Scott C. Merrill
Research Associate Professor
Managing Director, Social-Ecological Gaming & Simulation (SEGS) Lab ¶¶Òõ̽̽
- Ph. D., Ecology, Colorado State University, 2007
- B.S., Mathematics, University of Oregon, 1994
- B.S., Psychology, University of Oregon, 1994
Gund Institute For the Environment Fellow, ¶¶Òõ̽̽
(RACC) Policy and Governance team
(NEWRnet) Social Dimensions team
Adjunct Professor, Food Systems Program, University of Vermont
BIO
I am a Systems Ecologist with research spanning a wide range of both natural ecosystems and social-ecological systems. Projects include examining dynamics of change within pest-crop agroecosystems including aspects of climate change, examining ways to nudge human behavior to help protect the health of our livestock herds, and looking at factors motivating behavior that affects water quality in the Lake Champlain watershed. In the SEGS lab, I use experimental gaming as a novel technique for collecting data to examine decision making in social-ecological systems. An important goal of this work is the creation of applicable and predictive models to inform best management practices.
Courses
Ecological Gaming HCOL 186
Quantitative Thinking in Life Sciences PSS 381
Publications
Area(s) of expertise
Systems ecology, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), social-ecological systems, Landscape ecology, serious games, experimental gaming, animal biosecurity, climate change, population modeling, Monte Carlo simulations, and spatiotemporal modeling.
Bio
I am a Systems Ecologist with research spanning a wide range of both natural ecosystems and social-ecological systems. Projects include examining dynamics of change within pest-crop agroecosystems including aspects of climate change, examining ways to nudge human behavior to help protect the health of our livestock herds, and looking at factors motivating behavior that affects water quality in the Lake Champlain watershed. In the SEGS lab, I use experimental gaming as a novel technique for collecting data to examine decision making in social-ecological systems. An important goal of this work is the creation of applicable and predictive models to inform best management practices.
Courses
Ecological Gaming HCOL 186
Quantitative Thinking in Life Sciences PSS 381
Publications
Areas of Expertise
Systems ecology, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), social-ecological systems, Landscape ecology, serious games, experimental gaming, animal biosecurity, climate change, population modeling, Monte Carlo simulations, and spatiotemporal modeling.