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The complexities of human-wildlife coexistence

Merz, L., Kahler, J., Mwale, G., & Child, B. (2024). “Although elephants bring problems, they also bring benefits:” The complexities of human-wildlife coexistence. Stacks Journal, 24001, 1-26. DOI: 10.60102/stacks-24001 Article first published online: 3 July 2024 in Stacks Journal. ABSTRACT: As wildlife populations decline globally, there is a growing need to discover ways that humans […]

Wildlife institutions highly salient to human attitudes toward wildlife

MERZ, FIK, CHILD – Wildlife institutions highly salient to human attitudes toward wildlife Leadra Merz, Elizabeth Pienaar, Timothy Fik, Shylock Muyengwa, Brian Child Article first published online: 26 December 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12879 ABSTRACT: Efforts to promote human-wildlife coexistence may be overly focused on wildlife-related costs and benefits. We conducted research in Mozambique to gain insights into how […]

Leandra Merz a winner of the Association for Academic Women’s Emerging Scholar Award

Congratulations to PhD candidate Leandra Merz who has been named a winner of the Association for Academic Women’s (AAW) Emerging Scholar Award! From the AAW: “The committee was highly impressed with your ability to articulate the importance and transformative potential of your dissertation work. The committee felt that your publications along with your presentations and […]

Assessing the effect of article processing charges on the geographic diversity of authors using Elsevier’s “Mirror Journal” system

SMITH, MERZ, KSHIRSAGAR – Assessing the effect of article processing charges on the geographic diversity of authors using Elsevier’s “Mirror Journal” system Audrey C. Smith, Leandra Merz, Jesse B. Borden, Chris K. Gulick, Akhil R. Kshirsagar, Emilio M. Bruna Article first published online: 4 Feb 2022 in Quantitative Science Studies DOI: https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00157 ABSTRACT: Journals publishing open […]

Geography Colloquium: Coupled Human and Wildlife Systems in Southern Africa

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 […]

UFGeog at AAG 2021

The UF Geography Department is sending a large (virtual) contingent to Seattle for the 2021 meeting of the American Association of Geographers Find out where you can see a GeoGator present their research below: Panelist Joel Correia Panel title: Querying nature, colonialism and decolonialism Date & Time: April 7, 8:00am-9:15am Talk Presentation Session title: Roads, […]

Florida Society of Geographers Awards!

The GeoGators did great at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Florida Society of Geographers this Saturday the 20th of February. Julia Tiplea (honorary GeoGator- School of Forest Resources & Conservation Geomatics Program) won best undergrad paper presentation David Caplan won best undergrad poster Holli Capps won best masters paper presentation Leandra Merz won best PhD paper […]

Strong GeoGator showing at FSG

There will be a strong GeoGator presence at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Florida Society of Geographers this Saturday the 20th of February. Whether you want to learn about risk perceptions, coastal flooding, land use change, rural violence, riparian erosion and siltation, extreme rainfall,  disease transmission, or park conservation, we’ve got you covered! Physical Geography (Moderator […]