Elizabeth Reid Blood is associate scientist at the J. W. Jones Ecological Research Center in Newton, Georgia. Her research interests include nutrient cycling, the role of macroinvertebrates in decomposition in streams, forest-marsh interactions, and a variety of other ecological subjects. Her prior work experience includes positions as professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the University of South Carolina, assistant program director for the National Science Foundation's Ecosystem Studies Program, and manager of the Okefenokee Swamp Project at the University of Georgia's Institute of Ecology, where she researched the biogeochemistry and hydrology of the swamp. She earned a B.S. in biology and an M.S. in limnology from Virginia Commonwealth University. She earned a Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Georgia. National Academies Press - Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff http://books.nap.edu/ (Retrieved August 4, 2009)
From the description of Elizabeth Reid Blood papers, 2002. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 449946289
