杰森·基尔戈博士.D.

Jason 祈戈是生物系的教授和系主任, 协调环境科学专业, 并协调社会正义研究项目. 作为一名受过广泛训练的植物生态学家和前湿地顾问, he is interested in the regulation of species distributions from local patches of woods to the landscape scale. He and his students use field and greenhouse studies to understand the impacts of invasive species, 环境污染物, 气候变化对经济增长的影响, 生存, 社区继承, 以及植物的迁移.

Dr. 祈戈’s main research systems include forests of northeastern North America, 亚利桑那州南部的山地岛屿, 和五大湖的沙丘. He particularly values long-term ecological studies and participates in the College’s Long-term Ecological Monitoring (LEM) program at the 阿伯纳西野外站 以及永久森林规划项目 (PFPP)这是生态研究教育网络的一部分 (EREN). Within EREN, he serves as Vice President; co-leads projects related to emerald ash borer (EAB)，林下植物群落 (cVeg), and human impacts on local woody plant assemblages (PHAE); and contributes to collaborative projects related to garlic mustard (GM/P), 橡子生产 (OakMAST)，以及窗户对鸟类死亡率的影响 (BirdWin). Dr. 祈戈 currently directs two external grants investigating EAB-induced ash mortality and plant community response on the Allegheny National Forest. Recent research also includes developing protocols to identify old-growth forests in the local ecoregion.

Dr. 祈戈 is also involved in research related to interventional pain therapy and radiation safety with Dr. 大卫·普洛, 合作研究对学生学习的影响(en), use of digitized natural history collections to learn ecological concepts (QUBES教师指导网络), and remediation of soil and water contaminated with heavy metals (Luce Initiative on Asian Studies and the Environment (LIASE) Grant, Henry Luce Foundation), which is work done in collaboration with W&学生们，博士. Jennifer Bayline(化学系), 在广州的广东教育大学任教, 中国.

Dr. 基尔戈也是W&J校园植物园和管理W&J温室和植物标本室. 来自校园各处的许多学生都为照顾孩子做出了贡献, 管理, 对这些项目中的工厂进行监控.

Dr. 祈戈’s primary teaching responsibilities are Evolution and Biological 多样性, 生物学领域, 生命科学应用统计学, 植物多样性, 环境植物生理学, 与森林生态. He also teaches an introductory course in environmental studies related to water resources as well as non-major courses in economic botany and First-Year Seminars focusing on discovering one’s sense of place and thriving as a first-year student. 对于休会/JayTerm, Dr. 祈戈 has taught on-campus courses in dendrochronology and immigration policy and travel courses focusing on the natural and human history of the Sonoran Desert.

Dr. 祈戈 currently serves the College through the Assessment Working Group and the President’s Council for 多样性, 股本, 和包容. 他还担任大学游泳队的教师导师 & 跳水队和户外俱乐部顾问.

社区服务对史密斯博士来说非常重要. 祈戈. 在其他活动中, he serves on the City of 华盛顿 Planning Commission and as an Associate Director for the 华盛顿 County Conservation District, 给社区组织演讲和实地考察, 并为当地det365app和领导拓展活动.