Conservation Science

Dr. Lara Hansen is the Chief Scientist and Executive Director of EcoAdapt, an organization created to help develop the field of climate change adaptation by creating a network to develop the science of adaptation, build capacity to expand...

Dana Bauer is an interdisciplinary researcher with particular interests in conservation and sustainability. She applies economic and ecological theory towards the assessment of ecosystem services and the analysis of policies and programs...

Hillary Young is an assistant professor in community ecology at University of California Santa Barbara. Her work focuses on understanding the effects of changes in biodiversity loss on population and community structure and function. Recent...

Andrew Kulmatiski's Switzer supported dissertation research compared the relationship between native plants and their soils to the relationship between exotic plants and their soils. Andrew found that exotic plants created soils that...

Emil McCain is a Master’s student in Wildlife Management at Humboldt State University. Large carnivore conservation is Emil’s passion and will be the focus of his career. Emil’s vision is not only to learn more about carnivore ecology, but...

Brad received an MS in Marine Sciences from the University of California, Santa Cruz and is a Switzer Foundation Conservation Fellow. His thesis work focused on the conservation and ecology of the Baja California endemic Black-vented...

Salvador's graduate work is aimed at using information about fish ecology and movement to improve the conceptual models used to guide marine ecosystem and fisheries management. He is using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to develop...

My research lies at the intersection of population biology, animal behavior and conservation where I focus on addressing practical aspects of wildlife management and conservation problems. At the University of Glasgow, I work with Grant...

Roland is currently an Assistant Professor in Biology at Rhode Island College in Providence, RI. His research, in partnership with the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, concerns the effect of forest fragmentation on eastern...