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Jordan Okie

Jordan Okie

Affiliated Faculty, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation

Jordan.Okie@asu.edu

School of Earth and Space Exploration
Arizona State University
PO Box 871404
Tempe, AZ 85287-1404

Titles

  • Assistant Research Professor, School of Earth and Space Exploration, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • Affiliated Faculty, Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation
  • Affiliated Faculty, School of Life Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • Affiliated Faculty, School for the Future of Innovation in Society

Biography

Dr. Okie's research investigates the role of energy and metabolism in ecology, evolution, and biogeography. He seek to integrate understanding across levels of biological organization, from metabolic networks and cells to multicellular organisms, communities, ecosystems, and socio-ecological systems. He has developed theory based on mathematical, physicochemical, and eco-evolutionary principles, and evaluate this theory using macroecological and molecular data. Much of his research currently examines how body size, thermodynamics, and kinetics shape ecological and evolutionary diversity patterns. Microbial communities are of particular interest to him, but he also pursues research on macro-organisms, as he aim to unify understanding across domains of life.

Education

  • PhD, Biology, University of New Mexico, 2011
  • BA, Biology (magma cum laude), Carleton College, 2003

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Journal Articles

2018

Zhang, C., D. Niu, M. Song, J. J. Elser, J. G. Okie and H. Fu. 2018. Effects of rainfall manipulations on carbon exchange of cyanobacteria and moss-dominated biological soil crusts. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 124(Sep):24-31. DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2018.05.021. (link )

Books

2017

Cockerill, K., M. Armstrong, J. Richter and J. G. Okie. 2017. Environmental Realism: Challenging Solutions. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN: 978-3319528236.