Halfway through my undergrad I realized that what I cared most about could be a full-time job. I am lucky to be able to work on strategies to protect our planet's life support systems. To do this, I develop & apply approaches grounded in spatial ecology & conservation decision science. I have worked with NGOs, academics, and decision makers in various communities in Bolivia, Brazil, South Africa, Guinea, Canada & Mexico.
I am currently a post-doc at the University of Oxford and the Nature Conservancy as part of the Livestock Environment And People project, focused on identifying policy levers along the food-supply chain from deforestation and human rights conflicts in Latin America to hamburgers on a dinner table near you.
I am also the founder of a campaign that allows individuals to replant their share of deforestation. So far, we have planted over one hundred thousand trees that are growing up in food forests. These forests support farmers who are struggling to grow food in the age of climate breakdown, and take pressure off natural areas. Visit 400trees.org for more information on planting trees with us (including fancy gift certificates).
I am currently a post-doc at the University of Oxford and the Nature Conservancy as part of the Livestock Environment And People project, focused on identifying policy levers along the food-supply chain from deforestation and human rights conflicts in Latin America to hamburgers on a dinner table near you.
I am also the founder of a campaign that allows individuals to replant their share of deforestation. So far, we have planted over one hundred thousand trees that are growing up in food forests. These forests support farmers who are struggling to grow food in the age of climate breakdown, and take pressure off natural areas. Visit 400trees.org for more information on planting trees with us (including fancy gift certificates).
Summary of the past decade
2018 - Present Postdoc, University of Oxford and The Nature Conservancy, UK
2016 - 2018 Postdoc, Baum Lab, University of Victoria & Martin Conservation Decisions Lab, University of British Columbia, Canada
2015 - Present Founder, 400trees.org
2012 - 2016 Doctoral Researcher, Conservation Biogeography Lab, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
2015 - 2015 Guest Researcher, Wilcove Lab, Princeton University
2011 - 2012 Research and Conservation Fellow, Kino Bay Center, Sonora, Mexico
2010 - 2011 Site Manager, Wild Chimpanzee Foundation & Max Planck Institute, Republic of Guinea
2010 - 2010 Independent Researcher, Wildcliff Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa
2010 - 2010 Intern, Wildlife Translocation Services, Kimberley, South Africa
2009 - 2010 Cataloger, National Museum of Scotland
2009 - 2010 Masters in Wildlife Biology and Conservation, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland
2016 - 2018 Postdoc, Baum Lab, University of Victoria & Martin Conservation Decisions Lab, University of British Columbia, Canada
2015 - Present Founder, 400trees.org
2012 - 2016 Doctoral Researcher, Conservation Biogeography Lab, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
2015 - 2015 Guest Researcher, Wilcove Lab, Princeton University
2011 - 2012 Research and Conservation Fellow, Kino Bay Center, Sonora, Mexico
2010 - 2011 Site Manager, Wild Chimpanzee Foundation & Max Planck Institute, Republic of Guinea
2010 - 2010 Independent Researcher, Wildcliff Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa
2010 - 2010 Intern, Wildlife Translocation Services, Kimberley, South Africa
2009 - 2010 Cataloger, National Museum of Scotland
2009 - 2010 Masters in Wildlife Biology and Conservation, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland
