Biography

Reconciling space for biodiversity conservation with the growing demand for food production is a major global sustainability challenge. As an emerging conservation biologist, I have worked across agroecosystems in India, Peru, and Kenya, developing a strong interest in how human activities and land use shape species distributions and interactions, and how these patterns can guide effective conservation interventions. During my studies at the University of Vermont, I examined the movement ecology of free-ranging domestic dogs in central India to inform mitigation strategies to reduce negative interactions with wildlife. My master’s research at Columbia University, in collaboration with WWF–Peru, investigated livestock predation in the Peruvian Amazon to support coexistence planning with cattle ranchers. I am now interested in designing conservation strategies in agriculture–nature frontiers that safeguard biodiversity while identifying realistic pathways for agricultural production and livelihoods, without unintended trade-offs. At Cambridge, under the supervision of Professor Andrew Balmford, my PhD will examine how and under what conditions sustainable intensification of livestock systems can deliver durable conservation outcomes

Previous Education

Columbia University Conservation Biology 2026
University of Vermont Wildlife Biology 2024