Emily Graham

Emily Graham is a quantitative ecosystem ecologist at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and an Adjunct Professor at the School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University. Her work integrates molecular biology with ecosystem ecology to study responses to disturbances like drought, wildfire, and urbanization.

• PhD in Biogeoscience, University of Colorado at Boulder (2015)
• MS in Biogeoscience, University of Colorado at Boulder (2012)
• BS in Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2009)

Graham’s research explores microbial and biogeochemical mechanisms driving ecosystem resilience. Key projects include the Molecular Observation Network (MONet) at EMSL and global crowdsourced disturbance ecology frameworks. Her recent publications focus on soil viromes, microbial assembly processes, and hydrological-biogeochemical linkages.

Her work spans interdisciplinary domains, including soil microbiomes, hyporheic zone biogeochemistry, and climate change impacts. She collaborates on the WHONDRS project and contributes to biogeochemical modeling and metabolomics integration.