Kelly Heilman
Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Oak Ridge Associated Universities; USDA Forest Service
Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Top SchoolKelly Heilman is a postdoctoral research scientist with 11 years of experience quantifying and forecasting vegetation responses to interacting environmental changes, currently affiliated with ORAU/USDA Forest Service in Tucson. She combines dendrochronology, forest inventory data assimilation, and Bayesian analysis to improve forecasts of forest carbon, drought sensitivity, and biome stability under rising CO2 and land-use change. Her work bridges large spatial survey networks (FIA) with high-resolution tree-ring time series to constrain uncertainty across decadal to interannual scales. Trained at Kenyon College and the University of Notre Dame, she brings a rare mix of hands-on field ecology, isotope geochemistry, and statistical forecasting methods. An underappreciated strength is her track record of translating complex paleoecological and contemporary datasets into actionable insights for resilient ecosystem management.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Biology and Environmental Studies, Bachelor's degree, Biology and Environmental Studies at Kenyon CollegeDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biology/Biological Sciences, General at University of Notre Dame
Github Skills (11)
meta-analysis9
bayesian8
linear-regression8
adaptation7
r7
bioinformatics6
forecast5
forecasting5
data-science4
git-history1
database1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
Kah5/ResBaz_JAGS_tutorial
May 2020 - May 2021
Short Guide to Specifying a Linear Regression in JAGS
Contributions:1 review, 19 commits, 3 PRs in 1 year
linear-regression
Kah5/pecan
Sep 2019 - Aug 2022
The Predictive Ecosystem Analyzer (PEcAn) is an integrated ecological bioinformatics toolbox.
Contributions:2 PRs, 75 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 11 months
integratedtoolboxpecanmeta-analysispredictive
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