Andrea Keeler

PhD

Andrea M. Keeler.

Andrea Keeler

PhD

Andrea Keeler

PhD

Research Interests

Ecology, Botany, Limnology, Mycology, Climate Change, Soil Sciences, Mutualisms

Education

  • BS in Ecology, Evolution, & Behavior (EEB), minor in Plant Biology from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (2015)
  • PhD in Evolution, Ecology, & Organismal Biology (EEOB) from the University of California, Riverside (2022), Advisor: Nicole E. Rafferty, PhD, Dissertation: Tritrophic Mutualisms in a Changing Climate 

Office Hours

  • By appointment

Courses Taught

  • BIOL199 

Research Summary

Andrea Keeler utilizes innovative, inclusive classroom strategies to effectively teach biology and ecology with the ultimate goal of retaining historically minoritized students in STEM. 

Selected Publications

  • Keeler, A. M., & Rafferty, N. E. (2022). Legume germination is delayed in dry soils and in sterile soils devoid of microbial mutualists: Species‐specific implications for upward range expansions. Ecology and evolution12(8), e9186.
  • Keeler, A. M., Rose-Person, A., & Rafferty, N. E. (2021). From the ground up: Building predictions for how climate change will affect belowground mutualisms, floral traits, and bee behavior. Climate Change Ecology1, 100013.