CHRISTINA MARIE RESTAINO
Departmental of Environmental Science and Policy
University of California, Davis
One Shields Ave. Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (530) 903-2552
Email:
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Environmental and Forest Sciences (2014), University of Washington, Advisor: David L. Peterson
Dissertation: Climate drivers of Douglas-fir growth in the western United States
M.S. Forest Resources (2009), University of Washington, Advisor: David L. Peterson
Thesis: Forest heterogeneity and surface fuels affect wildfire severity in a mixed conifer forest, eastside Cascade Range, Washington, USA
B.S. Forestry and Natural Resources (2006), University of California, Berkeley, Advisor: Joe McBride
Thesis: Tree mortality and bark beetle infestations following fuels treatments in a western US pine forest
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Postdoctoral Scholar (Sept 2014-Present), UC Davis, Environmental Science and Policy
Supervisor: Hugh D. Safford (Regional Vegetation Ecologist, USFS Region 5)
Doctoral Candidate (July 2012-August 2014), University of Washington, Seattle
Fire and Mountain Ecology Lab, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
USGS Global Change Program, Western Mountain Initiative
Supervisor: David L. Peterson (Research Biologist, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station)
National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow (Sept 2009- June 2012)
Fire and Mountain Ecology Lab, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
Supervisor: David L. Peterson (Research Biologist, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station)
Graduate Research Assistant (July 2007-Sept 2009), University of Washington, Seattle
Fire and Mountain Ecology Lab, College of Forest Resources
US Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Supervisor: David L. Peterson (Research Biologist, USFS Pacific Northwest Research Station)
Forest Resource Assistant(Oct 2004-Dec 2006), Blodgett Forest Research Station Georgetown, CA
UC Center for Forestry, UC Berkeley
Supervisor: Rob York (Forest Manager, Affiliate Faculty at UC Berkeley)
Forestry Aide(May- Aug 2006) CA Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, South Lake Tahoe, CA
Supervisor: Mary Huggins
Research Assistant (August – December 2004) Universidade de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brasil, Department of Agroecology – US Brasil Consortium on Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development
Research Assistant (Aug- Dec 2003) Department of Environmental Science and Policy: Division of Society and Environment, UC Berkeley, Political Ecology Lab
Supervisor: Nancy Peluso (Professor, UC Berkeley)
TEACHING AND OUTREACH EXPERIENCE
Coordinator California Fire Science Consortium- Sierra Nevada Region(Sept 2014 – Present)
Conference Organizer (January 2016 – October 2016) Natural Areas Association Conference
Lead Conference Committee, Field Trip Committee Chair, Audio Visual Committee Chair, Food and Entertainment Committee Chair
Conference Theme: Climate Change Adaptation and Natural Areas Management: Turning Words to Action - Attendance: 630
Field Trip Organizer and Leader – Indiana Summit Natural Area (September 2016)
Science Expedition Organizer and Leader – Baja California Fire Science Trip (June 2015)
12 day trip to Sierra San Pedro Martir and 1857 Constitucion National Parks in Mexico
Attendance: 30
Field Trip Organizer and Leader – King Fire Field Tour (May 2015)
Workshop Organizer (2014) Aspen Management Workshop, South Lake Tahoe, CA
Attendance: 60
Predoctoral Instructor- Graduate Level Forest Community Ecology(September – December 2013)University of Washington, Seattle, WA: Teaching Effectiveness Score: 4.8/5
Guest Instructor- “Forests and Climate”(June 2013, June 2014), UC Berkeley Forestry Camp, Quincy/Berkeley, CA
Wilderness Guide and Educator (August 2013), Aspire Adventures/University High School, Yosemite/San Francisco, CA
Volunteer/Instructor (May 2012), Miller’s Hill Middle School, Latrobe, CA
Volunteer (2012) North Cascades Adaptation Partnership Meeting, Seattle, WA
Volunteer/Organizer (2010) Adapting to Climate Change on National Forests Workshop, Skamania, WA
Science CommunicationFellow(Jan 2009-2012), Pacific Science Center Portal to the Public
Seattle, WA
Science Fair Mentor (Jan 2008- April 2014), Bryant Elementary School, Seattle, WA
Fire Ecology Discussion Section Leader (March 2009 – June 2009)
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Substitute Teacher – Tahoe Unified School District(January – June 2007)
Instructor (Sept 2005- May 2006) UC Berkeley GK:12 Exploring California Biodiversity Program, Berkeley High School, Berkeley, CA
Undergraduate Student Instructor (2004) International Rural Development Policy, UC Berkeley Department of Environmental Science and Policy
ACADEMIC SERVICE
Panelist (2016) Conservation Strategy Meeting – Pinchot Institute
Participant (2016), Working Group - Landscape Impacts of Fire and Climate Change in the Southwest: A Science-Management Partnership
Peer Reviewer (2016), Global Change Biology
Panelist(2014), North American Forest Education Summit, UC Berkeley
Editor (2013-Present), California Forester, UC Berkeley
School of Environmental and Forest Sciences Representative(2013-2014), Student Advisory Council to the Dean’s Office, College of the Environment, University of Washington
Steering Committee Member(2013-2014), UC Berkeley College of Natural Resources Centennial Celebration
Session Chair and Organizer (2013), Ameridendro Conference – Climate-growth relations special session
Peer Reviewer (2013), Fire Ecology
Peer Reviewer (2012), Ecological Applications
Student Member (2011), Director Search Committee, School of Forest Resources, University of Washington
AWARDS AND GRANTS
Principal Investigator: The effects of fire on second-growth giant sequoia mixed conifer forests – Save the Redwoods League $25,000 (full-proposal invited, not yet awarded)
Co-Principal Investigator: Effectiveness of forest management treatments at reducing drought and bark-beetle caused tree mortality in California – Region 5 Forest Health and Protection, USDA Climate Hub$179,000
Co-Principal Investigator: Creating a Fire Science Consortium – Joint Fire Sciences Program $62,000
University of Arizona Laboratory of Tree Ring Research Haury Visiting Scholar Fellowship, 2013, $4,000
North American Dendroecological Fieldweek Graduate Fellowship (NSF), 2012-2013, $3,000
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, 2009-2012, $125,000
Best Student Presentation, Pacific Coast Fire Ecology Conference, Association for Fire Ecology, 2008
Byron and Alice Lockwood Endowed Fellowship, University of Washington, 2007-2008, $25,000
Departmental Citation (highest GPA): Resource Management, UC Berkeley, 2006, $1,000
Show Kotok Prize in Environmental Stewardship, UC Berkeley, 2006, $5,000
Charles Lathrop Pack Prize in Silviculture, UC Berkeley, 2004, $2,000
US-BRASIL Consortium on Agroecology and Sustainable Rural Development Research Grant, 2004, $5000
Taxonomy Award: UC Berkeley Forestry Camp, 2004
PUBLICATIONS
Published under two names – Restaino and Lyons-Tinsley
Published or in press:
Restaino, C. and H. Safford. 2017. Fire and climate change in Fire in California Ecosystems. In press with University of California Press.
Restaino, C., D.L. Peterson, and J. Littell. 2016. Increased water deficit decreases Douglas-fir growth in western US forests. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences113(34): 9557-9562.
Restaino, C. 2014. Climate drivers of Douglas-fir growth in the western United States. Doctoral Dissertation. University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Lyons-Tinsley, C and D.L. Peterson. 2012.Surface fuel treatments in young, regenerating stands affect wildfire severity in a mixed conifer forest, eastside Cascade Range, Washington, USA. Forest Ecology and Management270: 117-125.
Peterson, D.L. and C. Lyons-Tinsley. 2010. Raising the bar in fire ecology. Ecology91(7): 2186-2187.
Lyons-Tinsley, C. 2009. Forest heterogeneity and surface fuels affect wildfire severity in a mixed conifer forest, eastside Cascade Range, Washington, USA. Master’s Thesis. University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Lyons-Tinsley, C. and D.L. Peterson. 2007. Vulnerability and adaptation- new directions for WMI. Consortium for Integrated Research in Western Mountains ‘Mountain Views’ 1(2).
In review:
Levine, C., C. Cogbill, B. Collins, A. Larson, J. Lutz, M. North, C. Restaino, H. Safford, S. Stephens, J. Battles. 2016. Evaluating a new method for reconstructing forest conditions from General Land Office survey records. In review in Ecological Applications.
In preparation:
Restaino, C. D.L. Peterson, and J. Littell. ENSO and PDO modify tree growth in Douglas-fir forests of the western United States. (For submission to Ecology)
Restaino, C, H. Safford, C. Levine, J. Battles, S. Stephens, B. Collins. Is the GLO data valid for reconstructing historical forest density? Examples from Yosemite and Sierra San Pedro Martir National Parks(For submission to Forest Ecology and Management)
Restaino, C., M. Meyer, S, Gross, B. Estes, B. Bualon. Density management as a way to curb the impacts of drought and bark beetles on tree mortality (For submission to Ecological Applications)
Restaino, C., M. Meyer, S, Gross, B. Estes, B. Bualon. Are thinned forests more resilient to drought?(For submission to Nature Communications)
Haugo, R, C. Kolden, N. Vaillant, K. Kemp, C.A. Cansler, C. Restaino. Assessing trends in fire severity in the Pacific Northwest: have we deviated from historical range of variability?(For submission to International Journal of Wildland Fire)
INVITED PRESENTATIONS & POSTERS
Presentation: Forest mortality in California—implications for forest ecology, fire, and water resources, Pinchot Institute Conservation Strategy Meeting, November 2016
Presentation: Increased water deficit decreases Douglas-fir growth throughout western US Forests, Natural Areas Association Annual Meeting, October 2016
Presentation: California Fire Science Consortium: Connecting you to the world of fire science. California Fuels Committee Annual Meeting, November 2014
Presentation: Higher temperatures negatively affect tree growth at multiple spatial scales in the western US. Tree Ring Talks. Laboratory of Tree Ring Research. University of Arizona. April 2014.
Presentation: A continental scale approach to understanding climate sensitivity in Douglas-fir. Northwest Science, March 2014.
Presentation: Understanding climate sensitivity in conifer species and solutions for adapting to climate change.Washington Native Plant Society. February 2014.
Poster: A continental scale approach to understanding climate sensitivity in Douglas-fir. Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference. September 2013.
Presentation: Examining Douglas-fir growth at a continental scale. Ameridendro Conference. May 2013
Poster: Antecedent climate affect fire events in a reconstructed fire history in the Jemez Mountains. Ameridendro Conference. May 2013.
Presentation: Tree rings as a metric for assessing vulnerability in forest landscapes. Tree Ring Talks. Laboratory of Tree Ring Research. University of Arizona. April 2013.
Presentation: Examining Douglas-fir growth at a continental scale. Association of American Geographers Conference. February 2012
Poster: Examining Douglas-fir growth at a continental scale. Western Mountain Initiative Meeting, September 2011
Presentation: Stand structure and surface fuel treatments influence wildfire severity in a mixed conifer forest, eastern Cascade Range, Washington, National Association for Fire Ecology Pacific Coast Fire Conference, December 2009
Presentation: Surface fuels and stand structure affect fire severity in regenerating forest in the eastside Cascade Range, Washington, Northwest Scientific Association Annual Meeting, March 2009
Presentation: Tree mortality and bark beetle infestations after fuel treatments in a western US pine forest, National Association for Fire Ecology Pacific Coast Fire Conference, December 2008
Poster: Stand structure and surface fuel treatments influence wildfire severity in a mixed conifer forest, eastern Cascade Range, Washington, National Association for Fire Ecology Pacific Coast Fire Conference, December 2008
MEDIA RELATIONS
Radio Interview – Science Friday Live at the Mondavi Center (1800 person audience, 1.7 million listeners)
“California Trees Battle Beetle Assault Amid Drought” (September 28, 2016)
Radio Interview – Oregon Public Broadcasting
Radio Interview – KQED Public Radio (San Francisco, CA)
Print Interview – ClimateWire (Washington, D.C.; article appeared in Scientific American)
Print Interview – The Bulletin (Bend, OR)
Media Links:
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POSITIONS, PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, & SPECIAL SKILLS
President, California Alumni Foresters, University of California, Berkeley (2012-2015)
Vice-President, California Alumni Foresters, University of California, Berkeley (2010-2011)
President, Dead Elk Society, University of Washington (2009-2010)
President/Founder, Student Association for Fire Ecology, UW Chapter (2008-2010)
President, Xi Sigma Pi, Alpha Chapter (2008-2009)
Vice-President, UC Berkeley Forestry Club (2005-2006)
Very Comfortable with Portuguese and Spanish
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