Jennifer Bell

Rangeland Ecology and Watershed Management

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

(307) 766-2269jbell3@uwyo.edu

Agriculture C, Room 4017

Curriculum Vitae
Jennifer Bell

I am broadly interested in how microbial communities adapt and change. I look at how restoration and reclamation change microbial communities and their associated biogeochemical cycling. I am interested in how land management practices, soil amendments, and plant communities impact and steer these restoration trajectories. I am also interested in the plant microbiome and how it can be harnessed for sustainable agriculture and the impact of different agriculture practices on soil microbial communities and biogeochemical cycling.

Education

  • B.S. Molecular Biology and Spanish Literature, University of Wyoming 2011
  • Msc. Biology, University of Mississippi, 2015
  • PhD, Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan, 2021

Research Interests

  • Soil Microbial Ecology
  • Restoration Ecology
  • Plant-Soil Interactions
  • Mycorrhizal Fungi
  • Invasive Species

Teaching

  • REWM 4200 – Reclamation of Drastically Disturbed Lands
  • SOIL 4140/5140 – Soil Microbiology