Daniel Clinton Allen, PhD
DEPARTMENT OF ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT
PENN STATE
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 16802
daniel.c.allen@psu.edu
I am an aquatic community ecologist who focuses on streams and rivers and the invertebrates that live in them. I grew up in Maine, fly fishing its streams and lakes with my dad, and I've always loved spending time outdoors. I was first introduced to ecology research as an undergraduate at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, where I worked under Dr. Dan Hornbach researching the conservation of endangered mussel species. I received my PhD in 2011 from the University of Oklahoma where I continued to work with freshwater mussels under Dr. Caryn Vaughn, studying how mussel biodiversity loss affect sediment and cross-ecosystem energy flows. As a postdoc under Dr. John Sabo at Arizona State University from 2011-2012, I examined the role of river hydrology in governing the importance of water as a trophic currency in dryland riparian food webs. As a postdoc under Dr. Bradley Cardinale at the University of Michigan from 2012-2014, I studied the effect of riparian plant biodiversity on streambank erosion. From 2014-2016 I was an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University from 2014-16, and at the University of Oklahoma from 2016-2021. In the Fall of 2021 I joined the faculty at Penn State.
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So stoked about this experiment!! https://t.co/k497BWp3Fq
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RT @CentreCountyRep: COVID UPDATE: @penn_state will now require face masks to be worn indoors at University Park. Effective Tuesday May… https://t.co/VwuJEvYwoF
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RT @Albert_Ruhi: Really happy about this one! @starryflo led an impressive modeling effort to understand how fish recruitment varies… https://t.co/VzzeKxnj6G
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RT @burginam: Whew! What a whirlwind of a week we had at #JASM22, right? Our @BenthosNews survey about our society journal… https://t.co/eZgDLUD0PV
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RT @ecospeir: Hey #JASM22! If you’re still in Grand Rapids, make sure you stick around to see the second to last talk in the inte… https://t.co/cIvtT4725j