Timothy D. Baird

I'm interested in the interactions between environmental conservation, economic development, and social change - in a word, sustainability. Recently, my research in rural Africa has examined how Maasai communities are adapting to protected areas, engaging a globalizing world, and embracing new technologies. It is a great privilege to work with such welcoming and resilient families and communities.
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I'm also interested in how social networks change, how the creative process evolves, and how people respond to disruption. This work relates to scholarship in human/environment interactions, livelihood studies, human ecology, and resilience studies.