Director, Yosemite and Sequoia Field Stations
Breezy Jackson directs and implements research, education and outreach activities at Yosemite and Sequoia Field Stations
- B.S., Environmental Science, Saint Mary’s College, Moraga, California
- M.S., Environmental Science, University of Idaho
- M.S., Leadership in Physical Education and Outdoor Recreation, University of Idaho
- PhD, Ecosystem Ecology, The Ohio State University
Dr. Jackson comes to UC Merced from Yosemite National Park where she worked as a wildlife biologist and managed multiple research projects aimed at protecting sensitive terrestrial wildlife taxa including mountain lion, Sierra Nevada red fox, butterflies, and bats. Her doctoral and masters research focused on the influence of wildfires on stream-riparian ecosystems of the central Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains including changes in riparian vegetation, geomorphology, stream water chemistry, and aquatic-terrestrial food web linkages. Jackson also worked as a fire fighter and fire lookout on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest in Washington state and as a field coordinator for the United States Antarctic Program.