Edward Hammill

Edward Hammill serves as Associate Professor and Interim Department Head in the Department of Watershed Sciences at Utah State University. His academic profile centers on community ecology and conservation planning, with teaching responsibilities including Biodiversity and Sustainability (WATS 1200) and Introduction to Coral Reefs (WATS 3450).

His educational background:

• PhD in Ecology, University of Sheffield, 2007

Research interests encompass community ecology, ecosystem function, and conservation planning. Dr. Hammill investigates how environmental variables, predation threats, and landscape heterogeneity shape biodiversity across marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems. His work addresses climate change impacts, species distribution modeling, and functional redundancy in ecological resilience, with publications spanning marine nutrient cycles, trophic diversity, and conservation policy.

Dr. Hammill leads the Spatial Community Ecology Laboratory at Utah State University. Previously affiliated with Hugh Possingham's Environmental Decisions Group at the University of Queensland, he maintains connections with the Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions.

He advises graduate students and secures research funding for ecological studies; prospective students are encouraged to contact him directly for supervision opportunities in community ecology and conservation planning.