Publications

  1. Lauren Azevedo-Schmidt, Emily K. Meineke, Ellen D. Currano. Insect herbivory within modern forests is greater than fossil localities. PNAS. 2022.
  2. Lauren Azevedo-Schmidt, Aaron F Diefendorf, Kristen Schlanser, Allison A Baczynski, Marieke Dechesne, Regan Dunn, Katherine H Freeman, Ellen D Currano. Local differences in paleohydrology have stronger influence on plant biomarkers than regional climate change across two Paleogene Laramide Basins, Wyoming, USA. Paleo3. 2022. 
  3. Ellen D. Currano, Lauren Azevedo-Schmidt, S. Augusta Maccraken, Anshuman Swain. Scars on fossil leaves: An exploration of ecological patterns in plant–insect herbivore associations during the Age of Angiosperms. Paleo3. 2021. 
  4. Azevedo Schmidt, Lauren E., Regan E. Dunn, Jason Mercer, Marieke Dechesne, Ellen D. Currano. Plant and insect herbivore community variation across the Paleocene-Eocene boundary, Hanna Basin WY. PeerJ. 2019. DOI 10.7717/peerj.7798
  

Conferences

Invited talks: 
  1. Fall 2021. Lauren E. Azevedo‐Schmidt* and Ellen D. Currano. Paleobotanical methods used in modern ecosystems show an increase in insect herbivory on dicot leaves, unlike any other geologic period. Invited talk: Entomological Society of America 2021 annual meeting, Denver, CO. Click here to watch the video.
  2. Fall 2020. Ellen D. Currano*, Lauren E. Azevedo‐Schmidt, Plant‐insect interactions throughout geologic history. Invited talk: Geological Society of America 2020 annual meeting, virtual.

Press

Picture
1. Prehistoric Road Trip
 -I had the amazing privilege of participating in this project with Emily Graslie and was featured in episode 3. Additionally, I was featured in the short video called "Rockstars of Paleontology".  

Contact Information

University of California, Davis
Department of Entomology and Nematology
​Lazschmidt@ucdavis.edu
Instagram: paleobotany.dirt.person
​twitter: @L_AzSchmidt
Proudly powered by Weebly