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Abdel-Qader, Faisal
Mailman School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology // Research in Infectious Diseases
Evaluation Specialist at NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Adams, Danielle
Behavioral ecology & animal communication
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Maryland
Adeney, Marion
Tropical ecosystems, land use change, remote sensing of wetlands and conservation
Program Officer, Andes-Amazon Initiative at Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Agarwala , Meghna
Forest degradation and commerce in Central India: Evidence from ecology, remote sensing and political ecology
Assistant Professor, Ashoka University
Amoin, Alexa Mae
Certified Pilates Instructor (at Equinox Fitness); Prospective grad student
Apakupakul, Kathleen
Animal behavior, conservation genetics
Research Associate, Saint Louis Zoo Institute for Conservation Medicine
Arce, Javier
Reconstructing Amazonian Ecological Memory: How Humans and Rivers Shape the Peruvian Amazon Landscape.
Associate Professor Of Geography, UNC Chapel Hill, Institute for the Study of the Americas
Ashkin, Michelle
Conservation biology education
Co-Director Education at Wild Bird Fund
Bachelot, Bene
The role of mycorrhizal fungi and natural enemy communities on seedling dynamics in a secondary tropical rainforest
Huxley Fellow, Rice University
Bailey, Jeffrey Scott
Columbia University School of Nursing - MSN / Doctor of Nursing Practice, Family Nurse Practitioner
Bailey, Honor
Mostly Mozart Festival House Program Intern at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Baird, Cody
Consultant at Eliot Partnership (Global Insurance Executive Search)
Banerjee, Gitanjali
Habitat use by the Great Indian Rhinoceros and other sympatric large herbivores in Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India.
Founder of Website Fertility Dost and Freelance Writer, Fertility Dost, New Delhi, India
Bayani, Niloufar
Marine conservation biology, population studies, behavorial ecology
Program Manager, Persian Wildlife Heritage Foundation
Bean, William T
focus on spatial ecology of mammals
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Wildlife at Humboldt State University
Beath, Shalini
Urban ecosystems
Energy & Sustainability Analyst at City of Rochester
Non-human primate behavior and ecology; anatomy
Ph.D. Student and Graduate Research Assistant, UMass Amherst
Bennett, Chanda
Reconstructing the Evolutionary and Population History of an Introduced Carnivore, The small Indian Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus).
Assistant Director, Columbia Undergraduate Scholars Program
Berezdivin, Derek
Environmental policy
Senior Accountant, Bayview Asset Management
Bernal, Nuria
Diversity of Rodent Populations Inhabiting Bolivian Valleys; community-based conservation projects and Bolivian wildlife survey projects
Director of Red Boliviana de Mastozoologia (Bolivian Conservation Non-Profit)
Bett, Nolan
conservation biology of the gray shanked douc langur
Lecturer at the University of British Columbia
Betts, Derek
Behavioral Ecology, Foundation and Government Grants, GIS and camera trap technology
District Manager, Nassau Country Soil and Water Conservation District
Bickerman, Kalyn
conservation biology of loggerhead sea turtles, marine ecosystems
Ph.D. Candidate, Ecology & Environmental Sciences at the University of Maine
Bilgin, Rasit
The Phylogeography and Population Genetics of Three cave-Dwelling Bat Species in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia.
Researcher at Bogazici University, Istanbul
Conservation biology and genetics; evolutionary ecology; ecological niche modeling; molecular phylogenetics; landscape genetics and ecology; biogeography
Director, Biodiversity Informatics Research, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History
Booth, Laura
Biological Science Technician, Presidio Trust, San Francisco, California
Bowman, William
The Respiratory Ecophysiology of Woody Stems and Branches in Temperate Forest Trees.
Professor and Lecturer of Sustainability Studies, Stony Brook University
Brown, Michelle
Old world primate social and ranging patterns.
Assistant Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara
Budsock, Andrew
Tropical forest ecology
Senior Consultant, Responsible Investment, Environmental Resources Management
Burke-Montoya, Jacqueline
Mice: epigenetics and superovulation
Senior Teaching Artist, Dancing Classrooms.
MOVEMENT ECOLOGY, POPULATION ECOLOGY, SPATIAL ECOLOGY, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
Conservation Science Fellow, Giraffe Conservation Foundation and Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Calnan, Jacqui
Habitat validation, resource assessment, coral reef ecosystems
International Program Director, Archbishop John Carroll High School
Cannon, Brandi
Botanical Conservation
Middle School Science Curriculum Coordinator
Cardiff, Scott
Bat cave selection and conservation in Ankarana, northern Madagascar
Completed Ph.D. in 2018, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Carlson, Sara
Systematics of Caryoteae (Palmae)
AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow at U.S. Agency for International Development
Earth Lab at University of Colorado Boulder
Forest Ecologist, Earth Lab, University of Colorado Boulder
Child, Melissa
Invasive species in NYC, issues in urban ecology
Office Manager at The Flight Academy, Seattle Washington
Chou, Linda
Natural resource conservation
Ivory Trade Research Specialist, TRAFFIC
Chou, Emily
Marine mammal ecology/conservation
Master's Candidate at Columbia University in the City of New York
Chowdhury, Shahrina
Primate behavior, blue monkeys in Kakamega forest, Kenya
Assistant Professor, Biological Anthropologist, Brooklyn College
Genetic connectivity of natural popilations of the Mexican understory palm Chamaedorea ernesti-augustii.
Assistant Professor, Laboratorio Nacional de Genomica para la Biodiversidad in Guanajuato, México
Claman, Maia
Environmental Biology
Nurse and Nurse Practitioner Student, Boston College
Coffey, Kevin
Agrodiversity in Southeast Asia.
FEWS NET Program Manager, USAID, Washington D.C.
Conrad, Katie
lobster houses, methods of sustainable fishing and agriculture
Coastal Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Cordi, Victoria
Marine research systems ecology
Senior Manager, Institutional Relations Rainforest Alliance London, UK
ECOLOGY AND MICROBIOLOGY OF CORAL REEFS
Assistant Professor of BioSciences, Rice University
Cortes, Marina
Temporal and landscape level variation in spatial genetic structure of the herb Heliconia acuminate in central Amazonia
Assistant Professor, Ecology Dept, UNESP - São Paulo State University, Rio Claro
Couture, Yanick
Small Animal Medicine Resident, Oregon State University, Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine
CRISTOFARO WILLIAMS, FRANCESCA
CONSERVATION EDUCATION - INFLUENCING VISITOR ATTITUDES TOWARD BEE-EATERS AT THE BRONX ZOO
Curriculum and Evaluation Consultant for Conservation Education Programs, Independent Consultant in New York City
Crk, Tanja
Forest ecology, tropical landscape managment, agroforestry
Product Manager at ENERGY STAR, Climate Protection Partnership Division. U.S. EPA
Cronell, Sarah
conservation genetics
Director Financial Services at Cloud Technology Partners
Cross, Hugh
Sechium evolution
Research Scientist-Bioinformatics, University of Otago (New Zealand)
Cullman, Georgina
Land use, diverse values, and conservation practice in the periphery of Makira protected area, northeastern Madagascar
Ecologist, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation
Dammann, Nancy
Living in the Edge: Community Based Resource Governance of the Aquatic Terrestrial Zone.
Senior Advisor for Education at Columbia Water Center, Columbia University
Historical biogeography of the Antilles: Earth history and phylogenetics of endemic chiropteran taxa.
Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Stony Brook University
Dean, Annie Margaret
Primate social behavior
Head, Global Sales Operations, Grocery and New Verticals, Uber
Decandia, Alexandra
Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University
Devlin, Allison
Ecology and Conservation of Large Carnivores
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Montana
Diamant, Eleanor
behavioral ecology of birds
Ph.D. Candidate, University of California, Los Angeles
DiFiore, Sonia
GIS mapping and forest ecology
Conservation Coordinator, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, OH.
Douglas, Leo
Parks and protected areas on small islands: their representitiveness and efficacy for the conservation of biological diversity.
Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Liberal Studies
Duarte, Rinna
anatomical reconstruction both paleo and forensic
Management Specialist, New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General
Dwyer, Meggan
MARINE AQUACULTURE
Associate Director, Aquaculture Research Institute, Rockport, Maine
Eastwood, Erin
Marine conservation
Program Director, National Ocean Protection Coalition
Ekernas, Stefan (Lars)
Proximate Reasons for Natal Dispersal in Blue Monkeys
Wildlife Biologist
Escovar Fadul, Tatiana
Conservation genetics, environmental management
Subnational Coordinator, Global Green Growth Institute
Fagan, Matt
The changing matrix: Reforestation and connectivity in a tropical habitat corridor
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Systems, University of Maryland
Faivovich, Julian
The phylogenetic relationships of Scinax and other hylid frogs.
Adjunct Professor and Researcher for Museo Argentino de Ciensias Naturales and Universidad de Buenos Aires
Falxa-Raymond, Nancy
FOREST CONSERVATION ECOLOGY, GIS
ECOLOGIST, USDA FOREST SERVICE
Fedrizzi, Nathan
Conservation genetics, environmental management
Principle Associate, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Fener, Heather
Human-Induced Landscape Changes of New York City
Freelance Photographer and Research Associate
Ferraz, Gonçalo
Bird population ecology; seabird population dynamics; forest bird flocking behavior.
Assistant Professor of Population Ecology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil.
Ferrie, Gina
Behavioral aspects of penguin ecology
Science Operations Manager and Population Biologist, Disney's Animal Kingdom
Fillat, Devon
broader issues in conservation biology
Realtor Associate, Keller Williams Realty, Inc
Fiorello, Christine
Disease ecology of wild and domestic carnivores in Bolivia.
Zoo Veterinarian, Albuquerque BioPark
Flores, Wendy
conservation medicine
Environmental Program Facilitator, The Brotherhood/Sister Sol
Flynn, Dan
Community and ecosystem ecology in Inner Mongolia, China
Data Scientist, Volpe National Transportation Research Center, Cambridge, MA
Foerster, Steffen
disease ecology, epidemiology, behavioral ecology
Director, Data Unit, Division Management & Systems Coordination, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Forrest, Jessica
Patterns of Land Cover Change in and around Madidi National Park in Bolivia and adjacent areas of Peru
Independent Consultant of Science, Strategy, and Sustainability
Freeman, Andrea
Endoparasites of Western Lowland Gorillas at Bai Hokou, Central African Republic
Emergency Veterinarian, animERge
Fuller, James
Diversity of form, content, and function in the vocal signals of adult male blue monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni ): an evolutionary approach to understanding a signal repertoire
Adjunct Lecturer, Columbia University
Gao, Lu
Rainforest conservation, sustainability, primate behavioral ecology
Program Officer (Specialist), World Wildlife Fund
Gaynor , Kaitlyn
Mammal ecology and conservation
PhD candidate at UC Berkeley's Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
Goelst, Claire
Large Mammal Biology; Habitat Fragmentation
Clinical Research Regulatory Coordinator, CUMC
Gonçalves da Silva, Anders
Causes of spatial structure in mammals: a case study in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil.
Chief Bioinformatics Officer, Lighthouse Genomics Inc. British Columbia
Grant, Taran
The Phylogeny of Poison Dart Frogs (Anura, Dendrobatidae).
Research Associate, American Museum of Natural History and Universidad de Rao
Greenbaum, Matthew
Teaching ecology and conservation
Division Head, Production, Dynamic Global Events
Gregory, Nichar
Disease ecology
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Columbia University
Gregory (Baczyk) , Joanna "Asia"
Vegetation and grazing issues in Tanzania
Senior Environmental Advisor, Regulatory Affairs, Southern California Edison
Costs and benefits of cooperative breeding in fluctuating environments
Assistant Professor, Kennesaw State University
Gunther, Tricia
wildlife conservation, captive breeding, policy
Zookeeper, Bergen County Zoological Park
Gutierrez-Velez, Victor
Influence of land cover changes and climate variability on fire activity in the Peruvian Amazon
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and GIS, Temple University
The genomics and neurobiology of behavioral evolution
PhD Candidate, Princeton University
Hacker, Chloe
Wildlife
Restoration Associate, Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust in Seattle
Haeckel, Ingrid
tropical forest ecology, ethnobotany
Conservation and Land Use Specialist the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Hudson River Estuary Program
Haight, Chris
Project Manager, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation
Hains, Taylor
Genomic & Bioinformatic Technician at Smithsonian Institution, Museum of Natural History
Hajjar, Reem
Forestry policies in Brazilian rainforest
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of British Columbia
Human Resources Manager at Columbia Business School
Hekkala, Evon
Conservation Genetics at the Species Boundary: Case studies from African and Carribean Crocodiles (genus: Crocodylus).
Assistant Professor in Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University
Environmental controls of foliar respiration in Arctic plants
Assistant Professor of Ecology, Macalester College
Hickey, Lisa
Using Models to Understand Moose Recolonization of the Adirondacks
Program Manager, Hunting and Wildlife Trade, Wildilfe Conservation Society
Hise, Jeremy
Science and Technology
Founder, Hise Scientific Instrumentation, LLC
Hoch, Jessica
Soil Microbial Communities
Park-As-Lab Program Coordinator, Randall's Island Park Alliance
Hofmeister, Natalie
Avian behavior, molecular ecology
PhD Student, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University
Hou, Chia-Yi
climate change, ecology, conservation biology, emergence of infectious diseases
Staff Writer and Science Journalist, The Hill
Hsueh, Diana
Urban Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Isotopes, Air and Water Quality Monitoring
Principal Chemist, City of Pasadena
Hua-Connell, Susan
Primate studies
Earth Science Teacher, Shenendehowa Central School District
Huang, Charles
Hematology and Blood Biochemistry of Sea Turtles in Baja California Sur, Mexico
Software Engineer at NASA via Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies
Hunt, Maya
Nate Sawtell's Neuroscience Lab in 2014, 2016-2017 at Columbia Medical Center
Medical student at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Hunter, Christopher
Project Associate, Scientific Operations at The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF)
Isles, Peter
Aquatic ecology, invasive species
Ph.D. student at University of Vermont
Jain, Meha
Adaptation to climate variability in social agro-ecological systems
Assistant Professor, Geospatial Data Sciences, Sustainability and Development, Food Systems at University of Michigan
Jaris, Hannah
Population genetics
Director of Education Programs, New York Sun Works
Jennings, Kevin
Invasive species, plant ecology
Wildlife Technician, NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
Marine Conservation
Ph.D Student, Biology, Harvard University
Johnson, Francine
Conservation medicine and botany
Medical Laboratory Technologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Johnson, McKenzie
Effect of an Urban-to-Rural Gradient on Mosquito Diversity and Malaria Prevalence in Iquitos, Peru
Assistant Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Johnson, Rebecca
Director of Administration, Richard Gilder Graduate School, American Museum of Natural History
Jones , Byron
Consultant, Strategist, Analyst, Project Manager, Team Leader, Lean & Agile Business Savvy
Jouseau, Claire
Ecosystem stability in moss-microarthropod communities.
Recently Research Scientist, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Ecologie et Gestion de la Biodiversité, Paris, France.
Joya, Christopher
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND POLICY
Middle School Science Teacher, NYC Department of Education
food systems and behavioral change
Executive Director at Reducetarian Foundation, Contributer to Forbes
Keen, Sara
Behavior ecology, avian ecology
Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford University
Kelly, Ryan
Genetics and Geography in West Coast Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora).
Assistant Professor, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs; Adjust Professor in School of Law, University of Washington
Kendall, Corrine
Environmental variation affects population and behavioral wildlife ecology
Assistant Curator of Conservation and Research, North Carolina Zoo
Kershaw, Francine
The influence of ecological process on evolution of a highly migratory Baleen whale
Staff Scientist, Marine Mammal Protection & Oceans, Natural Resources Defense Council
Kheng, Valentine
Conservation animal genetics
Technical Support for Country Director, Wildlife Conservation Society, Indonesia
King, Kristen
Urban ecology
Director of Natural Areas Restoration and Management, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
Klass, Keren
dispersal and landscape genetics of black howler monkeys in Chiapas, Mexico
Ph.D student at the University of Toronto
Klavans, Alyssa
Conservation education
Co-Owner, Applebrook Inn Veterinary Center & Pet Resort
Kleinstein, Deborah
NY Tidal wetlands, macrofossils, vegetation studies, climate, and sea level history
molecular evolution of infectious diseases
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases & Cell Biology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Kriensky, Debra
Avian Conservation & Ecology
Program Manager, Green Newton Inc.
Kutska, Debra
Perceptions of polar bear conservation
Environmental and Sustainability Initiatives Program Manager, Cook County Government
LaBruna, Danielle
Conservation GIS
Senior Geospatial Analyst, Wildlife Conversation Society
Lantner, Murray
conservation biology
Environmental Engineer, US Environmental Protection Agency
Laumann, Katie May
Science Integrator, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Law, Jeremy
Marine conservation biology, population studies, behavorial ecology
Certified Arborist/Natural Resources Specialist, AKRF
Lawrence, Jenna
Understanding the pair bond in brown titi monkeys (Callicebus brunneus): male and female reproductive interests.
Lecturer, Columbia University School of Professional Studies
Systematics, Biogeography, and Conservation Studies of the Turtle Family Geoemydidae.
Research Associate, American Museum of Natural History
Lenseth, Elizabeth
Marine mammals, endangered species.
Environmental Scientist at TRC Solutions
Li, Justine
Environmental policy
Program Strategy, Business Integrity, Safety, and Trust at Facebook
Lu, Jacqueline
Forest ecology, ecosystem restoration, urban ecosystem planning and invasive species.
Data Lead at Mozilla Foundation; Co-founder of Helpful Places
Macedo, Marcia
Tropical Deforestation and the Land-Water Interface
Water Program Director and Associate Scientist, Woodwell Climate Research Center
Macias, Miguel
Malone, Cynthia
Tropical ecosystem conservation
Tropical Ecologist, Scholar, and Organizer, New York City Area
Mammides, Christos
human disturbance and food supply effects on primates
Associate Professor of Behavioral & Community Ecology, Guangxi University
Marek, Mia
Conservation of ecosystems, behavioral ecology, mammalian conservation, including snow leopards
Associate Biologist, Jacobs Engineering Inc.
Maust-Mohl, Maria
Animal behavior and conservation education
Assistant Professor of Psychology, Manhattan College
McCartney-Melstad, Evan
Conservation genetics
Director of Bioinformatics, Nutcracker Therapeutics
McFadden, Kate
The Ecology, Evolution and Natural History of the Endangered Dwarf Carnivores of Cozumel Island, Mexico.
Passed away October 27, 2014
McKeon, Mallory
Otolaryngology Research Study Assistant at Boston Children's Hospital
Méndez, Martín
Environmental factors to population structure in mobile marine organisms: a combined genetic oceanographic approach.
Director, Southern Cone & Patagonia, Wildlife Conservation Society
Michl, Lisa
land management, special-status species conservation, habitat restoration
Natural Resources Senior Planner, Marin County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
Mihnovets, A. Nicole
Historical and contemporary genetic perspectives on New World monk seals (Genus Neomonachus)
Advising Dean and Lecturer, Columbia University
Miller, Emily
Mixed species association of blue monkeys, Kakamega Forest, Kenya.
Graduate Student, Office of Population Research, Princeton University
Miller, Kathryn
Wild dog conservation
Miller, Caitlin Alexandra
Manager, Government Relations and Foundation Support at American Museum of Natural History
Milligan, Brooke (Elizabeth)
Director of Conservation, Bald Head Island Conservancy
Mirotchnick, Nick
invasive species, global environemntal change
Senior Data Scientist, Blue J Legal
Morales-Miranda, David
Program Manager, Adinistration, Earth Institute at Columbia University
Mulcahy, Erin
behavioral ecology and conservation
Senior Product Manager, Embark Veterinary
Munsch, Cathy
marine population studies, ecology, genetics
Project Manager- Telecom Analyst, NYU Langone Medical Center
Murray, Anita
characterizing and comparing humpback whale songs from Madagascar and Western Australia
Tutor of Animal Behavior, University of Queensland
Muscarella, Bob
Functional and phylogenetic dimensions of tree diversity across environmental gradients in Puerto Rico: Insights to community assembly processes
Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor at Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University
Neoavian systematics and biogeography
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Texas at Austin
Nadeem Mirza, Humza
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Master of Science Candidate, Yale School of Public Health
Naro-Maciel, Eugenia
Connectivity and Structure of Atlantic Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) populations: A Genetic Perspective.
Assistant Clinical Professor, Liberal Studies, New York University
Navarro, Moramay
Manager, Strategic Development at UN Global Impact Foundation
Naylor, Lauren
Community based conservation
Ranger Survey Intern, Global Wildlife Conservation
Human well-being, livelihood strategies and impacts on natural resources
TA for SEE-U NYC, Core Coordinator - the Network for Conserving Central India (NCCI)
Newman, Sharon
Oak mortality and plant populations
Scientist, NASA Astrobiology Institute
Nichols, Elizabeth
Ecosystem services
Circular Economy Lead, US Department of State
Noyes (Baird), Kaitlin
Coral reef ecology, ecosystem presevation
Director of Education and Community Engagement, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences
O'Brien, Maggie
genetics, GIS, behavior
Ph.D. Student, Richard Gilder Graduate School, AMNH
Olival, Kevin
Flying fox population genetics and phylogeny; Nipah virus emergence.
Vice President for Research, Ecohealth Alliance
Orrick, Katherine (Kaggie)
African elephant habitat effects
Ph.D. Student, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Osmundson, Todd
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF FUNGI
Assistant Professor, University of Wisconson-La Crosse
Pace, Sara
Environmental biology, species identification, avian and fish ecology
Ecological Consultant, Earth Institute Center for Environmental Sustainability
Palmeri, Davia
Natural history & conservation of birds
Conservation Policy Coordinator at Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Pecarevic, Marko
Entomology
Protected Areas and Governance Program Manager, World Wildlife Fund, Adria
Peters, Jaquelyn
Marine conservation
Director, Global Accounting, Rainforest Alliance
Peterson, Joel
Animal behavior, conservation, biodiversity
Medical Student, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Pikus, Alyxandra
environmental change and behavior
Senior Program Manager, Oxbridge Academic Programs
Pineda-Catalan, Oscar
Anthropogenic Pressures and Effects on Podocnemis Turtles (P. expansa, P. unifilis, P. sextuberculata) in the Iquitos Area of the Peruvian Amazon
Conservation Biologist at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory/American Museum of Natural History
Porzecanski, Ana Luz
HISTORICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE SOUTH AMERICAN ARIDLANDS: A MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETIC STUDY OF ENDEMIC AVIAN TAXA
Director of Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History
Prager, Case
Biodiversity and ecosystem function, human land use, ecosystem stability and ecosystem services
Postdoctoral Fellow, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan
Priester , Molly
Comparative phylogegraphy and behavioral ecology of birds
Postdoctoral Researcher, Ohio State University
Putnam, Andrea
Ecological divergence, Swallowtail butterfly species
Population Biologist at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Quintero-Rivero, Maria-Esther
Avian Diversification in the Andes: Understanding Endemism Patterns and Historical Biogeography
Priority Species Program at the Comisión Nacional para el Uso y Conocimiento de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO)
PhD Student at the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology (Columbia University)
Rasoamam Pianina, Vanessa
Marine mammal biology and conservation
Professor in Department of Cultural Studies, University of Antananarivo
Raygorodetsky, Gleb
Strict Protection or Managed Harvest? Furbearers, Institution and Socioeconomic Change in Kamchatka, Russia (1971-2001).
Director of Community-Based Monitoring & Knowledge, Alberta Environment and Parks; Adjunct Professor, University of Alberta
Historical biogeography of southern Asia: Investigating patterns of biotic assemblages and their relationships using endemic avian taxa.
Assistant Professor of Phylogenetics and Biogeography, Loyola University Chicago
Reddy, Avinash
Population Genetics, Pathogen Evolution
Research MPhil student, Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge
Environmental influences on mental health and brain development / brain aging
PhD Candidate in Clinical Neuropsychology at Duke University
Reynolds, Taralynn
Conservation education, primate research
Outreach Director, Group for the East End Inc.
Richardson, Jennifer
Rivera J., Christian
Endangered species conservation; social-ecological systems; hunting; wildlife trade; biocultural diversity and conservation
PhD student in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida: Gainesville
Roberts, Su-jen
Intra-sexual competition and reproduction in wild blue monkeys
Director of Educational Research and Evaluation, Wildlife Conservation Society
Rogers, Jessica
National park success
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at SUNY Potsdam
Rossi, Natalia
Conservation genetics
Cuba County Director, Wildlife Conservation Society
Roth, Allison
Social activity in wild blue monkeys
Ph.D. student, Oxford University
Rothe, Jean
Conservation science
Bird survey at Black Rock, Lab Manager Quinnipiac College
A HIERARCHIAL EXAMINATION OF GENETIC DIVERSIFICATION: CONSERVATION IMPLICATIONS FOR PARROTS IN THE GENUS AMAZONA
Professor of Biology, University of British Columbia
Saha, Nilanjana
Conservation psychology
Senior Forestry Coordinator, City of Fort Collins
Marine Mammal Conservation
Senior Aquatic Invasive Species Biologist, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Sauer, Kirsten
Ph.D. student, Cornell University
Savant, Neha
Wildlife & Fisheries Ecologist, New York City's Department of Parks & Recreation, in the Natural Resources Group
Schelly, Robert
Phylogenetics of the Lamprologini based on molecules and morphology.
Scientist of Vertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History
Schikler, Peter
Senior Counsel, Environmental Law Division at the New York City Law Department
Schmidt, Kari
Spatial and temporal evaluation of molecular genetic variation in scarlet macaws (Ara macao): Implications for population management in La Selva Maya, Central America
post-doctoral fellowship in Costa Rica
Impacts of disturbance and climate extremes in tropical forests
Postdoc at University of Minnesota, Powers lab
Land-use and anthropogenic effects on disturbance regimes
Assistant Professor of Geography, University of British Columbia
Scovronick, Sara
Environmental education and policy
Administrative Coordinator, Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE), Teacher's College, Columbia University.
Sears, Robin
New forestry on the floodplain: the ecology and management of Calycophyllum spruceanim (Rubiaceae) in the Amazon landscape.
Forest Scientist (Freelance), Center for International Forestry Research
Seewagen, Chad
Physiological ecology and conservation of migratory birds
Executive Director, Great Hollow Nature Preserve & Ecological Research Center
Seto, Stephanie
Small mammal ecology
Head of Middle School, Synapse School
Shearer, Jessica
Evolutionary biology, disease ecology
Sustainability Coordinator, NYC Department of Parks & Recreation
Sibata, Camila
Molecular ecology of corals
High School Biology Teacher, New York City.
Sigoun, Amanda
Turtle trade and conservation
Biodiversity Specialist, American Museum of Natural History
Simpson, Joshua
Sircely, Jason
Biophysical regulation and economic valuation of ecosystem services in Sauri and Mbola Millennium Villages Project (MVP) sites in Kenya and Tanzania
Ecosystem Ecologist, International Livestock Research Institute
Smith, Laura
Effect of protected areas on local livelihoods
City Clerk of Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
Smith, William Leo
The Limits and Relationships of Mail-Checked Fishes (Teleostei: Percomorpha) and the Evolution of Venom in Fishes.
Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Associate Curator of the Biodiversity Institute; University of Kansas
Spector, Felicia
Conservation Biology
Conservation Officer, Rainforest Trust
TROPICAL CONSERVATION (TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE), ORNITHOLOGY, WILDLIFE REHABILITATION
Global Conservation Manager, Biodiversity Funders Group
Impacts of livestock grazing on ecology of fire-adapted ponderosa pine ecosystems
Advocacy Director, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility
Starger, Craig
Coral Population Genetics in the Indonesian Seas.
Research Administrator, Salazar Center for North American Conservation
Stevens, Hannah
Plant conservation (including Amazonia, the Caribbean, Micronesia, SE Asia and China), identifying species at risk using GIS
Independent GIS Consultant, Self-employed in Colorado
Stigter, Laura
Wine Sales and Import/Export Consultant, Quirky Vine Selections
Stiner, Eric
Malaria, bats, primates, phylogenetics
Ph.D. student, CUNY Hunter, Department of Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior.
Stitt, Jess
Species traits on insects
Ph.D. Candidate, University of Idaho, College of Natural Resources
Stracey, Christine
Patterns in urban bird communities
Associate Professor, Guilford College
Takahashi, Maressa
Interface of behavioral ecology and conservation biology
Biologist, Columbia University in the City of New York
The environmental regulation of symbiotic nitrogen fixation
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Terlizzi, Katie
Effects of habitat fragmentation, urbanization
Educator and Research Associate for Black Rock Forest Consortium
Terwilliger, Lauren
Conservation genetics, population conservation, landscape analysis
Learning Research and Planning Coordinator, Lincoln Park Zoo, Chicago
Thaler, Gideon (Maddy)
BS in Enivironmental Biology, MSc in Primate Conservation at Oxford Brookes University
Actor based in New York City
Thompson, Nicole
Primate juvenile behavior, life history evolution
NIH IRACDA Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of New Mexico
Thornton, Joseph
Professor of Ecology and Evolution; Committee on Genetics, Genomics, and Systems Biology, University of Chicago
Torregrossa, Ann-Marie
Wildlife nutrition
Associate Professor in Department of Psychology, University of Buffalo
Tremain, Kristin
Phenology & climate change, phylogenetics, mammalogy, conservation behavior.
Nature-based Solutions Practice Lead, AECOM
Trimarco, Ellen
Forest ecosystems, herpetology, carbon storage and climate change.
Farmer at Little Pond Farm, Bushnell, FL
Tupper, EB
Associate Director, Global Program Development, Wildlife Conservation Society
Ugbah, Nene
behavior, anthropogenic effects on behavior
Senior Laboratory Assistant, California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Valencia, Vivian
Ecological and social dimensions of tree diversity in coffee agroforestry systems
Assistant Professor, Wageningen University
Vallely, Andrew
Ornithology
Field Associate, Vertebrate Zoology, Ornithology, AMNH
Vintinner Betley, Erin
Food and water studies; biocultural approaches to conservation; stakeholder engagement; sea turtle conservation
Biodiversity Specialist and Programs Coordinator, American Museum of Natural History
Vitazkova, Sylvia
Effects of demography and ecology on parasites of wild black howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra) from Beliza and southern Mexico.
Mindfulness Life Coach, Yoga Instructor, & Managing Partner at InBodied Living LLC
Wadler-Lase, Rebecca
Wildlife ecology, International Conservation, Conservation Education
Deputy Director at Takoma Children's School, Washington D.C.
Walsh (Fischer), Erica
BAT ECOLOGY
Lead Category Specialist at Walmart eCommerce
Walsh Byers, Meredith
Artificial Reefs Affect Community Dynamics in a Shallow Back-Reef Lagoon
Environmental Scientist, Dvirka & Bartilucci Consulting Engineers.
Warlick, Anne-Elizabeth
Human and large mammal ecology conservation, focus on Tanzania.
Senior Project Manager at VHB, Watertown, MA
Weeks, Brian
Combining phylogenetic analyses with community ecology to better understand the niche relationships among species
Wetterer, Andrea
Evolution and the Ecological Diversification of Phyllostomid Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera).
Research Associate, American Museum of Natural History
Willigan, Erin
ECOTOURISM IN MAINLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA
Executive Director of Saving Nature
urban ecology & evolution, herpetology, tropical ecology
Assistant Professor, New York University
Senior Scientist, Agriculture and Food Systems at The Nature Conservancy
Bat foraging and disease ecology in agroecosystems
Research Associate, University of Wyoming
Tropical ecology, herpetology, ecosystem ecology.
Associate Professor of Ecology, University of Hawaii Manoa
Wynn-Grant, Rae
The impacts of human activity on carnivore population persistence
Research Faculty, Bren School of Environmental Sciences and Management, UCSB
Yackulic, Charles
GEOGRAPHIC RANGE AND POPULATION DYNAMICS OF ENDANGERED SPECIES. POPULATION AND ECOSYSTEM MODELLING OF MANAGED RIVERS.
Research Statistician, U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center
Yau, Ferdie
Endangered mammals, jaguars
Training Director and Behavior Consultant, Behavior Vets of NYC
Yee, Eric
Conservation Biology MA/Plant Ecology
Ph.D., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University
Zambrana Flores, Ivan
Political Ecology, Conservation Biology, Climate Change
Minister Counsellor, Permanent Mission of the Plurinationa; State of Bolivia to the United Nations
Zenny, Nathalie
Coral reef ecology
Environmental and Conservation Specialist, Tropical Marine Conservation
