Annika Rose-Person

Teaching Areas
Ecology, climate change ecology, community ecology

Research Interests
Climate change ecology, plant-pollinator interactions, freshwater ecology (focus on larval amphibians and macroinvertebrates), trait-mediated responses to climate change

Publications

• Rose-Person, A., Santiago, L. S., & Rafferty, N. E. (2025). Drought stress influences foraging preference of a solitary bee on two wildflowers. Annals of Botany, 135(1–2), 153–164. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcae048
• Ramachandran, A., Iwanaga, C. D., Fugate, M., Huxley, J. D., Rose‐Person, A., Amatya, R., Bui, T., & Spasojevic, M. J. (2025). Litter removal increases plant diversity by promoting both native and exotic forbs in heavily invaded coastal sage scrub in Southern California, U.S.A. Restoration Ecology, 33(3), e14340. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.14340
• Rose-Person, A., Spasojevic, M. J., Forrester, C., Bowman, W. D., Suding, K. N., Oldfather, M. F., & Rafferty, N. E. (2024). Early snowmelt advances flowering phenology and disrupts the drivers of pollinator visitation in an alpine ecosystem. Alpine Botany, 134(2), 141–150. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00035-024-00315-x
• Henn, J. J., Anderson, K. E., Brigham, L. M., Bueno de Mesquita, C. P., Collins, C. G., Elmendorf, S. C., Green, M. D., Huxley, J. D., Rafferty, N. E., Rose‐Person, A., & Spasojevic, M. J. (2024). Long‐Term Alpine Plant Responses to Global Change Drivers Depend on Functional Traits. Ecology Letters, 27(10), e14518. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14518
• Keeler, A. M., Rose-Person, A., & Rafferty, N. E. (2021). From the ground up: Building predictions for how climate change will affect belowground mutualisms, floral traits, and bee behavior. Climate Change Ecology, 1, 100013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecochg.2021.100013

Why did you choose Lafayette?

My main goal as a researcher and teacher is to get students excited about science and the natural world. Lafayette College is an ideal environment for this goal. 

One of the things I value most about Lafayette College is that it encourages hands-on research experiences in its courses. The small class sizes, modern teaching spaces, and access to several natural areas at Lafayette give students the chance to engage deeply with biological concepts and research. Students are able to investigate real-world problems in their classes by interacting with the primary literature and by performing experiments they design themselves.

I am excited to be in a learning community that encourages students to perform research outside of the classroom. Programs like the honors thesis and the EXCEL Scholars program at Lafayette give students the opportunity to become meaningfully involved in research labs, letting them experience the exciting and challenging aspects of ecological research. The dynamic landscapes surrounding Lafayette allow students to explore questions, focusing not only on terrestrial ecosystems, but also on the freshwater ecosystems so important to the biodiversity of the Northeastern U.S.