employment

Partner, Lunaris Creative LLC (July 2021-present)
Science communication specialist, Holden Forests & Gardens (October 2022-present)
Freelance writer and editor, Funkyard LLC (January 2021-present)
Associate editor, Discover magazine (August 2019-January 2021)
Assistant editor, Discover magazine (September 2018-August 2019)
AAAS Mass Media Fellow, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (June 2018-August 2018)

education

Ph.D., Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI | April 2018
Dept. Plant Biology; Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, & Behavior Program
​Graduate Research Advisor: Lars Brudvig

B.A., Illinois Wesleyan University | Bloomington, IL | May 2011
Major in Environmental Studies; concentrations in Ecology, Environmental Policy
Undergraduate Research Advisor: R. Given Harper

scientific publications

• Groves, A.M., L.A. Brudvig. Experimental manipulation of planting year conditions alters prairie restoration trajectories. (In prep.)
• Bauer, J.T., A.M. Groves, C.R. Zirbel, T. Bassett, E. Grman, and L.A. Brudvig. Predicting biodiversity in ecological restoration. (In prep.)
• Atkinson, J., A.M. Groves, I. Towers, C. Catano, L.A. Brudvig. 2023. Trait-mediated community assembly during experimental grassland restoration is altered by planting year rainfall. Journal of Applied Ecology.
• Catano, C., A.M. Groves, L.A. Brudvig. Community assembly history alters relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functions during restoration. Ecology. 
• Catano, C., T.J. Bassett, J.T. Bauer, A.M. Groves, E. Grman, C.R. Zirbel, L.A. Brudvig. 2021. Soil resources mediate the strength of plant community convergence during grassland restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology.
• Grman, E., C.R. Zirbel, J.T. Bauer, A.M. Groves, T. Bassett, L.A. Brudvig. 2020. Super-abundant C4 grasses are a mixed blessing in restored prairies. Restoration Ecology.
• Werner, C.M., K.L. Stuble, A.M. Groves, T.P. Young. 2020. Year effects: Inter-annual variation as a driver of community assembly dynamics. Ecology. E03104.
• Groves, A.M., J. Bauer, and L.A. Brudvig. 2020. Lasting signature of planting year weather on restored grasslands. Scientific Reports.10(5953).
• Barber, N.A., A.K. Farrell, R.C. Blackburn, J.T. Bauer, A.M. Groves, L.A. Brudvig, H.P. Jones. 2019. Grassland restoration characteristics influence phylogenetic and taxonomic structure of plant communities and suggest assembly mechanisms. Journal of Ecology. 107(5)2105-2120.
• Groves, A.M. and L.A. Brudvig. 2019. Interannual variation in precipitation and other planting conditions impacts seedling establishment in sown plant communities. Restoration Ecology. 27(1)128-137.
• Groves, A.M., V. Berardi, P. Sweet, J. Sweet, A.P. Capparella, R.G. Harper. 2013. Latitude and winter abundance of Red-tailed Hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) and American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) in northern and central Illinois. Journal of Raptor Research. 47(4):410-415. (available via ResearchGate)

select awards

• 2020 Early Career Publication Award, Ecological Restoration Section, ESA. For Groves et al. 2020 Scientific Reports.
• 2017 EEBB Distinguished Student Speaker; EEBB Program; Michigan State
  
• 2017 Ecological Society of America Graduate Student Policy Award
  
• 2017 Best Oral Presentation, Michigan State EEBB Research Symposium
  
• 2017 Fields Award for Outstanding Teaching, Dept. of Plant Biology, Michigan State
  
• 2016 Runner-up, UWE Bristol Science Writing Competition, 18+ group, “Ecology at a Crossroads”

current affiliations

• 2018-present National Association of Science Writers (NASW)​

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• ​Anna Funk's CV (pdf)​