Beth Hooker Visiting Assistant Professor bhooker@mtholyoke.edu 413-538-2241 Office: 118 Clapp Lab EDUCATION B.S. Chemistry, B.A. Asian Studies, Connecticut College, 1989 M.S. Soil Science, Univ. of Connecticut, 1997 Ph.D. Ecology, Univ. of Connecticut, 2005 RESEARCH INTERESTS (1) Carbon and nitrogen dynamics in agroecosystems (2) Changes in soil structure and soil carbon storage under global climate change scenarios at the Harvard Forest (3) Effects of differential tillage and residue inputs on soil carbon and soil structure after long-term, intensive agricultural management COURSES Biology 223 Ecology Fall Biology 321 Sustainable Agriculture Spring SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Hooker, B.A., Morris, T.F., Peters, R., and Cardon, Z.G.  2005. Long-term effects of tillage and corn stalk return on soil carbon dynamics. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 69:188-196. Wollheim, W.M., Peterson, B.J., Deegan, L.A., Hobbie, J.E., Hooker, B.A., Bowden, W.B. Edwardson, K.J., Arscott, D.B., Hershey, A.E. and Findlay, J. 2001. Influence of stream size on ammonium and suspended particulate nitrogen processing. Limnology and Oceanography. 46(1): 1-13. Hooker, B.A. and Morris, T.F.  1999.  End-of-season cornstalk test for excess nitrogen in silage corn. J. Prod. Agric., Vol. 12, no. 2. Holmes, R.A., Aminot, A., Kerouel, R., Hooker, B., and Peterson, B.  1999.  A simple and precise method for measuring ammonium in marine and freshwater ecosystems.  Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 56:1801-1808. Last Modified: February 1, 2008

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