UC Davis

Ildi is currently directing a project called Cal Ag Roots, which is supported by a Switzer Leadership Grant, at the California Institute for Rural Studies. Cal Ag Roots is designed to put historical roots under current food systems change...

Dr. Tavis Forrester is a wildlife research biologist for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and a research fellow at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI). Dr. Forrester leads research on the ecology of cougars...

Mark Elbroch earned his PhD in Ecology while studying pumas in Chilean Patagonia at the University of California, Davis . Mark's conservation research focuses on four areas: 1) Re-establishing an appreciation for natural history training as...

Kristy Deiner holds a PhD. in Ecology from the University of California, Davis (UCD). She also holds a degree certificate from UCD in Conservation Management. Her dissertation research focused on applying genetic tools to assess...

Matt Hamilton is an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on understanding human adaptation to climate change in fire-prone ecosystems. He is particularly interested in how social and...

Karrigan Bork completed a law degree at Stanford Law School in Spring 2009 and an Ecology PhD in the Genomic Variation Laboratory at UC Davis in 2011. Originally from Lawrence, Kansas, he graduated from the University of Kansas in 2002 and...

Tom Gill is Professor of Geological Sciences and Environmental Science and Engineering at the University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP). He teaches classes in climate science, geology, atmospheric science, and environmental science. Through UTEP...

John J. Berger is an energy and environmental policy specialist and a senior research fellow at the Pacific Institute. His 11 books include Solving the Climate Crisis: Frontline Reports from the Race to Save the Earth and Climate Peril: The Intelligent Reader’s Guide to Understanding the Climate Crisis, which won the 2015 International Book Award for Science. His journalistic work has appeared in Scientific American, The Nation, The Progressive, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, and many other publications.

Michelle is currently working as an assistant professor in the Environmental Studies Department at California State University of Sacramento. She will continue her work in wetland riparian restoration and ethnoecology. Michelle completed...