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Michele Day is a Courtesy Faculty member in the Department of Forest Ecosystems & Society at Oregon State University’s College of Forestry. Her research focuses on wildfire ecology, disturbance dynamics, and spatial modeling of forest management strategies. She holds a B.A. in Biology from Bates College (1996) and an M.S. in Botany/Plant Pathology from Oregon State University (2005).
Her work integrates ecological, social, and economic dimensions of wildfire management. Key research interests include fire regime modeling, invasive species impacts, and optimizing fuel treatment networks. She has developed tools like the Fireshed Registry and ForSys planning system to enhance wildfire risk mitigation and restoration planning. Recent studies address cross-boundary wildfire exposure, climate change vulnerability, and socio-ecological tradeoffs in forest governance.
Her publications span high-impact journals such as Landscape Ecology, Environmental Research Letters, and Forests, with a focus on wildfire transmission dynamics, restoration prioritization, and stakeholder collaboration. She collaborates with the USDA Forest Service and international teams in Greece to advance fire-adapted forest management strategies.
