People
Conservation & Livelihoods Advisor
Helen focuses on wildlife health and conservation, and furthering the impact of One Health and Planetary Health approaches. She works on developing sustainable solutions to conservation and development challenges, with a particular focus on local communities.
Parasitologist
Mani is intrigued by the biodiversity of wildlife parasites and focuses on improving understanding of host-parasite interactions.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Wendy is a quantitative ecologist who uses statistical models to understand species and community dynamics in response to environmental change so as to develop guidance on appropriate conservation actions.
Communications Assistant (Part-Time)
Amy is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of wildlife and natural systems. As an engineering undergraduate at Cornell University, she appreciates nature’s many masterful designs and is fascinated by how animals and ecosystems interact.
Fish Health Scientist
Jan focuses on how compromised aquatic habitats contribute to fish disease, with the goal of developing mitigation actions to aid conservation. His research also contributes to detecting, characterizing, and expanding understanding of the impacts of important fish pathogens.
Postdoctoral Affiliate
Mamun is studying harmful algal blooms and their ecology in East Africa’s Lake Victoria, and is focused on how these blooms affect food webs, fish health, and human health.
Postdoctoral Affiliate (2019-2021)
Katherine is a disease ecologist interested in applying quantitative methods to better understand and control infectious diseases at the population level.
Wildlife Pathologist (Courtesy)
Carol works alongside other Cornell faculty and Nepali wildlife experts to understand the causes of mortality in greater one-horned rhinoceros in Chitwan National Park, Nepal.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Jaime’s passion for wildlife conservation is deeply rooted in his upbringing on the Galápagos Islands. He focuses on conservation genomics, combining cutting-edge molecular analyses with practical management efforts to address pressing challenges in nature conservation.
Wildlife Veterinarian
Steve's focus is on the conservation of free-ranging wildlife, as well as on the deeply intertwined relationships among environmental stewardship, system resilience, economic development, and human health and well-being.