Larissa Yocom, Ph.D.

Field: Wildland Resources
Areas of Focus: Fire Ecology, Forest Fires

Expertise

• Fire ecology
• Forest management
• Fuel treatment effectiveness
• Tree regeneration
• Fire behavior and effects

Bio

Larissa Yocom is an assistant professor of Fire Ecology in the Department of Wildland Resources and Ecology Center. She is interested in advancing research about the ecological role of fire, how climate, fire and vegetation influence each other over time and space, and how forest management can promote the beneficial aspects of fire and minimize the negative consequences. Her current research projects include assessing fuel treatment effectiveness in meeting management objectives in Utah, evaluating the climatic and environmental factors influencing tree regeneration after wildfire, and investigating to what degree forest species composition affects fire behavior and effects.