BARON, Jill S. 1954–

PERSONAL: Born November 8, 1954, in Pittsburgh, PA; daughter of Lee (a merchant) and Alma (an educator; maiden name, Spann) Baron; married Dennis Ojima (a scientist), 1982; children: Claire, Kyle. Ethnicity: "Caucasian." Education: Cornell University, B.S., 1976; University of Wisconsin—Madison, M.S., 1979; Colorado State University, Ph.D., 1991.

ADDRESSES: Office—Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523.

CAREER: U.S. Geological Survey, ecologist; Colorado State University, Fort Collins, ecologist and senior research scientist at Natural Resource Laboratory; Montana State University, distinguished lecturer at Mountain Research Center, 1997; St. Olaf College, guest speaker, 2003; member of science advisory board of Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center, and Glen Canyon Dam adaptive management program, 2001–03.

MEMBER: Ecological Society of America (certified senior ecologist; member of governing board).

AWARDS, HONORS: Grants from National Park Service, 1992–2003, 2002–05; Achievement Awards, Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001; Meritorious Service Award, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2002; grants from Environmental Protection Agency, 2002–05.

WRITINGS:

Biogeochemistry of a Subalpine Ecosystem, Springer-Verlag (New York, NY), 1992.

(Editor) Rocky Mountain Futures: An Ecological Perspective, Island Press (Washington, DC), 2002.

Contributor to periodicals, including BioScience, Environmental Geology, Ecosystems, Paleolimnology, and Water Resources Research. Associate editor, Ecological Applications.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Research on ecosystem dynamics and integrated assessments.