Team

I am interested in understanding how global change influences pollinator biology, plant-pollinator interactions, and the pollination services provided by pollinators. To do so, I use a combination of traditional ecological methods and emerging technological tools. Before coming to UW-Eau Claire, I was a postdoctoral researcher at UW-Madison studying how elevated CO2 influences pollen nutrition, how temperature affects bumble bee learning, and how weather influences crop pollination. Previously, Olivia has investigated Australian apple pollination, pollinator floral preferences with citizen scientists, and the effects of fungicides on bees.