Trisha Atwood

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture & Natural Resources; Watershed Sciences; Ecology Center

Associate Professor

Trisha Atwood

Contact Information

Email: trisha.atwood@usu.edu

Biography

Dr. Atwood, along with the students in her lab - Aquatic Ecology and Global Change Lab - are interested in three broad research themes across all aquatic ecosystems (marine, estuarine, freshwater, and riparian zones). 

  • The effects of global change on aquatic food webs and species interactions.
  • How food webs and species interactions influence ecosystem function.
  • The role of aquatic ecosystems in climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation.

By focusing on these three broad questions, her research has taken her all over the world with studies in Hawaii, Canada, Costa Rica, and Australia (including The Great Barrier Reef.