Allison Simler-Williamson

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Dr. Allison B. Simler-Williamson joined Boise State University in 2021 and is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Biological Sciences. She earned a Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of California, Davis and both a B.A. in Biology and a B.A. in Studio Art from Duke University. Dr. Simler-Williamson’s current research focuses on the interactions between abiotic and biotic disturbances (wildfire and an emerging forest disease, Sudden Oak Death) in mixed evergreen and redwood-tanoak forests, and subsequently to understand the impacts of fire behavior and climate change on future epidemiology in disturbed areas. She is also interested in the physiology of forest sprouting, and the role that vegetative reproduction and hardwood components may play in the Western United States’ changing forests.

External positions

Research Ecologist, United States Geological Survey

1 Jan 2020 → 1 Jan 2021

Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California at Davis

1 Jan 2019 → 1 Jan 2020

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 15 Life on Land

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Collaborative Research: Priority effects and persistent state shifts following wildfire and disease disturbance interactions
Simler-Williamson, A. (PI)
National Science Foundation
1/09/24 → 31/08/27
Project: Research
BRC-BIO: Environmental variation and the disruption of biotic local adaptation: Predicting consequences of changing microbial interactions for plant populations
Simler-Williamson, A. (PI), de Graaff, M.-A. (CoPI), Bittleston, L. (CoPI) & Caughlin, T. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
1/09/23 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology FY 2020: Biotic drivers of local adaptation: Integrating the evolutionary consequences of plant-soil feedbacks into sagebrush
Simler-Williamson, A. (PI)
National Science Foundation
1/02/21 → 31/01/23
Project: Research

10 Article
6 Presentation
5 Poster
2 Review article
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- 1 Letter

Supporting dryland restoration success with applied ecological forecasting of seeding outcomes
Siegmund, G. F., Schlaepfer, D. R., Andrews, C., Bennion, L. D., Ferguson, J., Jeffries, M. I., Olwell, P., Pilliod, D. S., Simler-Williamson, A., Stears, A. E., Zweng, R. & Bradford, J. B., Feb 2026, In: Restoration Ecology. 34, 2, e70179.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access
Influence of Urbanization and Climate on Surface Water Diversions in a Semi-Arid Basin
Bittmann, B. M., Kaiser, K. E., Poulos, M. J., Simler-Williamson, A. & Flores, A. N., Dec 2025, In: Journal of the American Water Resources Association. 61, 6, e70074.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Interactive effects of fungal community structure and soil moisture on Wyoming big sagebrush performance
Engel, A., Simler-Williamson, A., Ravenscraft, A., Bittleston, L. & de Graaff, M. A., Mar 2025, In: Plant and Soil. 508, 1, p. 417-439 23 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
3 Scopus citations
Weather and leaf age separately contribute to temporal shifts in phyllosphere fungal community structure in sagebrush
Heil, J. A., Simler-Williamson, A., Striluk, M. L., Trawick, D., Capezza, R., DeFehr, C., Osorio, A., Finney, B., Turner, K. G. & Bittleston, L. S., Jun 2025, In: Ecosphere. 16, 6, e70295.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
2 Scopus citations
A Hidden Obstacle to Restoration in the Sagebrush Steppe
Strix, M. & Simler-Williamson, A., 19 Apr 2024.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation

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Allison Simler-Williamson

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Collaborative Research: Priority effects and persistent state shifts following wildfire and disease disturbance interactions

BRC-BIO: Environmental variation and the disruption of biotic local adaptation: Predicting consequences of changing microbial interactions for plant populations

NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology FY 2020: Biotic drivers of local adaptation: Integrating the evolutionary consequences of plant-soil feedbacks into sagebrush

Supporting dryland restoration success with applied ecological forecasting of seeding outcomes

Influence of Urbanization and Climate on Surface Water Diversions in a Semi-Arid Basin

Interactive effects of fungal community structure and soil moisture on Wyoming big sagebrush performance

Weather and leaf age separately contribute to temporal shifts in phyllosphere fungal community structure in sagebrush

A Hidden Obstacle to Restoration in the Sagebrush Steppe

Allison Simler-Williamson

Personal profile

About

External positions

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

Fingerprint

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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