Research

Conservation science from Yellowstone to Yukon (current)

I'm the Conservation Scientist for Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y), based in Canmore, Alberta. I work with a terrific group of conservation scientists, practitioners, and communicators to connect and protect habitat across the Y2Y region so that people and nature can thrive. Some of my projects include a) synergies and tradeoffs among renewable energy, biodiversity, and connectivity, b) land-use planning, c) Pathway to Canada Target 1, d) Indigenous-led conservation and protected areas, and e) coexistence between people and wildlife.

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Twenty years of conservation across the Y2Y region

Photo by Stephen Legault

Photo by Ross Donihue

Marine & coastal spatial planning (postdoc)

My postdoctoral research evaluates the ecological, social, and economic consequences of proposed marine management in coastal British Columbia, Canada. I worked with researchers at the University of Victoria, the Natural Capital Project, and the Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance, and leaders and resource stewards from the Kitasoo/Xai'xais, Heiltsuk, Nuxalk, and Wuikinuxv Nations.

Read our report about habitat suitability on the Central Coast for shellfish aquaculture here, an article about managing the herring fishery here, and a book chapter about conservation at global and local scales in marine social-ecological systems here.

Tropical forest restoration (PhD)

My PhD research investigated land-use history and restoration efforts affected biodiversity and ecosystem services in Kibale National Park, Uganda. I worked with McGill University, Makerere University, and the Uganda Wildlife Authority.

Looking for graduate theses and grey literature related to forests and biodiversity in Kibale National Park and Uganda? Click here.