Shorebird Migration Geography: A Framework for Research and Conservation

I am trained as a wildlife ecologist and have studied species as diverse as bats, bison, and birds throughout my career. I spent 10 years as a federal biologist before moving to the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), where I taught in the Geography & Environmental Studies Department and had an active avian ecology research lab investigating questions related to habitat use and migration patterns of coastal and wetland birds across Alaska. I also became interested in applications of participatory science methodology and served on the Board of the Arctic Research Consortium of the U.S., an Alaska-based nonprofit that facilitates collaborative, inclusive Arctic science. I left UAA in 2022 to pursue a family goal of sailing across the Pacific Ocean from Bellingham to Australia. Three years, 10 countries, and 16,000 ocean miles later, I am happy to be back at a university and in the Pacific NW!