Photo by Ross Donihue
I work as a conservation scientist at the Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) Conservation Initiative. It's great! I'm also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Northern British Columbia.
Over the last 20 years, I've worked in research, conservation, consulting, and teaching across East Africa, western North America, and Central America. The scientific work I do tends to be pretty applied (i.e., the things I study are grounded in real life problems and solutions). For instance, studying where plants and animals live and the different ways that they are affected by people and development, or what makes some conservation solutions effective and equitable over the long-run while others are not. In turn, those scientific results can feed into practical things making a difference 'on the ground' -- like land-use and conservation planning, habitat restoration, or environmental management, law, and policy.
I'm a big fan of science communication and outreach, including public talks and media engagement. When I'm not thinking or talking about science and conservation, you can probably find me hiking, biking, canoeing, or gardening.
Want to get in touch? Email me via <aerin @ y2y . net> or find me on Twitter @Aerin_J.
Over the last 20 years, I've worked in research, conservation, consulting, and teaching across East Africa, western North America, and Central America. The scientific work I do tends to be pretty applied (i.e., the things I study are grounded in real life problems and solutions). For instance, studying where plants and animals live and the different ways that they are affected by people and development, or what makes some conservation solutions effective and equitable over the long-run while others are not. In turn, those scientific results can feed into practical things making a difference 'on the ground' -- like land-use and conservation planning, habitat restoration, or environmental management, law, and policy.
I'm a big fan of science communication and outreach, including public talks and media engagement. When I'm not thinking or talking about science and conservation, you can probably find me hiking, biking, canoeing, or gardening.
Want to get in touch? Email me via <aerin @ y2y . net> or find me on Twitter @Aerin_J.
Some recent news
Nov 2021: Drs. Annie Loosen and Devin Holterman join Y2Y-UNBC research partnership as postdoctoral fellows.
Jan 2021: Research to map and model carbon storage, water, and recreation across Canada is published!
Nov 2020: Video with Seeker about how to give grizzly bears the space they need to survive.
Oct 2020: New paper in Environmental Reviews about what "success" means in applied environmental science. And video.
May 2020: New paper in Conservation Science and Practice about ongoing logging in mountain caribou 'critical habitat.
Mar/Apr 2020: Cover story in The Wildlife Professional about how wildlife corridors help animals like wolverines.
March 2020: Talk about Yellowstone to Yukon and conservation science in York University's online seminar series.
Feb 2020: The #MySTEMJob film series and Instagram campaign features my work as Y2Y conservation scientist.
Jan 2020: New paper in Environmental Research Letters about human–wildlife coexistence in the American West.
Dec 2019: Story in Nature about the good, bad, and ugly lessons learned to write winning grant proposals...
Dec 2019: Story in The Narwhal about Nahanni National Park Reserve in the NWT, and why "big picture" conservation matters.
Nov 2019: Stoked for a new project working with Drs. Karine Pigeon and Pam Wright on recreation ecology across Yellowstone to Yukon.
Jan 2021: Research to map and model carbon storage, water, and recreation across Canada is published!
Nov 2020: Video with Seeker about how to give grizzly bears the space they need to survive.
Oct 2020: New paper in Environmental Reviews about what "success" means in applied environmental science. And video.
May 2020: New paper in Conservation Science and Practice about ongoing logging in mountain caribou 'critical habitat.
Mar/Apr 2020: Cover story in The Wildlife Professional about how wildlife corridors help animals like wolverines.
March 2020: Talk about Yellowstone to Yukon and conservation science in York University's online seminar series.
Feb 2020: The #MySTEMJob film series and Instagram campaign features my work as Y2Y conservation scientist.
Jan 2020: New paper in Environmental Research Letters about human–wildlife coexistence in the American West.
Dec 2019: Story in Nature about the good, bad, and ugly lessons learned to write winning grant proposals...
Dec 2019: Story in The Narwhal about Nahanni National Park Reserve in the NWT, and why "big picture" conservation matters.
Nov 2019: Stoked for a new project working with Drs. Karine Pigeon and Pam Wright on recreation ecology across Yellowstone to Yukon.
