| About Me |
About me
I work for the Conservancy’s Analysis Unit, working on issues related to energy, agriculture,
and ecosystem services. I conducted a global review of threats to Conservancy projects from
agriculture and strategies used by the Conservancy to respond to them, and now lead the
Conservancy’s global agriculture strategic planning. I also researched the effect of U.S.
climate policy on natural habitat impacts from energy development, including biofuels. Prior
to joining TNC I was a Smith Conservation Biology Fellow at Harvard University, studying the
impact global urban growth will have on biodiversity and conservation. I have also taught
Landscape Ecology at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, helping architects and planners
incorporate ecological principles into their projects. I earned a B.S. degree in Biology from
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and then defected down the road to earn a
Ph.D in Ecology from the Duke University. I'm currently based at the Conservancy’s World
Office.
This website is my attempt to bring together two disparate parts of my life. You’ll find links to
my scientific papers, which take up the bulk of my professional time. I also love to read and
think and write much more broadly, about sustainable development and democracy, and
you'll find links to these more opinionated (and less scientifically certain) pieces at my blog
or in links to my published essays. I strongly belief that a scientist can also be an intellectual
and an activist, as long as he makes clear to his audience which hat he is wearing at any
particular moment! If you find anything you read here thought-provoking, please drop me a
line: I would be honored to hear what you think.
I work for the Conservancy’s Analysis Unit, working on issues related to energy, agriculture,
and ecosystem services. I conducted a global review of threats to Conservancy projects from
agriculture and strategies used by the Conservancy to respond to them, and now lead the
Conservancy’s global agriculture strategic planning. I also researched the effect of U.S.
climate policy on natural habitat impacts from energy development, including biofuels. Prior
to joining TNC I was a Smith Conservation Biology Fellow at Harvard University, studying the
impact global urban growth will have on biodiversity and conservation. I have also taught
Landscape Ecology at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, helping architects and planners
incorporate ecological principles into their projects. I earned a B.S. degree in Biology from
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and then defected down the road to earn a
Ph.D in Ecology from the Duke University. I'm currently based at the Conservancy’s World
Office.
This website is my attempt to bring together two disparate parts of my life. You’ll find links to
my scientific papers, which take up the bulk of my professional time. I also love to read and
think and write much more broadly, about sustainable development and democracy, and
you'll find links to these more opinionated (and less scientifically certain) pieces at my blog
or in links to my published essays. I strongly belief that a scientist can also be an intellectual
and an activist, as long as he makes clear to his audience which hat he is wearing at any
particular moment! If you find anything you read here thought-provoking, please drop me a
line: I would be honored to hear what you think.
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