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Tina (she/her) is a conservation scientist and terrestrial ecologist passionate about harnessing the power of predictive modeling to find more effective, efficient, and creative conservation solutions under global change. From St. Louis, MO, Tina grew up exploring the small patch of “woods” near her house, stargazing off the back deck with her dad, and fishing at the neighborhood park that created an indelible connection to nature in the middle of the suburbs. She holds a MSc in Ecology and Evolution from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and a PhD in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology from North Carolina State University, where she used landscape change modeling to forecast the influence of conservation actions and global change on landscape connectivity and ecosystem state change. Tina previously spent time as a postdoc with the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst studying climate change refugia. She has also worked as a habitat biologist for the Arizona Game and Fish Department and as the riparian restoration project manager for Clark County, Nevada’s Desert Conservation Program.

Tina loves to be active, rock climbing, skiing (poorly), running, and lifting, but believes true bliss is found curled up with a good book and her dog Toby. Having moved all over the country following her conservation career, Tina has friends across the globe and her favorite thing to do is to go visit them.