Justin Meissen
Justin Meissen
Research and Restoration Program Manager
Phone
319-273-7957
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Justin Meissen
Research and Restoration Program Manager
Justin Meissen leads the Research and Restoration Program at the Tallgrass Prairie Center. Justin’s focus is on implementing restoration research and demonstration projects, developing training seminars, and leading the ecological restoration efforts at the University of Northern Iowa’s Irvine Prairie.
Education
- PhD, Conservation Biology, University of Minnesota, 2016
- BS, Integrative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2010
Research Interests
Justin focuses on understanding barriers to establishment in prairie restorations, incorporating ecology and practicality in seed mix design, and methods of re-integrating native vegetation in working landscapes.