Jason Stockwell
Director, Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory
Professor
Secondary Appointment, Department of Biology
3 College Street
Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Lab
Burlington, VT 05401
United States
- Ph.D., Zoology, University of Toronto, 1996
- B.S., Biology and Mathematics, Northland College, 1991
Areas of expertise
Aquatic ecology, food web dynamics, predator-prey interactions
BIO
Professor Stockwell received his doctorate from the University of Toronto, followed by post-doctoral associate positions at Colorado State University and Michigan State University. He served as a research fishery biologist and the station leader at the USGS Lake Superior Biological Station in Ashland, Wisconsin, from 2004-2007 and was a pelagic ecologist at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland, Maine prior to joining the University of Vermont in 2011. Professor Stockwell's research interests cover basic and applied questions in aquatic ecology. He work across trophic levels (phytoplankton to fish), lake types (oligotrophic to eutrophic), and ecosystems (experimental ponds to the large lakes to marine systems), and his collaborators and colleagues external to UVM range from local agency managers and biologists to large international networks of scientists. His current work explores how ecosystem conditions, disturbance events, and predator-prey interactions mediate the response and resilience of community structure and function. He uses multiple approaches in his research, including experimental mesocosms, natural gradients in lake trophic state and community organization, and global data sets.
Work with Professor Stockwell
If you are interested in pursuing an undergraduate research experience, a graduate degree, or a post-doctoral position in Professor Stockwell’s laboratory, please send an email to Professor Stockwell stating your interest, your reason for your interest, and how your interests align with research in the Stockwell Laboratory. Please include a resume. General email inquiries (e.g., "I have an interest in aquatic ecology. Are you hiring?”), inquiries that clearly do not align with the research program of Professor Stockwell, or inquiries that are AI-generated will not receive a response.
Courses
- Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
- Introduction to Fisheries and Wildlife Methods
- Scientific Writing and Interpretation
- Fisheries Management
Publications
Bio
Professor Stockwell received his doctorate from the University of Toronto, followed by post-doctoral associate positions at Colorado State University and Michigan State University. He served as a research fishery biologist and the station leader at the USGS Lake Superior Biological Station in Ashland, Wisconsin, from 2004-2007 and was a pelagic ecologist at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland, Maine prior to joining the University of Vermont in 2011. Professor Stockwell's research interests cover basic and applied questions in aquatic ecology. He work across trophic levels (phytoplankton to fish), lake types (oligotrophic to eutrophic), and ecosystems (experimental ponds to the large lakes to marine systems), and his collaborators and colleagues external to UVM range from local agency managers and biologists to large international networks of scientists. His current work explores how ecosystem conditions, disturbance events, and predator-prey interactions mediate the response and resilience of community structure and function. He uses multiple approaches in his research, including experimental mesocosms, natural gradients in lake trophic state and community organization, and global data sets.
Work with Professor Stockwell
If you are interested in pursuing an undergraduate research experience, a graduate degree, or a post-doctoral position in Professor Stockwell’s laboratory, please send an email to Professor Stockwell stating your interest, your reason for your interest, and how your interests align with research in the Stockwell Laboratory. Please include a resume. General email inquiries (e.g., "I have an interest in aquatic ecology. Are you hiring?”), inquiries that clearly do not align with the research program of Professor Stockwell, or inquiries that are AI-generated will not receive a response.
Courses
- Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
- Introduction to Fisheries and Wildlife Methods
- Scientific Writing and Interpretation
- Fisheries Management