Ian McCullough, PhD

Ian McCullough, PhD

Associate Professor and Program Chair; Geographic Information Systems
970-989-1350 / x2650 | imccullough@coloradomtn.edu
Pronouns: He/Him

Education

• PhD University of California, Santa Barbara
• MS, University of Maine
• BA, Colby College

Publications

• McCullough, I. M., Beirne, C., Soto-Navarro, C., Eppert, A., Flatt, E., Kemp, Y. J. M., Molnar, P., Mooring, M. S., Nikolova, Y., Olson, E., Pinto, C., Porras, J., Quiros, M. J. M., Saborio Rodriguez, G., Schipper, J., Tellez, C. R., Vargas Soto, J. S., and A. Whitworth. (2024). Integrating high-resolution remote sensing and empirical wildlife detection data for climate-resilient corridors across tropical elevational gradients.
• McCullough, I. M., Sun, X., Hanly, P. J. and P. A. Soranno (2024). Knowing your limits: patterns and drivers of nutrient limitation and nutrient-chlorophyll relationships in US lakes.
• McCullough, I. M., Beirne, C., Soto-Navarro, C. and A. Whitworth. (2024). Mapping climate adaptation corridors for biodiversity - A regional-scale case study in Central America. PLOS One.
• McCullough, I. M., Brentrup, J. A., Wagner, T., Lapierre J., Henneck, J, Paul, A. M., Belair, M., Moritz, M. A. and C. T. Filstrup. (2023). Fire characteristics and hydrologic connectivity influence short-term responses of north temperate lakes to wildfire.
• McCullough, I. M., Hanly, P. J., King, K. B. S. and T. Wagner. (2022). Freshwater corridors in the conterminous United States: a coarse-filter approach based on lake-stream networks.
• McCullough, I. M., Skaff, N. K., Soranno, P. A. and K. S. Cheruvelil. (2019). No lake left behind: how well do US protected areas meet lake conservation targets?
• McCullough, I. M., Cheruvelil, K. S., Lapierre, J., Lottig, N. R., Moritz, M. A., Stachelek, J. and P. A. Soranno. (2019). Do lakes feel the burn? Ecological consequences of increasing exposure of lakes to fire in the continental United States. 
• McCullough, I. M., Cheruvelil, K. S., Collins, S. C. and P. A. Soranno. (2019). Geographic patterns of the climate sensitivity of lakes.
• McCullough, I. M., Davis, F. W. and A. P. Williams. (2017). A range of possibilities: assessing geographic variation in climate sensitivity of ponderosa pine using tree-rings.
• McCullough, I. M., Davis, F. W., Dingman, J. R., Flint, L. E., Flint, A. L., Serra-Diaz, J. M., Syphard, A. D., Moritz, M. A., Hannah, L. and J. Franklin. (2016). High and dry: high elevations disproportionately exposed to regional climate change in Mediterranean-climate landscapes.
• View the full list of publications online

Professional Interests

Landscape Ecology, Conservation Biology, Geographic Information Systems

Personal Interests

Ian enjoys hiking, running, cross-country skiing, and viewing Colorado's wildlife, particularly moose. Prior to Colorado, Ian lived in Virginia, Maine, California, and Michigan.