coronado National Memorial
- Examination of Fire Effects on the Endangered Plant Pectis imberbis A. Gray to Aid Species Management and Recovery
Other Research:
- NOAA: Projecting Socio-Ecological Impacts of Drought in Southwestern Ecosystems to Prioritize Restoration Initiatives
- NSF: Restoration of a Southwestern Cultural Keystone Species: Integrating Socio-Ecological Systems to Predict Resilience of Traditional Acorn Harvest by Western Apache Communities