Rate My Professor Michael Stambaugh,

His research investigates forest ecosystem changes across time and space, emphasizing fire ecology, forest management, and dendrochronology. Utilizing tree-rings for precise, long-term records, Stambaugh explores fire regimes, vegetation dynamics, tree growth, and paleoenvironmental reconstructions. Notable publications include "Predicting fire frequency with chemistry and climate" (Ecosystems, 2012), "Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) fire scars reveal new details of a frequent fire regime" (Journal of Vegetation Science, 2011), "Historic fire regime dynamics and forcing factors in the Boston Mountains, Arkansas, USA" (Forest Ecology and Management, 2006), "Fire scars reveal variability and dynamics of eastern fire regimes" (2006), and "Wave of fire: an anthropogenic signal in historical fire regimes across central Pennsylvania, USA" (Ecosphere, 2018). With over 4,400 citations on Google Scholar, his work has advanced knowledge of historical fire regimes and informed forest management strategies. Stambaugh has been a National Geographic Explorer since 2010, received the Charles Bullard Fellowship in Forest Research at Harvard Forest in 2023, and chairs the Research, Scholarship, and Economic Development Committee on the MU Faculty Council. He teaches Forest Ecology, Forest Health, and Advanced Forest Ecology, and is currently accepting graduate students.