Marlyse Duguid is a plant community ecologist, forester, field botanist, and horticulturist. As a scientist, she 
studies interactions between human land-use and ecosystem structure and function. Some current projects examine how acute (e.g., forest harvesting) and chronic (e.g., global change, biological invasions) anthropogenic disturbances affect plant communities and other non-target organisms (e.g., pollinators, amphibians, birds). Using cultivation of native understory medicinal plants to promote conservation and farmer livelihoods. She is also interested in how “success” is monitored and evaluated following ecological restoration.
Dr. Duguid has served on the board of directors for SER-NE since 2019, she currently serves on the emerging professionals committee and is the chapter liason for SER International, and previously served as the co-chair for the Justice, Equity, and Inclusion (JEI) committee,
Marlyse Duguid, MF, PhD
Thomas G. Siccama Lecturer and Associate Research Scientist
Yale School of the Environment
BS, Horticulture, University of Connecticut
MF, Yale University School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
PhD, Yale University & The New York Botanical Garden