Day, Michelle

Day, Michelle

Position Type: 
Faculty
Job Title: 
Courtesy Faculty
Department: 
Forest Ecosystems & Society
Office Location: 

249.1 FSL

Phone Number: 
(541) 758-7768
Email: 
michelle.day@oregonstate.edu
CV: 
PDF icon Day_CV_Sep2019.pdf
Education: 
B.A., 1996 (biology), Bates College, Lewiston, ME
M.S., 2005 (botany and plant pathology), Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Research Interests: 
  • Botany
  • Data Management
  • Disturbance Ecology
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Fire Ecology
  • Forest Ecology
  • Forest Management
  • Geographic Information Science
  • Statistics
Selected Publications: 
  1. Ager, A. A., A. M. G. Barros, and M. A. Day. 2022. Contrasting effects of future wildfire and forest management scenarios on a fire excluded western US landscape. Landscape Ecology 37:1091–1112
  2. Alcasena, F. J., A. A. Ager, P. Belavenutti, M. Krawchuk, and M. A. Day. 2022. Contrasting the efficiency of landscape versus community protection fuel treatment strategies to reduce wildfire exposure and risk. Journal of Environmental Managemen 309t: 114650. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114650
  3. Belavenutti, P., A. A. Ager, W. Chung, and M. A. Day. 2022. Designing forest restoration projects to optimize the application of broadcast burning. Ecological Economics 201: 107558.
  4. Bunzel, K., A. A. Ager, M. A. Day, C. Ringo, and C. Evers. 2022. Smoothed raster of wildfire transmission to buildings in the continental United States. Forest Service Research Data Archive.
  5. Loeffler, D., S. Anderes, R. Houtman, A. A. Ager, and M. A. Day. 2022. Forest management activity costs in the continental United States. Forest Service Research Data Archive.
  6. Ager, A. A., M. A. Day, F. J. Alcasena, C. R. Evers, K. C. Short, and I. Grenfell. 2021. Predicting Paradise: Modeling future wildfire disasters in the western US. Science of The Total Environment 784:147057.
  7. Ager, A. A., M. A. Day, C. Ringo, C. R. Evers, F. J. Alcasena, R. Houtman, M. Scanlon, and T. Ellersick. 2021. Development and application of the Fireshed Registry. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-425, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO.
  8. Ager, A. A., M. A. Day, A. Waltz, M. Nigrelli, M. Lata, and K. Vogler. 2021. Balancing ecological and economic objectives in restoration of fire frequent forests – Case study from the Four Forest Restoration Initiative. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-424, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO.
  9. Ager, A. A., C. R. Evers, M. A. Day, F. J. Alcasena, and R. Houtman. 2021. Planning for future fire: Scenario analysis of an accelerated fuel reduction plan for the western United States. Landscape and Urban Planning 215:104212
  10. Barros, A. M. G., M. A. Day, H. Preisler, J. Abatzoglou, M. A. Krawchuck, R. Houtman, and A. A. Ager. 2021. Contrasting the role of human- and lightning-caused wildfires on future fire regimes on a Central Oregon landscape. Environmental Research Letters 16: 064081. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac03da
  11. Barros, A. M. G., M. A. Day, T. Spies, and A. A. Ager. 2021. Effects of ownership patterns on cross-boundary wildfires. Scientific Reports 11: 19319. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-98730-1
  12. Day, M. A., R. Houtman, P. Belavenutti, C. Ringo, A. A. Ager, and S. Bassett. 2021. An assessment of forest and woodland restoration priorities to address wildfire risk in New Mexico. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-423, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO.
  13. Day, M. A., C. Ringo, and A. A. Ager. 2021. Assessment of wildfire exposure to public water supply areas in Oregon. Pages 248-264 in J. Souder, editor. Trees to Tap: How forest practices affect Oregon’s municipal water. Oregon State University Extension Service and Oregon Forest Resources Institute, Corvallis, Oregon.
  14. Palaiologou, P., K. Kalabokidis, A. A. Ager, S. Galatsidas, L. Papalampros, and M. A. Day. 2021. Spatial optimization and tradeoffs of alternative forest management scenarios in Macedonia, Greece. Forests 12: 697.
  15. Palaiologou, P., K. Kalabokidis, A. Y. Troumbis, M. A. Day, M. Nielsen-Pincus, and A. A. Ager. 2021. Socio-ecological perceptions of wildfire nanagement and effects in Greece. Fire 4: 18. doi: 10.3390/fire4020018
  16. Ager, A. A., A. M. Barros, R. Houtman, R. Seli, and M. A. Day. 2020. Modelling the effect of accelerated forest management on long-term wildfire activity. Ecological Modelling 421: 108962.
  17. Evers, C., C. Ringo, A. A. Ager, M. A. Day, F. J. Alcasena, and K. Bunzel. 2020. The Fireshed Registry: Fireshed and project area boundaries. Forest Service Research Data Archive.
  18. Kerns, B. K., C. Tortorelli, M. A. Day, T. Nietupski, A. M. G. Barros, J. B. Kim, and M. A. Krawchuck. 2020. Invasive grasses: A new perfect storm for forested ecosystems? Forest Ecology and Management 463: 117985. doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.117985
  19. Palaiologou, P., K. Kalabokidis, A. A. Ager, and M. A. Day. 2020. Development of comprehensive fuel management strategies for reducing wildfire risk in Greece. Forests 11: 789. doi: 10.3390/f11080789