Rate My Professor Jennifer Burnaford

Burnaford teaches undergraduate courses in Evolution & Biodiversity, Phycology, and Coastal Ecology. Her contributions to teaching and student success were recognized with the Outstanding Contributions to Student Success award for the 2019-2020 academic year from the Department of Biological Science, as well as the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Outstanding Faculty Award. Key publications authored or co-authored by her include: Miner et al. (2018), "Large-scale impacts of sea star wasting disease (SSWD) on intertidal sea stars and implications for recovery," PLOS ONE; Murray et al. (2016), "Evaluating ecological states of rocky intertidal communities: a best professional judgment exercise," Ecological Indicators; Burnaford et al. (2014), "Celestial mechanics affects emersion time and cover patterns of an ecosystem engineer, the intertidal kelp Saccharina sessilis," Marine Ecology Progress Series; Burnaford et al. (2011), "Assemblage shift following population collapse of a non-indigenous bivalve in an urban lagoon," Marine Biology; and Burnaford (2004), "Habitat modification and refuge from sublethal stress drive a marine plant-herbivore association," Ecology. Her scholarly work has received over 3,775 citations on Google Scholar, underscoring her impact in the field of marine ecology.