About

Contact

janey.lienau [at] yale.edu

Education

MPhil, 2025 Yale University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

MESc, 2023 Yale University, School of the Environment

B.S., 2020 Wheaton College (IL), Environmental Science

Background

My interest in soil began with gardening, and now, many years later, I’m pursuing those same interests through more structured questions—like How do soil animals contribute to ecosystem function?

My research career began in fall 2019 when I volunteered in Dr. Meghan Midgley’s Soil Ecology Lab at The Morton Arboretum in Illinois. I went on to complete two summers (2020 and 2021) of research projects there as an NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) participant and Research Experience Fellow (REEF). In fall 2021, I began my master’s work with Drs. Oswald Schmitz and Marlyse Duguid at the Yale School of the Environment, and I’m now completing my PhD with Drs. Mark Bradford and Oswald Schmitz.

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