Diane Pataki
Director and Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
School of Sustainability
Arizona State University
PO Box 875503
Tempe, AZ 85287-5502
Titles
- Senior Global Futures Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futuers Laboratory
- Director and Professor, School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures
- Director of Professor, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futuers Laboratory
Biography
Diane E. Pataki is a Foundation Professor and Director of the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University. She previously served as the Associate Vice President for Research and a Professor in the School of Biological Sciences, with an adjunct appointment in the Department of City & Metropolitan Planning. She has also previously held positions as the Associate Dean for Student Affairs and the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Science at the University of Utah. Prior to 2012, she was on the faculty of the University of California, Irvine with a joint appointment in the Department of Earth System Science and the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology. She was the founding Director of the UC Irvine Center for Environmental Biology and the Steele Burnand Anza Borrego Desert Research Center, a University of California Natural Reserve operated in collaboration with Anza Borrego Desert State Park. Pataki received a BA in environmental science at Barnard College and an MS and PhD at the Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment.
Her work is transdisciplinary and has spanned the impacts of climate change on ecosystems, coupled human-natural processes related to urban CO2 emissions, and the role of nature, greenspace, and forestry in urban sustainability. Pataki is a Fulbright Global Scholar, a James B. Macelwane Medalist, a Leopold Leadership Fellow, and a Fellow of both the American Geophysical Union and the Ecological Society of America. She is the Chief Specialty Editor for the Urban Ecology section of the journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, and a member of the National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences Advisory Committee (NSF BIO AC) and the Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education (NSF AC ERE). She has previously served as a Program Director in the NSF Division of Environmental Biology and a member of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Board of Scientific Counselors. She is also currently serving as Vice President for Science of the Ecological Society of America.
Education
- PhD, Duke University, 1998
- MS, Duke University, 1995
- BA, Barnard College, 1993
Journal Articles
2020
Padulles Cubino, J., M. L. Avolio, M. M. Wheeler, K. L. Larson, S. E. Hobbie, J. Cavender-Bares, S. J. Hall, K. C. Nelson, T. L. Trammell, C. Neill, D. E. Pataki, J. M. Grove and P. M. Groffman. 2020. Linking yard plant diversity to homeowners' landscaping priorities across the U.S. Landscape and Urban Planning 196(Apr):Art. 103730. DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.103730. (link )
2019
Trammell, T. L., D. E. Pataki, C. J. Still, J. R. Ehleringer, M. L. Avolio, N. D. Bettez, J. Cavender-Bares, P. M. Groffman, J. M. Grove, S. J. Hall, J. B. Heffernan, S. E. Hobbie, K. L. Larson, J. L. Morse, C. Neill, K. C. Nelson, J. O'Neil-Dunne, W. D. Pearse, R. Roy Chowdhury, M. K. Steele and M. M. Wheeler. 2019. Climate and lawn management interact to control C4 plant distribution in residential lawns across seven U.S. cities. Ecological Applications 28(4):e01884. DOI: 10.1002/eap.1884. (link )
2018
Blaszczak, J. R., M. K. Steele, B. D. Badgley, J. B. Heffernan, S. E. Hobbie, J. L. Morse, E. N. Rivers, S. J. Hall, C. Neill, D. E. Pataki, P. M. Groffman and E. S. Bernhardt. 2018. Sediment chemistry of urban stormwater ponds and controls on denitrification. Ecosphere 9(6):e02318. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2318. (link )
Locke, D. H., M. Avolio, T. L. Trammell, R. Roy Chowdhury, J. M. Grove, J. Rogan, D. G. Martin, N. Bettez, J. Cavender-Bares, P. M. Groffman, S. J. Hall, J. B. Heffernan, S. E. Hobbie, K. L. Larson, J. L. Morse, C. Neill, L. A. Ogden, J. P. O'Neil-Dunne, D. Pataki, W. D. Pearse, C. Polsky and M. M. Wheeler. 2018. A multi-city comparison of front and backyard differences in plant species diversity and nitrogen cycling in residential landscapes. Landscape and Urban Planning 178(Oct):102-111. DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.05.030. (link )
Mitchell, L. E., J. C. Lin, D. R. Bowling, D. E. Pataki, C. Strong, A. J. Schauer, R. Bares, S. E. Bush, B. B. Stephens, D. Mendoza, D. Mallia, L. Holland, K. R. Gurney and J. R. Ehleringer. 2018. Long-term urban carbon dioxide observations reveal spatial and temporal dynamics related to urban characteristics and growth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115(12):2912-2917. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1702393115. (link )
Pearse, W. D., J. Cavender-Bares, S. E. Hobbie, M. L. Avolio, N. D. Bettez, R. Roy Chowdhury, L. E. Darling, P. M. Groffman, J. M. Grove, S. J. Hall, J. B. Heffernan, J. K. Learned, C. Neill, K. C. Nelson, D. E. Pataki, B. L. Ruddell, M. K. Steele and T. L. Trammell. 2018. Homogenization of plant diversity, composition, and structure in North American urban yards. Ecosphere 9(2):. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2105 . (link )
Pearse, W. D., J. Cavender-Bares, S. E. Hobbie, M. L. Avolio, N. D. Bettez, R. Roy Chowdhury, L. E. Darling, P. M. Groffman, J. M. Grove, S. J. Hall, J. B. Heffernan, J. K. Learned, C. Neill, K. C. Nelson, D. E. Pataki, B. L. Ruddell, M. K. Steele and T. L. Trammell. 2018. Homogenization of plant diversity, composition, and structure in North American urban yards. Ecosphere 9(2):e02105. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2105. (link )
2017
Groffman, P. M., M. Avolio, J. Cavender-Bares, N. D. Bettez, J. M. Grove, S. J. Hall, S. E. Hobbie, K. L. Larson, S. B. Lerman, D. H. Locke, J. B. Heffernan, J. L. Morse, C. Neill, K. C. Nelson, J. O'Neil-Dunne, D. E. Pataki, C. Polsky, R. Roy Chowdhury and T. L. Trammell. 2017. Ecological homogenization of residential macrosystems. Nature: Ecology & Evolution 1:Art. 0191. DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0191. (link )
Groffman, P. M., M. L. Cadenasso, J. Cavender-Bares, D. L. Childers, N. B. Grimm, J. M. Grove, S. E. Hobbie, L. R. Hutyra, G. D. Jenerette, P. T. McPhearson, D. E. Pataki, S. T. Pickett, R. V. Pouyat, E. Rosi-Marshall and B. L. Ruddell. 2017. Moving towards a new urban systems science. Ecosystems 20(1):38-43. DOI: 10.1007/s10021-016-0053-4. (link )
Wheeler, M. M., C. Neill, P. M. Groffman, M. Avolia, N. D. Bettez, J. Cavender-Bares, R. Roy Chowdhury, L. Darling, J. M. Grove, S. J. Hall, J. B. Heffernan, S. E. Hobbie, K. L. Larson, J. L. Morse, K. C. Nelson, L. A. Ogden, W. D. Pearse, J. O'Neil-Dunne, D. E. Pataki, C. Polsky, M. K. Steele and T. L. Trammell. 2017. Continental-scale homogenization of residential lawn plant communities. Landscape and Urban Planning 165:54-63. DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.05.004. (link )
2016
Groffman, P. M., J. M. Grove, C. Polsky, N. D. Bettez, J. L. Morse, J. Cavender-Bares, S. J. Hall, J. B. Heffernan, S. E. Hobbie, K. L. Larson, C. Neill, K. C. Nelson, L. A. Ogden, J. O'Neil-Dunne, D. E. Pataki, R. Roy Chowdhury and D. H. Locke. 2016. Satisfaction, water and fertilizer use in the American residential macrosystem. Environmental Research Letters 11(3):034004. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/3/034004. (link )
Hall, S. J., J. K. Learned, B. Ruddell, K. L. Larson, J. Cavender-Bares, N. Bettez, P. M. Groffman, J. M. Grove, J. B. Heffernan, S. E. Hobbie, J. L. Morse, C. Neill, K. C. Nelson, J. P. O'Neil-Dunne, L. A. Ogden, D. E. Pataki, W. D. Pearse, C. Polsky, R. Roy Chowdhury, M. K. Steele and T. L. Trammell. 2016. Convergence of microclimate in residential landscapes across diverse cities in the United States. Landscape Ecology 31:101-117. DOI: 10.1007/s10980-015-0297-y. (link )
Jenerette, G. D., L. W. Clarke, M. L. Avolio, D. E. Pataki, T. W. Gillespie, S. Pincetl, D. J. Nowak, L. R. Hutyra, M. R. McHale, J. P. McFadden and M. Alonzo. 2016. Climate tolerances and trait choices shape continental patterns of urban tree diversity. Global Ecology and Biogeography 25(11):1367-1376 . DOI: 10.1111/geb.12499. (link )
Larson, K. L., K. C. Nelson, S. R. Samples, S. J. Hall, N. Bettez, J. Cavender-Bares, P. M. Groffman, M. Grove, J. B. Heffernan, S. E. Hobbie, J. Learned, J. L. Morse, C. Neill, L. A. Ogden, J. O'Neil-Dunne, D. E. Pataki, C. Polsky, R. Roy Chowdhury, M. Steele and T. L. Trammell. 2016. Ecosystem services in managing residential landscapes: Value priorities, dimensions, and cross-regional patterns. Urban Ecosystems 19(1):95-113. DOI: 10.1007/s11252-015-0477-1. (link )
Trammell, T. L., D. E. Pataki, J. Cavender-Bares, P. M. Groffman, S. J. Hall, J. B. Heffernan, S. E. Hobbie, J. L. Morse, C. Neill and K. C. Nelson. 2016. Plant nitrogen concentration and isotopic composition in residential lawns across seven US cities. Oecologia 181(1):271-285. DOI: 10.1007/s00442-016-3566-9. (link )
2015
Schwarz, K., M. Fragkias, C. G. Boone, W. Zhou, M. McHale, J. M. Grove, J. O'Neil-Dunne, J. P. McFadden, G. L. Buckley, D. Childers, L. Ogden, S. Pincetl, D. Pataki, A. Whitmer and M. L. Cadenasso. 2015. Trees grow on money: Urban tree canopy cover and environmental justice. PLOS One 10(4):e0122051. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122051. (link )
2014
Groffman, P. M., J. Cavender-Bares, N. D. Bettez, J. M. Grove, S. J. Hall, J. B. Heffernan, S. E. Hobbie, K. L. Larson, J. L. Morse, C. Neill, K. C. Nelson, J. O'Neil-Dunne, L. Ogden, D. E. Pataki, C. Polsky, R. Roy Chowdhury and M. K. Steele. 2014. Ecological homogenization of urban USA. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 12(1):74-81. DOI: 10.1890/120374. (link )
Polsky, C., J. M. Grove, C. Knudson, P. M. Groffman, N. Bettez, J. Cavender-Bares, S. J. Hall, J. B. Heffernan, S. E. Hobbie, K. L. Larson, J. L. Morse, C. Neill, K. C. Nelson, L. A. Ogden, J. O'Neil-Dunne, D. E. Pataki, R. Roy Chowdhury and M. K. Steele. 2014. Assessing the homogenization of urban land management with an application to US residential lawncare. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 111(12):4432-4437. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1323995111. (link )
Steele, M. K., J. B. Heffernan, N. D. Bettez, J. Cavender-Bares, P. M. Groffman, J. M. Grove, S. J. Hall, S. E. Hobbie, K. L. Larson, J. L. Morse, C. Neill, K. C. Nelson, J. O'Neil-Dunne, L. A. Ogden, D. E. Pataki, C. Polsky and R. Roy Chowdhury. 2014. Convergent surface water distributions in U.S. cities. Ecosystems 17:685-697. DOI: 10.1007/s10021-014-9751-y. (link )
Tanner, C. J., F. R. Adler, N. B. Grimm, P. M. Groffman, S. A. Levin, J. Munshi-South, D. E. Pataki, M. Pavao-Zuckerman and W. G. Wilson. 2014. Urban ecology: Advancing science and society. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 12(10):574-581. DOI: 10.1890/140019. (link )
2008
Grimm, N. B., D. R. Foster, P. M. Groffman, J. M. Grove, C. S. Hopkinson, K. J. Nadelhoffer, D. P. Peters and D. E. Pataki. 2008. The changing landscape: Ecosystem responses to urbanization and pollution across climatic and societal gradients. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 6(5):264-272. (link )
Posters
2014
Hall, S. J., J. K. Learned, B. Ruddell, K. L. Larson, J. Cavender-Bares, N. D. Bettez, P. M. Groffman, J. M. Grove, J. Heffernan, S. E. Hobbie, J. L. Morse, C. Neill, K. C. Nelson, J. O'Neil-Dunne, L. A. Ogden, D. E. Pataki, W. D. Pearse, C. Polsky, R. Roy Chowdhury and M. K. Steele. 2014. Convergence of microclimate across diverse cities in the US. Poster presented at the From Oceans to Mountains, 99th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, 10-15 August 2014, Sacramento, California. (link )
Presentations
2015
Hall, S. J., J. K. Learned, B. L. Ruddell, K. L. Larson, J. Cavender-Bares, N. Bettez, P. M. Groffman, M. Grove, J. B. Heffernan, S. E. Hobbie, J. L. Morse, C. Neill, K. C. Nelson, J. O'Neil-Dunne, L. A. Ogden, D. E. Pataki, W. Pearse, C. Polsky, R. Roy Chowdhury, M. K. Steele and T. L. Trammell. 2015. Are cities the same everywhere? Testing homogeneity of human-dominated ecosystems at continental scales. Presentation at the Ecological Science at the Frontier: Celebrating the ESA Centennial 1915-2015, 9-14 August 2015, Baltimore, Maryland. (link )
2014
Hall, S. J., J. K. Learned, B. L. Ruddell, K. L. Larson, J. Cavender-Bares, N. D. Bettez, P. M. Groffman, J. M. Grove, J. B. Heffernan, S. E. Hobbie, J. L. Morse, C. Neill, K. C. Nelson, J. O'Neil-Dunne, L. A. Ogden, D. E. Pataki, W. D. Pearse, C. Polsky, R. Roy Chowdhury and M. K. Steele. 2014. Convergence of microclimate across diverse cities in the US. Presentation at the From Oceans to Mountains, 99th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, 10-14 August 2014, Sacramento, California. (link )
Pearse, W. D., J. Cavender-Bares, S. E. Hobbie, N. D. Bettez, L. Darling, C. Neill, P. M. Groffman, S. J. Hall, J. B. Heffernan, K. L. Larson, J. L. Morse, K. C. Nelson, J. O'Neil-Dunne, D. E. Pataki, C. Polsky, R. Roy Chowdhury and M. K. Steele. 2014. Homogenization of plant diversity in six major USA cites: Integrating socio-economic, environmental, and phylogenetic information. Presentation at the From Oceans to Mountains, 99th Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, 10-15 August 2014, Sacramento, California. (link )