Rate My Professor Jalene LaMontagne

LaMontagne’s research investigates patterns and drivers of population variability and synchrony over space and time, with emphasis on mast seeding dynamics, tree reproduction, consumer-resource interactions in forest ecology, and effects of global change agents like climate on boreal conifer populations. During her DePaul tenure, she was awarded nearly $500,000 in National Science Foundation grants in 2022, led an NSF-funded Long-Term Ecological Research team, and served on the STEM Center Advisory Committee. Key honors include DePaul’s Mid-Career Excellence in Research Award (2021), nomination for Excellence in Teaching Award (2021), Mentor of the Year nominee (2019), and selection as an “Illinois Researcher to Know” in climate change by the Illinois Science & Technology Coalition (2022). Her scholarship features prominent publications such as “Community synchrony in seed production is associated with trait similarity and climate across North America” (Ecology Letters, 2024; recipient of the Robert P. McIntosh Award), “Probabilistic theory for episodic ecological events” (Environmental Research Letters, 2024), “Evolutionary ecology of masting: mechanisms, models, and climate change” (Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2024), and “MASTREE+: Time-series of plant reproductive effort from six continents” (Global Change Biology, 2022). She contributes as Associate Editor for Journal of Ecology (since 2020) and Canadian Journal of Forest Research (since 2025).