About us

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Members of the Cottingham Lab explore basic questions in ecology and apply ecological principles to problems in human and environmental health. We are also interested in how science is communicated to the public and how to address misinformation in social media.

We work collaboratively within the lab and with partners from across Dartmouth and around the globe and use a variety of tools and approaches in our research.

Check us out here and follow Kathy on Twitter (@KathyCottingham or click link below) to learn more.

Recent Posts

Summer 2018 Salt Experiment in the News!

Former postdoc Jennie Brentrup is in the news this week for her contributions to a global study on the effects of salt on freshwater zooplankton communities.

First up was a stint on NHPR this morning:

https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2022-02-22/salt-nh-lakes-dartmouth-research-federal-regulations

Alex Conway ’20 and Jennie at Alex’s poster reporting on the sub-study here at Dartmouth during May 2019
  1. Kaitlin McDonald posting about her tick – mice – mesopredator study on the VINS website Leave a reply
  2. Kaitlin McDonald quoted in New York Times Wirecutter blog post Leave a reply
  3. Recent Journal of Plankton Research paper in the news… Leave a reply
  4. We [WERE] recruiting a graduate student!! [Position closed March 2021] Leave a reply
  5. New award from Facebook: misinformation and polarization Leave a reply
  6. Lab alum Ellen Irwin ’14 and her work in New Zealand, featured in their local news Leave a reply
  7. Kathy Cottingham named AAAS Fellow Leave a reply
  8. Kathy Cottingham to serve as the next Editor-in-Chief at Ecology Leave a reply
  9. Alex Conway ’20 featured in Admissions video (complete with praise for Jennie Brentrup along the way!) Leave a reply