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Dr. Jim Hood

Associate Professor
Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology (EEOB)
Aquatic Ecology Laboratory

Research in the Hood Lab focuses broadly on understanding how global change influences aquatic organisms and the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems. Our research is often grounded in metabolic and stoichiometric frameworks and uses a combination of field measurements, experiments, and synthesis. The overall goal of our research is to gain a mechanistic understanding of how global change drivers influence freshwater organisms and ecosystems to improve our fundamental understanding and management of these resources.

More specifically, we have two themes:

• Understanding how global change drivers (e.g., temperature and nutrients) interact to influence metabolism and nutrient cycling.
• Understanding the mechanisms structuring invertebrate communities and, in particular, the linkages between invertebrates, primary producers, and nutrient cycles.

Join the Hood Lab

I am eager to work with motivated and creative students and postdocs to address the Hood Lab research themes or develop related avenues of research. Please explore this website to learn more about our current research and the people that make up the Hood Lab. If you are interested in joining the lab, please check out the opportunities page or email me. Additionally, follow @thehoodlab and @AEL_OSU on Twitter to see formal postings as they come up.