I am a conservation scientist with a doctorate in Biological Anthropology from the University of Cambridge. I aspire to bridge the science-policy-society interface. As a wildlife scientist, I am interested in how wild animals adapt behaviorally to human-modified landscapes. As a practitioner I focus on ways of improving human-wildlife coexistence, informing policy decisions with evidence, and raising inclusivity and diversity in conservation. Previously, I was a 2016-2017 AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, a Junior Research Fellow in Evolutionary Anthropology at Durham University, and a postdoc and lecturer in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University. I have consulted for a range of NGOs including the Wildlife Conservation Society, WildAid, the Environmental Investigation Agency, and the Tanzania Forest Conservation Group. I am one of the founders of Gage, a global online directory of women and gender diverse experts in STEMM.
Experience
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2022–presentAdjunct Assistant Professor, Białowieża Geobotanical Station
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2021–2021Research Associate, University of Alberta
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2018–2020Fellow, The Safina Center
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2013–2019Postdoc & Research Associate, University of the Free State, Qwaqwa
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2016–2017Science & Technology Policy Fellow, AAAS
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2017–2017Visiting Scientist, Colorado State University
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2013–2016Junior Research Fellow, Durham University
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2010–2012Postdoc & Lecturer, Princeton University
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