Justin Lesser

Justin Lesser is a Research Fellow at the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Vermont, affiliated with the Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory. His work focuses on ecological dynamics, particularly in Lake Champlain, where he develops food web models to analyze the impacts of species invasions and ecosystem changes.

• PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 2021)
• MS in Marine Biology (Northeastern University)
• BS in Neuroscience and BA in Biology (Brandeis University)

Research interests include:

• Ecological modelling
• Stable isotope ecology
• Energy flow in ecosystems
• Mobile consumer impacts across habitats (coral reefs, seagrasses, saltmarshes)
• Quantifying trophic niches and resource production in landscapes