The Spring 2025 Biology Seminar Series continues with a talk from Dr. Christine Sprunger, "Can regenerative agriculture solve the dual crisis of climate change and biodiversity loss?"
Dr. Christine Sprunger is an Associate Professor of Soil Health at Michigan State University and is currently serving as Interim Associate Director at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station (KBS). Dr. Sprunger is a faculty member in the Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences and is based at KBS. Dr. Sprunger is also a member of MSU鈥檚 Plant Resilience Institute. Her research focuses on the intersection of agriculture and the environment, where she investigates how climate change impacts crop production, nutrient cycling, soil food webs, and rhizosphere dynamics. In addition, much of her work addresses how crop diversity, perenniality, and reduced tillage contribute to important ecosystem services such as soil carbon sequestration and nitrogen use efficiency. Dr. Sprunger also conducts interdisciplinary research with social scientists to understand farmer perceptions of soil health and climate adaptation. For more information about Dr. Sprunger鈥檚 work please visit www.sprungerlab.com.
Prior to joining MSU, Dr. Sprunger was an Assistant Professor of Soil Science and Rhizosphere Processes at Ohio State University from 2018-2022. Prior to starting a faculty position, Dr. Sprunger completed a National Science Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Biology at Columbia University, where she examined the relationship between soil carbon dynamics and crop productivity in small holder farming systems in Kenya and Tanzania. Dr. Sprunger holds a Ph.D. in Crop and Soil Sciences and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior from Michigan State University, and she received both a B.S. in Forest Resources and a B.A. in Environmental Studies from the University of Washington with a minor in Human Rights.
