Tiffany Garcia

Treasurer

tiffany.garcia@oregonstate.edu
term expires 2016

Tiffany Garcia is a broadly trained ecologist with a strong interest in amphibian systems and freshwater habitats. She works mainly in ephemeral streams and ponds studying the impacts of environmental stressors on species interactions. These stressors, which include invasive species, water quality, habitat fragmentation and unpredictable hydroperiods, can be strongly associated with agricultural systems. As a new Assistant Professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University, her research program explores the direct and indirect effects of management-induced stressors and ways of integrating ephemeral habitats into modern agricultural landscapes.

Previous to her new job in the Dept. of Fisheries in Wildlife, Tiffany was a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, studying with Dr. Andrew Blaustein at Oregon State University for three years. This research quantified behavioral and physiological plasticity in larval amphibians in response to environmental stress and the indirect effects on aquatic communities. She received her doctorate under Dr. Andrew Sih at the University of Kentucky and completed her undergraduate at UC Davis.

Surviving pre-tenure life, adopting a new puppy, and planning her wedding takes up most of Tiffany’s time. But when not potty training, she enjoys making (and drinking) wine, learning about new and interesting ways to lengthen undergraduate attention spans, and spending exorbitant amounts of money on Le Creuset cookware. Eventually, she also plans on learning how to cook.