so happy to share a chapter from my dissertation is out today in PNASNews showing that historical redlining, a policy that codified segregation & disinvestment in marginalized neighborhoods, shapes contemporary wildlife biodiversity in California (1/2) doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2…

I'm happy that the paper about my class on Historically Excluded and Underrepresented Scientists is now published. When I get back from Alaska, I will put the syllabus and other materials on my website and link to that on Bluesky. In the meantime, enjoy! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jc…

work from my dissertation got featured by @iNaturalist for their June highlights! Check out the little summary video for more about our work linking historical redlining to wildlife biodiversity in California! inaturalist.org/blog/96315s

I am writing a book 📝✨ Coming soon from Lens and Pen Press - Ugly Head urges readers to bear witness and grapple with legacies and modern manifestations of conservation injustice. Ugly Head challenges us to re-learn and to center care in conservation science and practice.

Should we stop using the word #stakeholder in #participatory #engagement research & practice? Our paper critically examines the limitations of "stakeholder" and its ambiguity, normativity, potential for (further) exclusion & marginalisation. Open access: link.springer.com/article/10.100…

In a world where #climate_violence is normalized as natural and inevitable, I humbly present you this paper in Political Geography to show why #Indigenous #adaptation also means confronting #climate_coloniality in settler colonial lands. Please share widely: authors.elsevier.com/c/1jREL3Qu6ujR…

1/2 Honored to share my journey as a first-gen scientist with Vivien Marx🐘📬⛅️ in @NatureMethods! Highlights: • The power of diversity in STEM • How perseverance overcomes doubts • The impact of mentorship & support Let's keep pushing for inclusive science! #DiversityInSTEM

🚨 Collapse of the land carbon sink in 2023 🚨 As the CO2 growth rate reached a record high at Mauna Loa, we set up a low-latency analysis of the carbon budget and found that plants and soils absorbed almost no CO2 last year GlobalCarbonProject Gianpaolo Balsamo arxiv.org/abs/2407.12447

Last week I defended my PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT. My dissertation foci spanned satellite remote sensing 🛰️, systems engineering, and environmental (in)justice💨 in U.S. prisons. SO MUCH GRATITUDE for all of the support 🙏🏿. Recording of the defense is below ⬇️

excited to share that I've accepted a position as an Ecologist at Second Nature Ecology + Design!! looking forward to working at the intersection of ecology, planning, and design as I continue my research within urban ecology :) secondnatureeco.com/team

So excited to co-present this poster with andy , Ally Swank , Leila C at #Evol2024 (Sat/Session 1, Board G13). We offer a queer perspective on why DEI is failing in eco/evol now and how we can change it for progress. Come chat and give feedback! 🌈✨🏳️‍⚧️ Evolution Meetings

#sealeychallenge starts tomorrow! if you like Black ecologies, intergenerational tales & human/nonhuman kinships consider adding my debut collection Heirloom to your reading list 🪲

Happy to share our new paper out today!! 🦌🔥🌳 We investigate the plasticity of deer movement and behavior following a major megafire in Northern California Hopland Research and Extension Center. TL;DR : Deer can adjust their behaviors to keep up with a rapidly changing landscape! doi.org/10.1186/s40462…

Read my recent piece in Environmental Health News Agents of Change in Environmental Justice on the intersections between race, violence and conservation ✨✍️✍️ Op-ed: Black lives matter in Africa's National Parks too ehn.org/africa-conserv…

Hey y'all! It's been a minute. A longer update is coming, but for now: I'm sharing an essay I wrote for the book Heart of the Wild edited by Ben Minteer and Jonathan B. Losos, with an amazing author group, and I'm honored to be among them. My essay is linked below! lithub.com/to-dream-of-be…

last semester of my phd btw 🥸

We are so excited to bring you #BlackMammalogists Week 2024! September 15-21st. Expect tons of giveaways, workshops, games, & other interactive content— all virtual so anyone can join. Can’t wait to see you there! 🐾✊🏽 Major sponsor: National Geographic Society flyer: Joelle J. ♻️, M.S., she/her

Black Mammalogists Week National Geographic Society Joelle J. ♻️, M.S., she/her Check out the detailed schedule for #BlackMammalogists Week 2024 here! Learn from Black artists, authors, researchers, mammal tracking experts, and more throughout the week! 🤩🐾✊🏽 major sponsor: National Geographic Society flyers by: Joelle J. ♻️, M.S., she/her also many thanks to Am Soc Mammalogists