View Curriculum Vitae for Alexandra D. Syphard (PDF)

Education:
2005, Ph.D., Geography, San Diego State University & University of California, Santa Barbara
1998, Masters in Environmental Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University
1995, Masters of Public Health, Medical College of Virginia
1992, B.A., English, Mary Washington College

Research interests:
On a broad level, my research focuses on landscape change that results from human and natural disturbances, separately and in combination. Specifically, I am interested in the relationship between human development and altered fire regimes in California, especially in terms of future change and conservation implications.

Personal interests:
When I'm not thinking about fire, I enjoy listening to and learning to play the acoustic guitar (I recently switched from a steel string to learn classical); practicing ashtanga yoga; running; chasing my dog around the back yard; drinking beer and coffee (usually not together); traveling to different countries; and spending time with my friends and family.

Selected Publications:

Syphard, A.D., V.C. Radeloff, J.E. Keeley, T.J. Hawbaker, M.K. Clayton, S.I. Stewart, and R.B. Hammer. Human influence on California fire regimes. Ecological Applications 17(5): 1388-1402. PDF (contains color, 1 Mb)

Syphard, A.D., J. Yang, J. Franklin, H.S. He, and J.E. Keeley. In review. Calibrating forest landscape model to simulate high fire frequency in Mediterranean-type shrublands. Environmental Modelling & Software

Syphard, A.D., J. Franklin, and J.E. Keeley. In press. Simulation the effects of frequent fire on southern California coastal shrublands. Ecological Applications

Syphard, A.D., K.C. Clarke, and J. Franklin. In press. Coupling two landscape models to simulate frequent fire and urban growth on southern California coastal shrublands. Landscape Ecology

Syphard, A.D., K. Clarke, and J. Franklin. 2005. Using a cellular automaton model to forecast the effects of alternate scenarios of urban growth on habitat fragmentation in southern California. Ecological Complexity 2: 185-203. PDF (0.7 Mb)

Syphard, A.D. and J. Franklin. 2004. Spatial aggregation effects on the simulation of landscape pattern and ecological processes in southern California plant communities. Ecological Modeling 180: 21-40. PDF (1.0 Mb)

Syphard, A.D. and M.W. Garcia. 2001. Human- and beaver-induced wetland changes in the Chickahominy River Watershed from 1953 to 1994. Wetlands 21: 342-353. PDF (0.6 Mb)

Contact information:
Forest Ecology and Management
1630 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
phone: +1/608 261-1050
fax: +1/608 262-9922
asyphard@yahoo.com