Photo by Ross Donihue

I am an ecologist who studies how natural and human disturbances affect wildlife and the benefits that people get from nature. I work as a conservation scientist at the Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) Conservation Initiative. 

​My research is acutely applied, including land-use planning, community-engaged work, ecosystem restoration, environment-related law and policy, and how animals respond to human activities.  I'm a big fan of science communication and outreach.  Over the last 15 years, I've worked in research, conservation, consulting, and teaching across East Africa, western North America, and Central America.

Send me an email <aerin @ y2y . net> or find me on Twitter @Aerin_J.       

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Some recent news

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 to work with Dr. Karine Pigeon and Prof. Pam Wright on recreation ecology across Yellowstone to Yukon.