Conservation Experts

Department ChairUtah Valley University

Troutt is an expert in aviation operations, aviation law, airline dispatch, aviation ethics, and aviation safety

Aviation Safety and TrainingAviation EthicsAirline DispatchAviation LawAviation Operations

Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor EmeritusUniversity of Connecticut

Mark A. Boyer studies environmental policy and global-local linkages. His research focuses on climate adaptation from global to local.

Simulation and Experimental MethodsClimate ChangeGlobal-Local LinkagesGlobalizationEnvironmental Policy

Post-doctoral researcher, Department of Natural Resource Sciences McGill University

Conservation biologist, scientific communicator & collaborative researcher. Champion for conservation in a rapidly changing world.

Conservation BiologyEcosystem servicesBiodiversityAgroecosystemsBirds Birding

Professor | Director | M.D.University of Florida

Dr. Samsun Lampotang's research helps improve patient safety by designing training with physical extended reality and virtual stimulators.

Mastery Learning via Virtual CoachesPatient SafetyProcedural TrainingSimulation in Health CareHealth Care Technology

Research Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Michael Volk’s work is focused on a variety of topics related to climate change and resilient design.

Regional Conservation PlanningAdaptive Planning and DesignLandscape ArchitectureAdaptive ConservationCultural Landscapes

Researcher, Traditional Knowledge and Use Studies The Firelight Group

Research, analysis & technical support for Indigenous communities

Indigenous communitiesTraditional land and resource useResource ManagementMigrationVulnerability & well-being

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Delaware

Expert on oceans and fishery policy, as well as the ways humans can adapt and develop policy to target climate change

Marine Transboundary IssuesInterntational AgreementsFisheries ManagementMarine Science and PolicyNatural Resource Economics and Policy

Associate ProfessorUniversity of Florida

Jehangir Bhadha is advancing integrated soil, water, and nutrient management to promote sustainable agriculture.

Sustainable AgricultureWater QualitySoilNutrient Management

Research Professor at FAU’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic InstituteFlorida Atlantic University

Brian Lapointe’s research interests include algal physiology and biochemistry, marine bioinvasions and marine conservation.

Marine BioinvasionsCoral Reef EcologyAlgal PhysiologyBiochemistrySeagrass Ecology

Professor, Curator of HerpetologyLouisiana State University

Dr. Austin’s research focuses on evolutionary systematics, biogeography, and conservation of reptiles and amphibians.

HerpetologyReptilesBiogeographyAmphibiansIsland Biogeography

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