Jen Baron

(She, Her, Hers)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences

Other Titles: Member, Centre for Wildfire Coexistence; Member, Disaster Resilience Research Network
Email: jen.baron@ubc.ca

Research Summary

Fire ecology and management; wildfire science; landscape ecology; historical ecology; disturbance dynamics; ecosystem restoration.

Courses & Teaching

Landscape Ecology and Management

Degrees

PhD, University of British Columbia

Research Interests & Projects

Characterizing Fire Deficits and Pathways for Adaptive Wildfire Management in Interior British Columbia: Across British Columbia, recent and rapid changes in historically active fire regimes increasingly challenge forest and wildfire management. In partnership with the BC Wildfire Service and First Nations Emergency Services Society, this research uses spatially explicit methods to quantify departures from historical fire regimes and explore landscape-level treatment pathways for restorative or adaptive management interventions.

Selected Publications & Presentations

Google Scholar

Selected Grants & Awards

• Izaak Walter Killam Memorial Fellowship
• Jordan L Burke Memorial Award in Forestry
• Killam Graduate Teaching Award
• NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship

Professional Services/Affiliations/Committees

Associate Editor, Fire Ecology

Media

• The Ubyssey | UBC researchers propose six strategies for coexisting with wildfires
• The Narwhal | Aspen is a natural fire guard. Why has B.C. spent decades killing it off with glyphosate?
• The Globe and Mail | Inaccurate data on forest fuels may stoke B.C. wildfires, study finds
• The Globe and Mail | PODCAST | The challenge with preparing for wildfires in B.C.
• The Clear Cut | PODCAST | Wildfire: What are the drivers?
• Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions | Wildfire and Carbon Project
• Get FireSmart | PODCAST | Understanding and Restoring Active Fire Regimes in BC
• CBC | If we’re going to tackle worsening wildfires, we need to think differently, say those who know