DrTamara Hochstrasser

My research work is aimed at integration across scientific disciplines to address questions arising in policy making and the management of natural resources. I'm using (mostly individual/ agent-based) modelling to develop a shared conceptualization of the systems I'm working in. I strive to communicate scientific knowledge in a dynamic framework that allows for continued learning. My current research projects are addressing questions on the sustainable management of grasslands in Ireland, decision support systems for biodiversity management in urban and rural contexts and farmer decision making when confronted with different agricultural policies (the latter I'm hoping to develop into an agent-based land use model for policy evaluation). Originally a plant ecologist, I'm also working on plant-soil interactions both in Ireland and in arid regions of the US and Hungary.