Jillian Neece

Faculty Advisor: Monica Turner

Research Interests

I am broadly interested in how plant communities and populations recover from disturbances. My previous work has focused on subalpine forest regeneration after wildfires, and my current project involves plant responses to declining pollinator populations. I am also interested in restoration ecology and the implications of climate change on restoration objectives.

A person in orange high visibility clothing sitting on the ground with notebooks recording data. — Measuring root and shoot growth for a seedling establishment experiment.

A photo of a plant with a bag around part of it in a field. — Little green milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora) with bags covering the flowers to keep pollinators out. (Photo by Timon Keller)

What made you choose this program at UW–Madison?

The strong legacy of ecology research at UW–Madison was really exciting, and all the people I interacted with in the department seemed genuinely excited to talk about science!

Education

MS, Integrative Biology, UW- Madison, 2026

BS, Plant and Microbial Biology, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, 2020