Eleanor Handler is broadly interested in the roles of microbe-host relationships in coastal ecosystems, especially the ways these interactions can affect biogeochemical cycling. She is also fascinated by ecological restoration and the ways people interact with and shape the world around us. During her PhD, advised by Dr. Jennifer Bowen and Dr. Randall Hughes, Handler hopes to investigate the potential role of microbes in marsh restoration practices.
Prior to starting at Northeastern, Handler received a BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Yale University and an MS in Arctic and Marine Ecology from the University of Tromsø. She has also worked in science communications and fisheries monitoring in Sitka, AK.