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 evolution, 12(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 Ecology, 1, 100013.