Conservation Science

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Kathleen Walker

1995 Fellow
Kathleen is an Assistant Specialist and Assistant Professor in the Entomology Dept. at University of Arizona. She studies the ecology of Aedes aegypti, the mosquito vector of dengue fever, in southern Arizona and northern Sonora, Mexico...
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Laura Meyerson

1999 Fellow
Laura is a Professor at the University of Rhode Island in the Department of Natural Resources Science. Laura works with invasive species, ecological restoration, ecosystem services, and environmental indicators. Laura serves as the director...
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Regan Brooks

2003 Fellow
Regan Brooks lives with her family in Anchorage, Alaska and is the Director and a Founder of Story Works Alaska. A former high school science teacher, Regan has also worked as an ecologist, a fry-cook, and a stay-at-home mom. She is glad to...
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Rob Moir

1996 Fellow
Rob Moir, PhD, directs the Ocean River Institute. “Ocean river” is a term used by Homer and Rachel Carson to describe the connectedness of the natural world. It symbolizes the folly in attempting to separate ocean, river and watershed...
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Ariane de Bremond

2000 Fellow
Ariane de Bremond is Executive Director of the Global Land Programme (www.glp.earth), and Research Associate Professor in Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park. Motivated by her time as a development practitioner...
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Nicole Heller

2004 Fellow
I am a conservation ecologist and science communication professional. My research explores the interactions of anthropogenic global change, ecological communities and human stewardship. I am most interested in critically evaluating...
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Vickie Bakker

1997 Fellow
Vickie’s work is geared toward adapting the academic tools of quantitative conservation ecology to the real world problems of conservation practitioners in the management of endangered species. In an approach she refers to as Population...
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Eunice Blavascunas

2005 Fellow
Eunice is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Environmental Studies at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. She completed her Ph.D. in cultural anthropology at the University of California Santa Cruz and has taught at the...
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Sherrie Gallipeau

2008 Fellow
Sherrie is pursuing her doctoral degree in Integrative Biology (specifically Endocrinology) at UC Berkeley. Her motivation for her work stems from her belief that lack of education about biological processes has direct negative impacts on...
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Linda Esposito

1998 Fellow
Linda is a northern California botanist with special interest and expertise in California coastal prairie. Her professional focus is on protection, restoration, and stewardship of significant natural lands in community-based settings. After...