Lydia Westberg
- Doctoral Aspirant
Contact Info
Lawrence
Biography —
Faculty Mentor: Sara Baer
Research Interest: Grassland restoration and conservation, plan community ecology, plant-soil interactions, climate change
Hometown: Cambridge, MN
Education —
B.S. in Biology, University of North Dakota, 2020, Grand Forks, ND
M.S. in Biology, University of North Dakota, 2023, Grand Forks, ND
Selected Publications —
- Darland, D.C., Gisi, E.M., Hampton, J.R., Huang, H., Kantonen, L.M., Kong, D., *LaFond, L.R., Martin, J.P., Okosun, B.O., Westberg, L.M., and Young, L.C. Student-centered approaches to breaking through scientific writing barriers. Journal of College Science Teaching, Accepted, January 2023.
Selected Presentations —
- Westberg, L.M., K.A. Yurkonis, B.J. Darby, and M. Ahlering. Variation in Species selected for and established in Conservation Reserve Program grasslands. North Dakota Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) Annual Meeting, Virtual. February 2022. Poster presentation.
- Westberg, L.M., M. Ahlering, B.J. Darby, and K.A. Yurkonis. Species turnover in seeded and local species pools in Conservation Reserve Program grasslands across the United States. North Dakota Chapter of the Wildlife Society (TWS) Annual Meeting, In-person, Mandan, ND. February 2023. Poster presentation.
Awards & Honors —
- Westberg, L.M. Esther Wadsworth Hall Wheeler Award for Support of Graduate Student Research. University of North Dakota. Awarded $1,200. May 2022.
- Westberg, L.M. Spirit Mound Trust Grassland Research Grant Program. Spirit Mound Trust, Vermillion, SD. Awarded $1,500. April 2022.