Emma (she/they) is a 4th year graduate student in the Department of Environmental Studies at CU Boulder. Emma's dissertation research utilizes meta-analyses, spatial modeling, and field methods to study bison ecology and conservation with an emphasis on implications for Colorado and the management of spatially restricted herds. Emma approaches her work through a critical, anti-colonial, and feminist lens, which informs her research approach and relationships. Emma also actively works towards equity in the outdoors, serving as an individual member of Next 100 Colorado and as an Outings Leader with Latino Outdoors.  
   

Emma holds a BS in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (Sea Bird Oceanography Lab) and a Master's in Public Policy (Family Forest Research Center) from UMass Amherst. With over a decade of experience in conservation, Emma has worked on projects domestically and abroad with an array of bird and mammal species in various habitats and with diverse human communities. Emma's academic interests span wildlife and plant ecology, conservation law, policy, and management, and critical and Indigenous studies.