Zakiya Leggett
Education
Doctorate Philosophy in Forestry North Carolina State University 2004
Master Forestry Duke University 2000
Bachelor of Science CAENS Tuskegee University 1999
Area(s) of Expertise
Soil Ecology, Nutrient Cycling, Sustainability
Publications
- A pilot program to expand career opportunities in conservation for students of color , Natural Sciences Education (2024)
- Gaps in diversity representation and data insufficiencies in the U.S. forest sector workforce analysis , TREES FORESTS AND PEOPLE (2024)
- Assessing the financial viability of growing industrial hemp with loblolly pine plantations in the southeastern United States , FRONTIERS IN FORESTS AND GLOBAL CHANGE (2023)
- Call for environmental justice amplification among ecology scholars and practitioners: A Black Ecology perspective , The Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America (2023)
- The intersections of identity and persistence for retention in ecology and environmental biology with personal narratives from Black women , Journal of Geoscience Education (2023)
- Diversifying the Field of Forestry Through a Graduate Fellowship Program: A Pilot Study on the Expectations of Students of Color , JOURNAL OF FORESTRY (2022)
- Forest floor manipulation effects on the relationship between aggregate stability and ectomycorrhizal fungi , FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT (2022)
- Readily available resources across sites and genotypes result in greater aboveground growth and reduced fine root production in Pinus taeda , FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT (2022)
- Bioenergy production effects on SOM with depth of loblolly pine forests on Paleaquults in southeastern USA , GEODERMA REGIONAL (2021)
- Inclusion in citizen science: The conundrum of rebranding , Science (2021)