Amber Kerr at Alta, CA, 6/2007

Amber Kerr

Ph.D. Student
Energy and Resources Group
University of California, Berkeley


I am a student in John Harte and Margaret Torn's labs. Broadly, I am interested in ecology, global change and sustainable development. My dissertation research focuses on agroforestry (growing trees together with crops for environmental and social benefits). I am particularly interested in agroforestry for adaptation to climate change in developing countries. Agroforestry systems have been promoted by development agencies worldwide, but few studies have been done on their interactions with climate change. I will be doing my field work in southern Malawi from October 2008 - June 2009.

Though born in Australia, I have spent much of my life in the United States. I received BS and MS degrees in Earth Systems from Stanford University, and have worked at NASA, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, and Rocky Mountain Institute. While at Berkeley, I have worked as a research assistant for the California Energy Commission and a teaching assistant for Biology 1B (General Biology), ER 100 (Energy and Society), EEP 153 (Population, Environment, and Development), and ESPM C11 (Americans and the Global Forest).

You're welcome to e-mail me at akerratberkeley.edu, or follow the links to the left for more information. Thanks for visiting!