Pronounsshe/her

Department/College/UnitPhysical & Biological Sciences Division

TitleAssociate Researcher, Climate Change Adaptation Scientist; Associate Adjunct Professor

AffiliationFaculty

Web Site

Mail StopCBB/EE Biology

Biography, Education and Training

I am a conservation ecologist, and co-direct the Conservation Science and Solutions Lab and the UC Center for Climate-Adaptive Biodiversity Conservation. With students, interdisciplinary partners, land stewards and practitioners, we are developing and testing novel climate change adaptation strategies and tools to help protect biodiversity into the future. My research focuses mainly on woodland and forest ecosystems in California. I earned a Ph.D. in the Environmental Studies Department at UC Santa Cruz and a B.A. from Harvard University, and I completed postdoctoral work in the Integrative Biology Department at UC Berkeley. I have taught graduate and undergraduate courses on ecology, ethnobotany, climate change and soundscapes. I bring a background in anthropology to my work in ecology, and strive for a holistic approach to socio-ecological challenges.