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Biography

Marty Downs directs the Network Office of the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network, which coordinates synthesis, partnerships, communications, and education activities across the Network's 27 sites. Her current work, in research facilitation, draws on both her early career research in ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry and her experience as a writer, editor, and communications professional in academic, non-profit and government organizations.

Activities

Employment (7)

University of California Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara, CA, US

2017-07-01 to present | Director, Network Office (Long Term Ecological Research Network)
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Martha R. Downs

UC Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara, CA, US

2016-01-01 to 2017 | Communications Officer (National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis-LTER)
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Nature Conservancy: Arlington, VA, US

2013-11-18 to 2014-12-01 | Associate Director (Science Communications)
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Brown University: Providence, RI, US

2006-07-01 to 2013-12-31 | Associate Director (Environmental Change Initiative)
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Brown University: Providence, RI, US

2005-09-01 to 2006-06-31 | Media Relations Specialist (Media Relations)
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Boston Public Health Commission: Boston, MA, US

2004-12-01 to 2005-09-01 | Assistant Director (Communications)
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Marine Biological Laboratory: Woods Hole, MA, US

1987 to 1999-09-01 | Research Asst/Assoc (Ecosystems Center)
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Education and qualifications (2)

Boston University: Boston, MA, US

1999-09 to 2000-12-31 | MS (Science Journalism)
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Cornell University: Ithaca, NY, US

1981-09 to 1985-12-31 | BS (Natural Resources)
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Peer review (2 reviews for 2 publications/grants)

Review activity for Ecosphere. (1)
Review activity for Frontiers in ecology and the environment. (1)