Officers
CURRENT & PAST OFFICERS
The Executive Committee of the Section consists of a Chair, Vice-Chair, and Secretary. Officers are elected by ballot. Results of the election are announced at the annual business meeting of the Section, held each summer concurrent with the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America. The terms of office are as follows: (1) the Chair serves a term of one year; (2) the Vice-Chair serves a term of one year, after which the Vice-Chair assumes the office of Chair for one year; (3) the Secretary serves a term of two years.
The current and past officers of the Section are listed below. Full addresses are given for current officers. Organizational affiliations for past officers refer to the term of service, and may not be currently valid.
Contact the Theory Section Officers: esa.theory (AT) gmail (DOT) com
2023 – 2024
Chair
Phillip Staniczenko
City University of New York (CUNY), Brooklyn College
e-mail: pstaniczenko (AT) brooklyn (DOT) cuny (DOT) edu
Vice-Chair
Fernanda Valdovinos
University of California, Davis
e-mail: fvaldovinos (AT) ucdavis (DOT) edu
Secretary
Jie Deng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
e-mail: jiedeng (AT) mit (DOT) edu
Student Liaisons
Harman Preet Kour Jaggi
Stanford University
e-mail: harmanjaggi (AT) stanford (DOT) edu
Cole Brookson
University of Alberta
e-mail: brookson (AT) ualberta (DOT) ca
2022 – 2023
Chair
Serguei Saavedra
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
e-mail: sersaa (AT) mit (DOT) edu
Vice-Chair
Phillip Staniczenko
City University of New York (CUNY), Brooklyn College
e-mail: pstaniczenko (AT) brooklyn (DOT) cuny (DOT) edu
Secretary
Heng-Xing Zou
Rice University
e-mail: hz70 (AT) rice (DOT) edu
Student Liaison
Jie Deng
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
e-mail: jiedent (AT) mit (DOT) edu
2021 – 2022
Chair
Holly Moeller
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology
UC Santa Barbara
e-mail: holly.moeller (AT) lifesci (DOT) ucsb (DOT) edu
Vice-Chair
Serguei Saavedra
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
e-mail: sersaa (AT) mit (DOT) edu
Secretary
Chuliang Song
McGill University / University of Toronto
e-mail: clsong (DOT) ecology (AT) gmail (DOT) com
Student Liaison
Heng-Xing Zou
Rice University
e-mail: hz70 (AT) rice (DOT) edu
2020 – 2021
Chair
James O’Dwyer
Plant Biology
University of Illinois
e-mail: jodwyer (AT) illinois (DOT) edu
Vice-Chair
Holly Moeller
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology
UC Santa Barbara
e-mail: holly.moeller (AT) lifesci (DOT) ucsb (DOT) edu
Secretary
Chuliang Song
McGill University / University of Toronto
e-mail: clsong (DOT) ecology (AT) gmail (DOT) com
Student Liaison
Jasmine Kreig
Bredesen Center
University of Tennessee – Knoxville
e-mail: jasmine (DOT) kreig (AT) gmail (DOT) com
2019 – 2020
Chair: Kim Cuddington, University of Waterloo
Vice-Chair: James O’Dwyer, University of Illinois
Secretary: Allison Shaw, University of Minnesota
Student Liaison: Jasmine Kreig, University of Tennessee – Knoxville
2018 – 2019
Chair: Sebastian Schreiber, UC Davis
Vice-Chair: Kim Cuddington, University of Waterloo
Secretary: Allison Shaw, University of Minnesota
Student Liaison: Po-Ju Ke, Stanford University
2017 – 2018
Chair: Annette Ostling, University of Michigan
Vice-Chair: Sebastian Schreiber, UC Davis
Secretary: Karen Abbott, Case Western Reserve University
Student Liaison: Po-Ju Ke, Stanford University
2016 – 2017
Chair: Annette Ostling, University of Michigan
Vice-Chair: Sebastian Schreiber, UC Davis
Secretary: Karen Abbott, Case Western Reserve University
Student Liaison: Diana Rypkema, Stanford University
2015 – 2016
Chair: David Vasseur, Yale University
Vice-Chair: Annette Ostling, University of Michigan
Secretary: Karen Abbott, Case Western Reserve University
Student Liaison: Diana Rypkema, Stanford University
2014 – 2015
Chair: Marissa Baskett, University of California, Davis
Vice-Chair: David Vasseur, Yale University
Secretary: Masami Fujiwara, Texas A&M University
Student Liaison: Emily Moburg, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2013 – 2014
Chair: Bruce Kendall, University of California, Davis
Vice-Chair: Marissa Baskett, University of California, Davis
Secretary: Masami Fujiwara, Texas A&M University
Student Liaison: Emily Moburg, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2012 – 2013
Chair: Katia Koelle, Duke University
Vice-Chair: Bruce Kendall,University of California, Santa Barbara
Secretary: Jennifer Nelson, Southern Vermont College
Student Liaison: Colin Kremer, Michigan State University
2011 – 2012
Chair: Elizabeth Crone, Harvard Forest, Harvard University
Vice-Chair: Katia Koelle, Duke University
Secretary: Jennifer Nelson, Southern Vermont College
Student Liaison: Colin Kremer, Michigan State University
2010 – 2011
Chair: Kevin Gross, North Carolina State University
Vice-Chair: Elizabeth Crone, Harvard Forest, Harvard University
Secretary: Colin Kremer, Michigan State University
2009 – 2010
Chair: Robin Snyder, Case Western Reserve University
Vice-Chair: Kevin Gross, North Carolina State University
Secretary: Colin Kremer, Michigan State University
2008 – 2009
Chair: Ben Bolker, University of Florida
Vice-Chair: Robin Snyder, Case Western Reserve University
Secretary: Gregg Hartvigsen, SUNY Geneseo
2007 – 2008
Chair: Cherie Briggs, UCSB
Vice-Chair: Ben Bolker, University of Florida
Secretary: Gregg Hartvigsen, SUNY Geneseo
2006 – 2007
Chair: Ottar Nordal Bjørnstad, Penn State
Vice-chair: Cherie Briggs, UCSB
Secretary: Kim Cuddington, Ohio University
2005 – 2006
Chair: Priyanga Amarasekare, University of Chicago
Vice-chair: Ottar Nordal Bjørnstad, Penn State
Secretary: Kim Cuddington, Ohio University
2004 – 2005
Chair: Michael Neubert, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Vice-chair: Priyanga Amarasekare, University of Chicago
Secretary: Gregg Hartvigsen, SUNY Geneseo
2003 – 2004
Chair: Mercedes Pascual, University of Michigan
Vice-chair: Michael Neubert, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Secretary: Gregg Hartvigsen, SUNY Geneseo
2002 – 2003
Chair: Joan Roughgarden, Stanford University
Vice-chair: Mercedes Pascual, University of Michigan
Secretary: Gregg Hartvigsen, SUNY Geneseo
2001 – 2002
Chair: Lou Gross, University of Tennessee
Vice-chair: Joan Roughgarden, Stanford University
Secretary: Gregg Hartvigsen, SUNY Geneseo
2000 – 2001
Chair: Mark Andersen, New Mexico State University
Vice-chair: Lou Gross, University of Tennessee
Secretary: Michael Neubert, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
1999 – 2000
Chair: Will Wilson, Duke University
Vice-Chair: Mark Andersen, New Mexico State
Secretary: Michael Neubert, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
1998 – 1999
Chair: Will Wilson, Duke University
Vice-Chair: Mark Andersen, New Mexico State University
Secretary: Timothy H. Keitt, National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis (NCEAS)
1997 – 1998
Chair: Peter Turchin, University of Connecticut
Vice-Chair: Will Wilson, Duke University
Secretary: Timothy H. Keitt, National Center for Ecological Analysis & Sythesis
1996 – 1997
Chair: Hal Caswell, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Vice-Chair: Peter Turchin, University of Connecticut
Secretary: Kimberly A. With, Bowling Green State University
1995 – 1996
Chair: Alan M. Hastings, University of California, Davis
Vice-Chair: Hal Caswell, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Secretary: Kimberly A. With, Bowling Green State University
1994 – 1995
Chair: Sandra J. Turner, University of New Mexico
Vice-Chair: Alan M. Hastings, University of California, Davis
Secretary: Alan R. Johnson, University of New Mexico
1993 – 1994
Chair: Edward J. Rykiel, Jr., Texas A&M University
Vice-Chair: Sandra J. Turner, University of New Mexico
Secretary: Alan R. Johnson, University of New Mexico
Last updated on: September 12th, 2022