Institute Affiliations

Professional Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Arizona (2019)
  • Bachelor of Science, Iowa State University (2012)
  • Ph.D, University of Arizona, Geosciences (2019)
  • B.S., Iowa State University, Mathematics (2012)
  • B.S, Iowa State University, Biology (2012)

Stanford Advisors

Contact

  • Academic
    cjn@stanford.edu
    University - Scholar Department: Biology Position: Postdoctoral Scholar

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 5020

Links

All Publications

  • Constraints and enablers for increasing carbon storage in the terrestrial biosphere NATURE REVIEWS EARTH & ENVIRONMENT Nolan, C. J., Field, C. B., Mach, K. J. 2021

    View details for DOI 10.1038/s43017-021-00166-8

    View details for Web of Science ID 000652469900001

  • Pollen-based climate reconstruction techniques for late Quaternary studies EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS Chevalier, M., Davis, B. S., Heiri, O., Seppa, H., Chase, B. M., Gajewski, K., Lacourse, T., Telford, R. J., Finsinger, W., Guiot, J., Kuhl, N., Maezumi, S., Tipton, J. R., Carter, V. A., Brussel, T., Phelps, L. N., Dawson, A., Zanon, M., Valle, F., Nolan, C., Mauri, A., de Vernal, A., Izumi, K., Holmstrom, L., Marsicek, J., Goring, S., Sommer, P. S., Chaput, M., Kupriyanov, D. 2020; 210

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.earscirev.2020.103384

    View details for Web of Science ID 000588283400033

  • PREDICTING PALEOCLIMATE FROM COMPOSITIONAL DATA USING MULTIVARIATE GAUSSIAN PROCESS INVERSE PREDICTION ANNALS OF APPLIED STATISTICS Tipton, J. R., Hooten, M. B., Nolan, C., Booth, R. K., McLachlan, J. 2019; 13 (4): 2363–88

    View details for DOI 10.1214/19-AOAS1281

    View details for Web of Science ID 000509780500015

  • Comparing and improving methods for reconstructing peatland water-table depth from testate amoebae HOLOCENE Nolan, C., Tipton, J., Booth, R. K., Hooten, M. B., Jackson, S. T. 2019; 29 (8): 1350–61

    View details for DOI 10.1177/0959683619846969

    View details for Web of Science ID 000479265000008

  • Past and future global transformation of terrestrial ecosystems under climate change SCIENCE Nolan, C., Overpeck, J. T., Allen, J. M., Anderson, P. M., Betancourt, J. L., Binney, H. A., Brewer, S., Bush, M. B., Chase, B. M., Cheddadi, R., Djamali, M., Dodson, J., Edwards, M. E., Gosling, W. D., Haberle, S., Hotchkiss, S. C., Huntley, B., Ivory, S. J., Kershaw, A., Kim, S., Latorre, C., Leydet, M., Lezine, A., Liu, K., Liu, Y., Lozhkin, A. V., McGlone, M. S., Marchant, R. A., Momohara, A., Moreno, P. I., Mueller, S., Otto-Bliesner, B. L., Shen, C., Stevenson, J., Takahara, H., Tarasov, P. E., Tipton, J., Vincens, A., Weng, C., Xu, Q., Zheng, Z., Jackson, S. T. 2018; 361 (6405): 920–23

    Abstract

    Impacts of global climate change on terrestrial ecosystems are imperfectly constrained by ecosystem models and direct observations. Pervasive ecosystem transformations occurred in response to warming and associated climatic changes during the last glacial-to-interglacial transition, which was comparable in magnitude to warming projected for the next century under high-emission scenarios. We reviewed 594 published paleoecological records to examine compositional and structural changes in terrestrial vegetation since the last glacial period and to project the magnitudes of ecosystem transformations under alternative future emission scenarios. Our results indicate that terrestrial ecosystems are highly sensitive to temperature change and suggest that, without major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere, terrestrial ecosystems worldwide are at risk of major transformation, with accompanying disruption of ecosystem services and impacts on biodiversity.

    View details for DOI 10.1126/science.aan5360

    View details for Web of Science ID 000443547000039

    View details for PubMedID 30166491

  • Placing the Common Era in a Holocene context: millennial to centennial patterns and trends in the hydroclimate of North America over the past 2000 years CLIMATE OF THE PAST Shuman, B. N., Routson, C., McKay, N., Fritz, S., Kaufman, D., Kirby, M. E., Nolan, C., Pederson, G. T., St-Jacques, J. 2018; 14 (5): 665–86

    View details for DOI 10.5194/cp-14-665-2018

    View details for Web of Science ID 000433220900001

  • Climatic history of the northeastern United States during the past 3000 years CLIMATE OF THE PAST Marlon, J. R., Pederson, N., Nolan, C., Goring, S., Shuman, B., Robertson, A., Booth, R., Bartlein, P. J., Berke, M. A., Clifford, M., Cook, E., Dieffenbacher-Krall, A., Dietze, M. C., Hessl, A., Hubeny, J., Jackson, S. T., Marsicek, J., McLachlan, J., Mock, C. J., Moore, D. P., Nichols, J., Peteet, D., Schaefer, K., Trouet, V., Umbanhowar, C., Williams, J. W., Yu, Z. 2017; 13 (10): 1355–79

    View details for DOI 10.5194/cp-13-1355-2017

    View details for Web of Science ID 000412938700002