As a scientist, policy advisor and grantmaker, I work with multi-disciplinary teams to advance conservation outcomes for wildlife and people. Below are some of the initiatives I’ve led and contributed to.
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"Saving protected areas, saving wildlife, is an investment in people." |
Songbird Trade
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US-Mexico Border Wall
As senior scientist at Defenders of Wildlife, I led a science advocacy movement to heighten international awareness and response to efforts in 2018 to politicize and expand the U.S.-Mexico border wall without legal consideration of the impacts on biodiversity. Outcomes include:
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Jaguar Reintroduction
I advised and coordinated the science-policy dimensions in a partnership between Defenders of Wildlife and the Wildlife Conservation Society to discover the socio-ecological feasibility of reintroducing jaguars into the southwestern U.S. Although realizing this vision will require long-term efforts, our short-term outcomes include:
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Sustainable Lion Trophy HuntingAs a postdoc at Panthera, I helped develop research-informed tools to help Zimbabwe and Mozambique wildlife authorities and professional hunters successfully implement trophy age restrictions as a management tool for ensuring hunts do not cause lion declines. Outcomes include:
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Tiger and Leopard-Human ConflictAs a PhD student at Yale and the Wildlife Institute of India, I researched the real and perceived patterns of tiger and leopard attacks on livestock and developed risk maps to guide livestock management decisions. Outcomes include:
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