Julie E. Doll
PhD Candidate

Agronomy Department
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1575 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1597
Tel. 608.890.0268
Email: jedoll@wisc.edu

Julie with Dr. Dick Cates in front of the field experiment at the Cates Family Farm, Spring Green, WI.       

EDUCATION
Agronomy PhD Dissertator, UW-Madison (2003-present)

B.A. Biology, Franciscan University of Steubenville, Steubenville, OH (1996- 2000)

CURRENT RESEARCH

I am testing management techniques to promote the establishment of native, warm-season prairie grasses sown into highly productive cool-season grass pastures. I hope to identify techniques to establish and maintain native warm-season grass species into grasslands and provide information on how production and ecosystem processes are affected by such management.

In addition to researching management techniques, I am studying conservation in a wider sociological context.  In February 2006 I administered a written survey of 800 Wisconsin farmers to help us understand the current status of native grass conservation efforts on farmed landscapes and farmer attitudes towards conservation practices. The survey data will provide information on the extent farmers are using native grasses, farmer attitudes towards conservation, willingness to implement specific conservation practices, and perceived obstacles to implementation of native grass re-introduction. 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant, Grassland Ecology Lab, Agronomy Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison (2003-present)

Program Assistant, Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Mar 2003-Aug 2003)

Agroforestry Extension Volunteer, Peace Corps, Paraguay, South America (2000-2002)

Trial and Demonstration Garden Manager, West Madison Agricultural Station, Madison, WI (2000)

FORMAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Laboratory Teaching Assistant, Principles and Practices in Crop Production, Agronomy Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Fall 2006)

English Language Teacher, BTA Agricultural College, Chaco, Paraguay (2002)

ABSTRACTS

J.E.Doll, R.D. Jackson, and E.H. Hamingson. 2007. An agroecological approach to increased conservation and production on Midwestern grazing farms. ESA/SER International Joint Annual Meeting. August, 2007. San Jose, CA.

J.E. Doll, R.L. Cates and R.D. Jackson. 2006. Disturbance and soil amendment effects on C allocation in grazed temperate pastures. ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meetings; November 2006, Indianapolis, IN.

J.E. Doll, R.L. Cates and R.D. Jackson. 2006. Native prairie grasses in grazed pastures: are graziers interested? SARE National Conference, August 2006, Oconomowoc, WI.

J. E. Doll, R. L. Cates and R. D. Jackson. 2005. Native grasses seeded into a cool-season pasture encouraged by low resource availability; 20th Meeting of the International Grassland Congress, June 2005, Dublin, Ireland.

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREP

J.E. Doll & R.D. Jackson. Testing for equilibrium in temperate grasslands. Ecological Applications.

J.E. Doll & R.D. Jackson. The effects of defoliation on warm- and cool-season grass competition and production. Agronomy Journal.

J.E. Doll & R.D. Jackson. Assessment of grazier attitudes toward conservation projects and native grass use in grazed pastures. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment.

J.E. Doll & R.D. Jackson. Putting agroecology into practice: applying prairie restoration theory to managed grasslands. Journal of Applied Ecology.

J.E. Doll & R.D. Jackson. Effects of grazing management on root:shoot ratios. Plant & Soil.