Keeler CV - Institute on the Environment

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Keeler CV - Institute on the Environment
Bonnie L. Keeler, Ph.D.
Lead Scientist, The Natural Capital Project
Institute on the Environment, University of Minnesota
325 LES, 1954 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
[email protected], (651) 353-9294
Education
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Ph.D., 2013
Ph.D. in Natural Resources, Track: Economics, Society, Policy, & Management
Minor in Geographic Information Science
Advisors: Steve Polasky (chair) and Jason Hill
Dissertation: Water and well-being: Advances in measuring the value of water quality to people
Honors: Nominated Best Dissertation Natural Resources Science & Management program
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
M.S., Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
Advisor: Sarah Hobbie
M.S., 2007
The Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO
B.A., 2001
Major in Biology, Minor in Central American Culture and Society
Honors: Magna cum Laude, distinction in Biology, Phi Beta Kappa, Biedelman award for most
promising ecologist
Positions Held
The Natural Capital Project, Institute on the Environment
Lead Scientist
2014 to present
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
EPA STAR and NSF Graduate Research Fellow
2009-2013
Hamline University, St. Paul, MN
Visiting Instructor in Biology and Environmental Studies
2008-2009
Center for Science, Technology, and Public Policy, Minneapolis
Project Manager, Climate & Governance Policy
The H.H. Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs
2008-2009
Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment, Washington D.C.
Research Associate, Environmental Reporting Program
2007-2008
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
M.S. student in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
2004-2007
Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
Research Assistant, Ecosystems Center
2003-2004
USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center, Corvallis, OR
Research Technician, Oregon State University
2002-2003
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Guerry, A.D., S. Polasky, J. Lubchenco, R. Chaplin-­‐Kramer, G.C. Daily, R. Griffin, M. Ruckelshaus, I.J. Bateman, A. Duraiappah, T. Elmqvist M.W. Feldman, C. Folke, J. Hoekstra, P.M. Kareiva, B.L. Keeler, S. Li, E. McKenzie, Z. Ouyang, B. Reyers, T.H. Ricketts , J. Rockström, H. Tallis, B. Vira. Natural capital informing decisions: from promise to practice. In press at Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Polasky, S., B. Bryant, P. Hawthorne, J. Johnson, B.L. Keeler, D. Pennington. Inclusive Wealth as a Metric of Sustainable Development. In press at Annual Review of Environment and Natural Resources. Keeler, B., S. Wood, S. Polasky, C. Kling, C. Filstrup, J. Downing. 2015. Recreational demand for clean water: Evidence from geotagged photographs by visitors to lakes. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. 10.1890/140124. *Covered in Discover Magazine Inkfish blog, Conservation Magazine, phys.org, science daily, and Minnesota Daily, Altmetric score 84 (top 5% of all articles tracked). Kelly,B., B. Keeler, G. Helm, G. Krantzberg, T. Lyon, W. Mabee. 2015. Energy as a driver of change in the Great Lakes-­‐St. Lawrence River basin. The Journal of Great Lakes Research. Keeler, B. and S. Polasky. 2014. Land-­‐use change and costs to rural households: A case study in groundwater nitrate contamination. Environmental Research Letters 9: 074002. *ERL highlights of 2014 selection, media coverage on Minnesota Public Radio, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Environmental Research Web, KIMT-­‐TV, Minnesota Daily, and the Minnesota News Network. Guswa, A.J., K. Brauman, C. Brown, P. Hamel, B. Keeler, S. Stratton Sayre. 2014. Ecosystem Services: Challenges and Opportunities for Hydrologic Modeling to Support Decision Making. Water Resources Research. 50: 4535–4544. Keeler, B., B. Krohn, T. Nickerson, J. Hill. 2013. A comparison of U.S. federal agency bioenergy feedstock production scenarios for achieving Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) biofuel volumes. Environmental Science and Technology 47: 10095–10101. Kovacs, K, S. Polasky, E. Nelson, B. Keeler, D. Pennigton, A. Plantinga, S. Taff. 2013. Evaluating the return in ecosystem services from investment in public land acquisitions. PLoS ONE 8(6): e62202. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0062202. Keeler, B., S. Polasky, K. Brauman, K. Johnson, J. Finlay, A. O’Neill, K. Kovacs, B. Dalzell. 2012. Linking water quality and human well-­‐being for improved assessment and valuation of ecosystem services. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences doi:10.1073/pnas.1215991109. *Faculty of 1000 Recommended Article, coverage in Minnesota Daily, Access Minnesota. Polasky, S., K. Johnson, B. Keeler, K. Kovacs, E. Nelson, D. Pennington, A. Plantinga, J. Withey. 2012. Are investments to promote biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services aligned? Oxford Review of Economic Policy 28:139-­‐163. Polasky, S., S. Carpenter, C. Folke, and B. Keeler. 2011. Decision-­‐making under great uncertainty: environmental management in an era of global change. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 26: 398-­‐404. Keeler, B., S. Hobbie, and L. Kellogg. 2009. Long-­‐term nitrogen additions alter soil and litter microbial enzyme activity in eight forested and grassland sites -­‐ Implications for litter and SOM decomposition. Ecosystems. 12: 1-­‐15. Sinsabaugh, R., C.Lauber, M. Weintraub, B. Ahmed, S. Allison, C. Crenshaw, A. Contosta, D. Cusack, S. Frey, M. Gallo, T. Gartner, S. Hobbie, K. Holland, B. Keeler, J. Powers, M. Stursova, M. Waldrop, M. Wallenstein, D. Zak, L. Zeglin. 2008. Stoichiometry of soil enzyme activity at a global scale. Ecology Letters. 13: 1-­‐13. Hopp, J., B. Keeler, R. Garritt, and L. Deegan. 2003. Distribution of benthic chlorophyll among habitats in salt marsh tidal creeks. Biological Bulletin 205:259. Reports and Other Publications
Keeler, B.L., and J. Gourevitch. 2014. Estimating the external costs of nitrogen fertilizer in Minnesota. A report prepared for the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy. Submitted Dec. 4th, 2014. Kovacs, K, D. Pennington, B. Keeler, A. Kessler, S. Taff, and S. Polasky. 2010. An Economic Analysis of Funding Land Conservation in Minnesota’s Clean Water, Land and Legacy Allocations. A Report to the MN Legislature. Keeler, B., L. Nguy, L. Hollenkamp, S. Kelley. 2009. Governance options for carbon cap and trade revenue. Report to the Minnesota Legislature. Minneapolis, MN: Center for Science, Technology, and Public Policy, University of Minnesota. Minnesota Publication 09-­‐0356. The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment. 2008. The State of the Nations Ecosystems 2008: Measuring the lands, waters, and living resources of the United States. Washington, D.C: Island Press. Grants Awarded
“Mental Health Benefits of Nature Experience: Translating Science to Urban Design” B. Keeler (PI), Kristen Nelson (Co-­‐PI), Lacy Shelby (Co-­‐PI). Sponsor: Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Minnesota. 7/1/2015 to 7/1/2016. $19,700. “Conservation easement assessment and valuation system”. B. Keeler (PI), M. Kilgore (Co-­‐PI), S. Taff (Co-­‐PI), S. Polasky (Co-­‐PI). Sponsor: Legislative-­‐Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources. 7/2015 to 6/2017. $250,000.*pending legislative approval “Informed water management: Mapping scarcity, threats, and values”. B. Keeler (PI), K. Brauman (Co-­‐PI) and T. Twine (Co-­‐PI). Sponsor: Legislative-­‐Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources. 7/2015 to 6/2017. $234,000.*pending legislative approval Data-­‐Intensive Analysis & Modeling for Socio-­‐Environmental Synthesis pursuit. B. Keeler (Co-­‐
PI) and Spencer Wood (Co-­‐PI). Sponsor: National Socio-­‐Environmental Synthesis Center [SESYNC] 6/2015 to 6/2017. “Valuing CRP: Estimating the societal benefits of conservation lands” B. Keeler (PI). Sponsor: The Nature Conservancy. 3/2015 to 6/2015. $9,052. “Technology Innovations and Transfer to Scale Up Models of Success for Mainstreaming the Values of Natural Capital into Major Decisions”. B. Keeler (PI). Sponsor: The Google Foundation, via Stanford University. 12/2014 – 10/2015. $105,970. “Water Security and Sustainability: Assessment of the Return on Investment of a FEMSA Bottler’s Investments in Replenish and Water Funds” B. Keeler (PI) and Derric Pennington (Co-­‐PI, WWF). Sponsor: The FEMSA Foundation. 9/2015-­‐9/2017. $260,272. “Value-­‐added conservation: Optimizing landscapes for ecosystem services” B. Keeler (PI). Sponsor: US Fish and Wildlife Service. 7/2014 to 7/2015. $86,040. “Sustainable Cities: Building an integrated research network to incorporate natural capital into design of urban systems”. B. Keeler (Co-­‐PI), S. Polasky (Co-­‐PI) and S. Hobbie (Co-­‐PI). Sponsor: Institute on the Environment Project Grant. 6/2014 to 9/2015. $75,400. “Optimizing investments in forest restoration to promote ecosystem services and human well-­‐being”. B. Keeler (PI). Sponsor: International Union for the Conservation of Nature. 7/2014 to 9/2015. $156,840. “Multi-­‐objective management to support agency decision-­‐making”. B. Keeler (PI). Sponsor: Institute on the Environment Mini-­‐Grant. 5/2014 to 4/2015. $1,195. “Estimating the external costs of nitrogen pollution”. B. Keeler (PI). Sponsor: Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy. 4/2014 – 9/2014. $9,742. “Mapping and modeling ecosystem services”. B. Keeler (PI). Sponsor: The Nature Conservancy. 3/2014 to 3/2015. $83,310. _______________________________________________________________________________ Conference Presentations Am erican Geophysical Union Annual M eeting, San Francisco, CA 2014. Oral Presentation: What is clean water worth? Evidence from geotagged social media”. Ecological Society of Am erica Annual M eeting. Minneapolis, MN. 2013. Oral Presentation: “Linking land-­‐use change to impacts on water quality-­‐related ecosystem services”. 4 th International Eco-­‐Sum m it – Ecological Sustainability. Columbus, OH. 2012. Oral Presentation: “Water quality-­‐related ecosystem services and human well-­‐being”. Ecological Society of Am erica Annual M eeting. Portland, OR. 2012. Oral Presentation: “Linking water quality and well-­‐being for improved assessment and valuation of ecosystem services”. ESA Em erging Issues Conference: Setting ecologically-­‐based conservation targets in an era of global change. National Conservation Training Center, Shepherdstown, West Virginia. 2012. Poster: “Valuing the multiple ecosystem services impacted by water quality.” (Competitive application). Am erican Geophysical Union. San Francisco. 5-­‐9 December 2011. Poster: “Rethinking water quality as an ecosystem service: A framework for integrated assessment and economic valuation.” National Academ ies Keck Futures Initiative: Ecosystem Services. Irvine, CA 2011. Poster: “Rethinking water quality as an ecosystem service: A framework for integrated assessment and economic valuation.” (Competitive Application) Soil Science Society of Am erica Annual M eeting. Indianapolis, IN. 2006. Poster: “Nitrogen effects on soil and litter microbial enzyme activity in forested and grassland sites at the Cedar Creek Natural History Area, MN”. Long-­‐Term Ecological Research Site (LTER) All-­‐Scientist M eeting. Estes Park, CO. 2006. Poster: “Effects of long term nitrogen fertilization on microbial enzyme activity in forests and grasslands”. Front Range Student Ecology Sym posium . Fort Collins, CO. 2000. Oral Presentation: “Soil organic matter composition of paleosols and contemporary soils of a Semiarid Shortgrass Steppe, Colorado”. Invited Talks and Working Groups
M innesota Departm ent of Health, May 2015. Invited Speaker-­‐ Clean Water Forum. “Clean water supports health, recreation, and wellbeing in Minnesota”. W orld Bank Group, April 2015. Invited participant. “Advancing natural capital accounting in government, business, and finance”. EPA Nutrient Strategies W ebcast, April 2015. Invited talk: “Putting a price on pollution: How mapping and modeling ecosystem services can inform conservation and resource management.” Natural Capital Sym posium , March 2015. Invited talk: “Clean water as an ecosystem service: Values and valuing”. Brainerd Area Environm ental Learning Network, March 2015. Invited talk: “Nitrate Contamination of Minnesota Groundwater: economic and other implications” Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Sem inar, University of Minnesota, February 2015. Invited seminar: "The ecology and economics of ecosystem services: Case studies in linking environmental change to human wellbeing”. W ater Resources Sciences Sem inar, University of Minnesota, February 2014. Invited seminar: “Water and our well-­‐being: The societal costs of water pollution in Minnesota.” M SR Design, Minneapolis, MN. March 2014. Invited talk: “Urban ecosystem services: Integrating Natural Capital & Design. [SESYNC] National Socio-­‐Environm ental Synthesis Center. Annapolis, MD July 2014. Invited participant to working group on "How can social media be used to explore coupled social-­‐environmental systems?” M innesota Groundwater Association, St. Paul, MN. November, 2013. Invited talk: “Linking water and well-­‐being: A framework for improved assessment and valuation of groundwater-­‐related ecosystem services”. Design Futures Council Sustainability Sum m it, Minneapolis, MN. October, 2013. Invited panel presentation: “Natural capital and full cost decision-­‐making for design”. CenUSA and Gulf Hypoxia Task Force Joint M eeting, Minneapolis, MN. September, 2013. Invited talk: “Midwestern land use change and impacts on water quality-­‐related services”. St. Catherine’s University, Biology Seminar, St. Paul, MN. May, 2013. Invited Seminar: “What is clean water really worth? An ecosystem services framework for linking water quality and human well-­‐being". University of Nebraska, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Lincoln, NE. April, 2013. Invited seminar: “What is clean water worth? An ecosystem services framework for linking water quality and human well-­‐being”. US-­‐Australia Com parative Groundwater Law and Policy m eeting. Stanford University, CA. April, 2013. Invited Presentation: “Assessment and valuation of groundwater ecosystem services”. M N Departm ent of Natural Resources. Science Enrichment Series. December, 2012. Invited webinar: “Valuing our natural capital: An ecosystem services approach to land management”. Webinar recording available at: https://mndnr.webex.com/mndnr/ldr.php?AT=pb&SP=MC&rID=72367542&rKey=14e30c
74896292c2. University of M innesota, Environmental and Resource Economics Seminar, Department of Applied Economics. October, 2012. Invited seminar: “Linking water quality and well-­‐being for improved assessment and valuation of ecosystem services”. Upper M ississippi River Conservation Com m ittee (UMRCC), Annual Meeting. Winona, MN, March 2012. Invited speaker: “Valuing Nature: Ecosystem services for improved decision-­‐making”. Society of Environm ental Toxicology and Chem istry (SETAC), Annual Meeting. Portland, OR, November 2010. Invited course instructor: “Life Cycle Impact Assessment for Land and Water Use -­‐ Focusing on Ecosystem Services.” National Center for Earth Surface Dynam ics (NCED), Summer Institute. August, 2010. Invited instructor: “Modeling the impacts of land use change on ecosystem services.” Guest Lectures
St. Olaf College. Northfield, MN. 2015. Guest lecturer in Science Writing and Communications.
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. 2014. Guest lecturer in Science and Policy of Global Change.
St. Catherine’s University. St. Paul, MN. 2013. Guest lecturer in Environmental Studies.
St. Olaf College. Northfield, MN. 2012. Guest lecturer in Environmental Ethics.
Carleton College. Northfield, MN. 2010. Guest lecturer in Ecosystems Ecology.
Hamline University. St. Paul, MN. 2010. Guest lecturer in Environmental Studies.
University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 2010. Guest lecturer in Conservation Biology.
Media and Outreach
“Potato grower's move into forest land raises water, wildlife concerns” Fargo Forum. April 26, 2015. Available: http://www.inforum.com/news/3731551-­‐potato-­‐growers-­‐move-­‐forest-­‐
land-­‐raises-­‐water-­‐wildlife-­‐concerns. “Minnesota struggles to slow deforestation, protect water” M inneapolis Star Tribune. February 1, 2015. Available: http://www.startribune.com/local/290436161.html “Cleaner lakes are social media stars”. Discover M agazine, Inkfish Blog. February 6, 2015. Available: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/inkfish/2015/02/06/cleaner-­‐lakes-­‐are-­‐
social-­‐media-­‐stars/#.VTmxGvnF-­‐So “The Allure of Clean Lakes”. Conservation M agazine, February 5, 2015. Available: http://conservationmagazine.org/2015/02/the-­‐allure-­‐of-­‐clear-­‐lakes/ Research also covered by Minnesota Daily, phys org, Science Direct “Grasslands conversion may increase water pollution in SE Minnesota” M inneapolis Star Tribune. July 18, 2014. Available: http://www.startribune.com/local/290436161.html “Crop switch could cost millions in water quality” Minnesota Public Radio. July 10, 2014. Available: http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/07/10/ground-­‐level-­‐beneath-­‐the-­‐surface-­‐
grassland-­‐nitrates* Research also covered by Environmental Research Web, KIMT-­‐TV, Minnesota Daily, and the Minnesota News Network. “U Researchers look at the future of biofuels” M innesota Daily. September 30th, 2013. Available: http://www.mndaily.com/news/metro-­‐state/2013/09/29/u-­‐researchers-­‐look-­‐
future-­‐biofuels. Invited testimony to the Minnesota State House Capital Investment, Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Finance, and Legacy Committees. M N State Legislature. January 15th, 2013. Title: “Managing our landscapes to improve water quality”. “Minnesota legislators and scientists team up on climate change” M inneapolis Star Tribune. January 16th 2013. Available: http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/187059651.html. “Prepare for impact of climate change.” M inneapolis Star Tribune. Editorial Board. January 19th, 2013. Available: http://www.startribune.com/opinion/editorials/187524481.html. Radio Interview on Access M innesota. Interviewed by Jim du Bois, Minnesota Broadcasters Association President, about my research on water quality and ecosystem services. Aired Dec. 2nd, 2012. Recording available at: http://www.accessminnesotaonline.com/2012/11/27/measuring-­‐the-­‐value-­‐of-­‐water-­‐
quality/. M innesota Public Radio. “Economist measures natures benefit with dollars”. January 3rd, 2012. Story mentions collaborative research report. Available: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/01/03/economist-­‐measures-­‐natures-­‐
benefit-­‐with-­‐dollars Fellowships & Awards
EPA Science To Achieve Results (EPA-­‐STAR) Fellowship (2011-­‐2014) Kenneth E. Grant Soil Water Conservation Society Scholarship (2011-­‐2012) Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota (2010-­‐2011) NSF Pre-­‐Doctoral Graduate Research Fellowship (2005 – 2010) Florence J. Rothman Fellowship, University of Minnesota (2006) Florence J. Rothman Fellowship, University of Minnesota (2005) Biedelman Award for most promising ecologist, Colorado College (2001) Barnes Natural Science Scholar, full-­‐tuition scholarship, Colorado College (1997-­‐2001) Service and Volunteer Activities
Reviewer for Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Ecological Applications, Ecology and Society, Environmental Science and Policy, Water, Environmental Management. Graduate committee member for Brian Krohn, PhD. Candidate in Natural Resources Science and Management and Ryan Noe M.S. in Natural Resources Science and Management (completed 2014). Boreas Environmental Leadership Program Participant (2012-­‐2013) Carleton College Environmental Studies Mentor (2011-­‐2013) UMore Park Sustainability Planning Process: Champion for Land Use and Wildlife (2011) Council for Graduate Studies Representative, University of Minnesota (2007) Preparing Future Faculty Program, University of Minnesota (2007) EEB Graduate Student Co-­‐President, University of Minnesota (2006) St. Paul Public Schools, Common X-­‐Change Program Scientist Volunteer (2006) Science Mentor, School for Environmental Studies, Apple Valley, MN. (2005) Center for Teaching and Learning Liaison, University of Minnesota (2004) The Nature Conservancy Volunteer, Aiken Canyon Reserve, CO. (2001) Minnesota Audubon Society Intern, St. Paul, MN. (1999)