School of Environment & Natural Resources - School of Environment & Natural Resources



School of Environment & Natural Resources
Dawn Gibas  Ferris
Assistant Professor

318 Ovalwood Hall, 1680 University Dr.
Mansfield, OH  44906
PHONE: 419.755.3909
EMAIL: ferris.69@osu.edu

 

 

Curriculum Vitae

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Peatland hydrology and hydrologic linkages with uplands
  • Effects of climate change on histosols
  • Effects of development and sub-catchment disturbances on the hydrology and morphology of small stream systems and their associated watersheds
  • Land use considerations for water resource management on mixed-use watersheds

COURSE OFFERINGS

  • ENR 201 – Introduction to Environmental Science
  • ENR 693 - Independent Study – Forest Hydrology
  • ENR 770 – Watershed Ecology and Restoration
  • BIO 101 – Introductory Biology

AFFILIATIONS

  • American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
  • Graduate Women in Science (Sigma Delta Epsilon)
  • Minnesota Association of Professional Soil Scientists (MAPSS), Past President
  • Minnesota Groundwater Association (MGA)
  • Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
  • Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS)