My
work involves extensive international collaboration in a number of
countries including
Bangladesh,
Brazil,
China,
Dem. Rep. of Congo,
India, Indonesia (Bogor
Agricultural University &
Universitas
Sam Ratulangi,)
Laos,
Mexico,
Nepal,
Russia, Thailand (Chiang
Mai University &
Mahidol
University), and
Ukraine. Our
goal is to incorporate research, education and service
into all of our collaborative programs.
Our global research focus is on conservation biology and global
health - at the human-environment interface, with special attention
to population assessment, habitat analysis, conservation genetics,
and pathogen transmission in primates and other megafauna.
We also conduct annual field training programs with partner
institutions in a number of countries ("Field Course in Conservation
Biology & Global
Health: At the Human-Environment Interface")
The Center for Global Field Study: Training environmental stewards
worldwide.
Our training programs also involve an active community outreach
education component for children from local schools.
We maintain strong partnerships with local organizations including
the Woodland Park Zoo
and the Snow
Leopard Trust.
Research Professor,