Our Lab
Amy Gresham
Postdoctoral Associate
Amy received her Ph.D. from Bangor University. Amy is addressing how to better monitor connectivity for landscape restoration projects across Europe.
Lab Alumni
Savannah Troy, 2020-2025; Meghan Beatty, 2018-2025; Caroline Poli, 2016-2023; Muzi Sibiya, 2019-2023. Maggie Jones, 2018-2023. Katie Pisarello. 2020-2021. Gavin Jones. 2019-2020. Josh Cullen. 2019-2021. Ellen Robertson. 2012-2020. Brian Reichert. 2009-2016. Chris Cattau. 2014-2015. Jennifer Seavey. 2010-2012. Kyle McCarthy. 2009-2010. Jason Evans. 2008-2009. Alfredo Gonzalez. M.S. 2019-2022. Haqiq Rahmani. Ph.D. 2017-2022. Sarah Dudek. M.S. 2016-2018. Jessica Hightower. Ph.D. 2015-2020. Brad Udell. M.S. 2014-2016. Co-advised with Dr. Julien Martin. Rich Stanton. Ph.D. 2013-2017. Co-advised with Dr. Bob McCleery. Isabel Gottlieb. M.S. 2013-2016. Ellen Robertson. Ph.D. 2012-2017. Katie Haase. Ph.D. 2012-2016. Noah Burrell. Ph.D. 2012-2017. Co-advised with Dr. Peter Fredrick. Mauricio Nunez-Reguiero. Ph.D. 2012-2016. Luke McEachron. Ph.D. 2012-2019. Co-advised with Dr. Mike Allen. Becky Wilcox. M.S. 2013-2016. Rajeev Pillay. Ph.D. 2010-2016. Miguel Acevedo. Ph.D. 2008-2013. Co-advised with Cole Smith (Industrial & Systems Engineering). Divya Vasudev. Ph.D. 2008-2013. Irina Skinner. M.S. 2009-2013. Raya Pruner. M.S. 2007-2010. Co-advised with Steve Johnson. Nate Marcy. M.S. 2008-2010. Chris Rota. M.S. 2007-2009.
Rob Fletcher
Professor and Leader of the Lab
Rob is the Miriam Rothschild Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Cambridge and former Professor at the Wildlife Ecology & Conservation Department at the University of Florida. His interests include landscape ecology, conservation biology, and quantitative science.
Daisy Mills
Msc Student
Daisy received her B.S. degree from Durham University. She is interested in life histories and their relevance to conservation.
Charles Emogor
Postdoctoral Associate
Charles focuses on crime prevention in African protected areas, leveraging long-term spatial data on poaching . He is a 2024 Schmidt Science Fellow & 2021 National Geographic Explorer. Charles earned his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 2024. He is co-supervised by Anil Madhavapeddy & Milind Tambe. Discover more about his work here.
Joe Langley
Ph.D. student
Joe received his MSc in Conservation from University College London. He is interested in human-wildlife conflict and landscape conservation, especially across sub-Saharan Africa and in relation to large mammals.
Oscar Godinez
Ph.D. student
Oscar received his M.S. from the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo in Mexico. He is interested in ecological integrity and habitat connectivity of tropical mammal communities.
Andrew Marx
Software developer
Andrew received his M.S. from the University of Florida. He is interested in data science and developing reliable software for ecologists, evolutionary biologists, and conservationists. He is working on building software for new connectivity models and is the developer of the samc package and maintains the gdistance package.
Julia Weiss
Ph.D. student
Julia received her B.S. from the University of Michigan and her M.S. from the University of Edinburgh. Julia seeks to understand how human pressures such as land-use change and climate change are altering ecosystem functioning and connectivity, with a particular focus on avian communities. Julia is a Gates Cambridge Scholar and is co-supervised by David Edwards.
Arman Pili
Postdoctoral Associate
Arman received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Environmental Biology in the Phillipines, and his PhD. at Monash University, Australia. He is is a quantitative and applied conservation ecologist that is leading work on global connectivity mapping and related applications.
Brian Jeffery
Ph.D. Student
Brian received his M.S. from the University of Florida. For his dissertation, he is investigating the role of climate change and restoration policy on birds.
Robin Bauknecht
Ph.D. student
Robin received his BSc and MSc degrees from ETH Zürich. His research focuses on advancing global models of animal space use and connectivity to inform conservation strategies. He is a Gates Cambridge Scholar and NERC DLA Scholar.
Rachel Spring
Conservation Science Group Administrator
Rachel keeps our lab and the broader Conservation Science Group flourishing. She works with everyone to facilitate research, teaching, visitors, and other related activities.
Patrick Newcombe
PhD Student
Patrick received his Bachelor's degree from Princeton Universiy. He is interested in avian ecology, landscape restoration, biodiversity hotspots, and conservation science.