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After finishing my doctorate, I went to the Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook NY, to work as a postdoctoral research associate with Peter Groffman. I did a project at the long-term ecological research site at Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in New Hampshire where I examined the influence of vegetation and elevation on soil microbial activity and microbially-mediated nitrogen cycling processes. I also continued my research in Ohio on the influence of earthworms on nutrient cycling in arable fields. After working four years as postdoc, I had the great fortune to get a research job with Archbold Biological Station, as Director of Research at the MacArthur Agro-ecology Research Center. My ecological research program has continued to grow in new directions, including an emphasis on wetland ecosystems and the relationship between ecology and hydrology. Many of the challenges in agroecology transcend disciplinary boundaries and consequently I have begun to work at the interface between ecology, economics and the social and policy changes needed to develop a more sustainable agriculture.