Speaker: Leandra Merz
PhD Student, Department of Geography, University of Florida
Thursday, April 15, 2021
2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8)
Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom, livestreamed on YouTube
University of Florida
All are welcome to attend.
Leandra Merz is a PhD candidate in the Geography department of University of Florida. She has a MDP in sustainable development and a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. Her research centers on the study of human-environment interactions in Africa through a coupled human and wildlife systems approach. Specific areas of interest include community based natural resource management, people and parks, human dimensions of wildlife conservation, human-wildlife conflict, and wildlife trafficking. Her research is interdisciplinary and aimed at improving wildlife conservation and human livelihoods throughout Africa.
For more information, email Dr. Tim Fik at fik@ufl.edu