Tracy Rittenhouse, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Natural Resources and the Environment, director of the Wildlife and Fisheries Conservation Center · University of Connecticut
Tracy Rittenhouse is an expert in the study of wildlife populations - bobcats, bear, frogs - within exurban development.
Citizen Science Forest Management Wildlife Populations Wetland Ecology Ranavirus Epidemics
Justina Ray
President and Senior Scientist · Wildlife Conservation Society Canada
Justina Ray's research is focused on evaluating the role of shifting landscapes in biodiversity decline and/or change in forested ecosystems
Conservation Planning Forested Ecosystems Biodiversity Wildlife Ecology Wildlife Conservation
Meredith Gore
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
I am a conservation social scientist building knowledge about how principles of risk affect human-environment relationships.
Conservation Social Science Human-Wildlife Conflict Environmental Risk Perception Conservation Criminology Community Based Natural Resource Management
Stanley Gehrt
Associate Professor & Wildlife Extension Specialist I Agricultural and Environmental Sciences · The Ohio State University
Dr. Stanley Gehrt operates within the School of Environment and Natural Resources in the Terrestrial Wildlife Ecology Laboratory.
Wildlife Conservation Wildlife Research Urban Wildlife Mammalian Ecology Wildlife Disease
Jean Polfus
Postdoctoral Fellow · University of Manitoba
Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellow working on caribou conservation in the NWT using non-invasive methods, traditional knowledge & sciart.
Ecology Ecology - Animal Movement and Space Use Conservation Biology Conservation Genetics Environmental Science
Connie Russell
Professor · Lakehead University
Author, researcher, teacher with expertise in environmental and social justice education
Weight-Based Oppression & Size Discrimination Environmental Education Social Justice Education Wildlife Tourism Animals and Education
Steve Hein
Director · Georgia Southern University
Steve Hein utilizes his artistic talent, business skills and a tremendous sense of fun to his work at the Center for Wildlife Education.
John Leshy
Emeritus Harry D. Sunderland Distinguished Professor of Real Property Law · UC Hastings College of the Law
Contacts: leshyj@uchastings.edu / 415-565-4726 / Office 382-200
Real Property Law State and Federal Constitutional Law Natural Resources Law Public Land Law Water Law
Russell Burke
Professor of Biology · Hofstra University
Dr. Burke's current research involves diamondback terrapins at Jamaica Bay, wood turtles in northern NJ and the coyote invasion of LI
Urban Ecosystems Urban Environments Suburban Spaces and Development Ecology Evolution
Gillian Gregory
Researcher, Traditional Knowledge and Use Studies · The Firelight Group
Research, analysis & technical support for Indigenous communities
Indigenous communities Traditional land and resource use Resource Management Migration Vulnerability & well-being
Laura Kehoe
Post doctoral Fellow, Department of Biology · University of Victoria
Identifying pathways to balance human resource use with the conservation of biodiversity.
Wildlife Conservation Agricultural impacts on biodiversity Chimpanzee Conservation Conservation Decision Science Root drivers of biodiversity loss
David Favre
Professor of law and The Nancy Heathcote Professor of Property and Animal Law · Michigan State University
An expert in animal within property, family and criminal law, as well as wildlife and international animal issues.
International Animal Issues Animal Ethics Animal Rights Animal Welfare Animal Cruelty
Nora Egan Demers, Ph.D.
Expert in health and pollution · Florida Gulf Coast University
Nora Demers researches the effects of stressors on biological systems.
Human Health Sustainability Effects of Stressors on Biological Systems Community Engagement Immunology
Mark C. Urban, Ph.D.
Professor · University of Connecticut
Dr. Urban is an expert on climate change impacts on biodiversity and evolutionary ecology of vernal pools, lakes, and streams
Predictive Modeling Eco-Evolution Climate Change Extinction Risk Biodiversity
Alina Fisher
Research Manager · University of Victoria, Environmental Studies
Communicating science for informed decision making
Population Ecology Science Communication science communication and outreach Ecology Wildlife Conservation
Mr. Grant A Donald
Creative Director · Silk Tree International
Design for an ageing population
Design guidelines and policy development Landscape Design Urban Design Master Planning
Kelly Goonan
Assistant Professor of Outdoor Recreation · Southern Utah University
Dr. Goonan shares her outdoor recreation expertise with tips to stay safe while hiking, visiting national parks & exploring the backcountry.
Americans in the Outdoors Climbing Human Dimensions of Ecosystems National Park Sustainability Outdoor Recreation Management
William Heyborne
Associate Professor of Biology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in reptile and amphibian natural history, biological pedagogy, and animal venoms
Ecology and Evolution of Insects and Arachnids Herpetology Entomology Zoology Amphibians
Robert Richardson
Associate Professor · Michigan State University
An expert in ecological economics, ecosystem services, food security, and sustainability.
Natural Resource Management Writing and Editing Sustainability Food Security Rural Development