Quantitative Ecology and Resource Management. March 2008
E. David Ford (chair), Tom Hinckley, Mark Kot, Charles Laird
A geometric simulation model of foliage regeneration in Abies grandis and Pseudotsuga menziesii.
E. David Ford,
committee chair
Publications
Kennedy MC, Ford ED. (in press). Using
multi-criteria analysis of simulation models to understand complex biological
systems. BioScience.
Ford
ED, Kennedy MC. (2011). Assessment of uncertainty in
functional-structural plant models. Annals of
Botany. doi:10.1093/aob/mcr110
Johnson MC,
Kennedy MC, Peterson DL. (2011). Simulating fuel
treatment effects in dry forests of the western United States: testing the
principles of a fire-safe forest. Canadian Journal of
Forest Research. 41: 1018-1030. doi:10.1139/X11-032
Kennedy MC, McKenzie D. (2010). Using
a stochastic model and cross-scale analysis to evaluate controls on historical
low-severity fire regimes. Landscape Ecology. 25:1561-1573
McKenzie D,
Kennedy MC. (2010) Scaling laws and complexity in fire regimes. Chapter 2 in
McKenzie D, Miller C, Falk DA eds. The
Landscape Ecology of Fire. Dordrecht, The
Netherlands, Springer. In press
Kennedy MC.
(2010). Functional-structural models optimize the placement of foliage units
for multiple whole-canopy functions. Ecological Research.
25(4):723-732
Kennedy MC,
Ford ED, Hinckley TM. (2010) Defining how aging Pseudotsuga
and Abies compensate for multiple stresses through multi-criteria
assessment of a functional-structural model. Tree
Physiology. 30(1):3-22.
Kennedy MC,
Ford ED. (2009). Two-criteria model assessment shows
that foliage maintenance in old-growth Pseudotsuga menziesii requires
both delayed and sequential reiteration. Trees Structure
and Function. 23(6):1173-1187
Kennedy MC, Ford ED, Singleton P, Finney M,
Agee JK. (2008) Informed multi-objective decision-making in environmental
management using Pareto optimality. Journal of Applied
Ecology. 45(1):181.
Lehmkuhl J, Kennedy M, Ford ED, Singleton PH, Gaines WL, Lind RL. (2007). Seeing the forest for the fuel: Integrating ecological values and fuels management. Forest Ecology and Management. 246: 73-80.
Ishii HT, Ford ED, Kennedy MC. (2007). Physiological and ecological implications of adaptive reiteration as a
mechanism for crown maintenance and longevity. Tree
Physiology. 27:455–462.
Kennedy MC, Ford ED, Ishii H. (2004). Model
analysis of the importance of reiteration for branch longevity in Pseudotsuga
menziesii compared with Abies grandis. Canadian
Journal of Botany. 82: 892-909.
Professional
Experience
Research Scientist.
University of Washington 2008-current
Course Instructor.
University of Washington 2002-2005
Teaching Assistant.
University of Washington 2002-2004,
2007
Research Assistant.
University of Washington 2000-2008
Undergraduate Research Assistant.
University of San Francisco 1998-1999
Teaching Assistant.
University of San Francisco 1998-1999
Awards
Outstanding
Research Assistant. University of Washington
College of Forest Resources Recognition Event. 2006.
NCAA Outstanding
Sportsperson of the Year National Nominee.
1998-1999
Charles Harney Award.
University of San Francisco. Awarded
to the graduating athlete with the highest GPA. 1998-1999.
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists
Recipient. University of San
Francisco. 1998