Tania Schoennagel is an ecologist who specializes in wildfires and insect outbreaks.
[2][3] In 2003, just after earning her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Schoennagel was given a fellowship through the National Science Foundation.
In 2011, Schoennagel began her position as research scientist of INSTAAR, where she continues to work.
Schoennagel's research is focussed primarily on wildfires and insect outbreaks.
While she conducts her studies around answering fundamental ecological questions, her research correlates to forest management, land-use policy, and climate change.