Asia Dowtin
Assistant Professor of Forestry
Asia Dowtin's research uses in situ sampling and laboratory techniques to quantify hydrologic and nutrient cycling in the urban forest.
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Asia Dowtin is an Assistant Professor of Urban Forestry in the Michigan State University Department of Forestry. Her work explores the relationships that exist between urban forest structure, spatial context, and water and nutrient cycling in metropolitan areas. Through this work, she aims to broaden our understanding of the influence that species composition, related physical tree traits, and surrounding land use have on urban forest function and ecosystem service provision. Her work at Michigan ... State University includes research, teaching, and extension related to urban and community forestry, with her extension efforts largely focused on creating educational and workforce development programming for K-12 students and adult learners.
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University of Delaware: Ph.D., Geography | 2018
University of Delaware: M.S., Geography - Regional Hydroclimate | 2012
SUNY Oneonta: B.S., Meteorology | 2009
Selected Press
Study finds need for public to see connection between forests and clean drinking water
Great Lakes Echo | 2022-05-26
Study co-author Asia Dowtin said, “For someone who does this work on a daily basis, you do it with the awareness that you are in a niche field — like I’m doing what I can in my corner of the scholarly world. But it’s very validating to know that people are thinking about this on a broader scale even though the connections may not be the same.
Urban Forest Hydrologist | Curious About Careers
PBS | 2020-02-28
"Janellyn’s knowledge about forest hydrology grows with Asia Dowtin! They venture into the forest to collect and analyze precipitation samples to calculate water movement through stem flow, which is vitally important to the urban planning and development of water systems. "
