William & Mary students are working alongside external conservation partners and with support from faculty to complete the following applied research projects as part of the year-long Conservation Research Program (CRP) in 2025.
Accelerating Biodiversity Conservation: Enhancing the Extinction Solutions Index with Advanced Data Science
Research Location: Global
Conservation Partner: Conservation X Labs
A Framework for Community Monitoring of Rangeland Productivity in Amboseli, Kenya
Research Location: Amboseli, Kenya
Conservation Partner: Amboseli Ecosystem Trust
A One Health Approach to Community Health, Development, Conservation, and Environmental Justice in Mbhashe, South Africa
Research Location: Mbhashe, South Africa
Conservation Partners: Battle of Lurwayizo Development (BOLD)
Cultivating Repair on Historic Landscapes: Co-Creating an Environmental Justice Learning Model
Research Location: Virginia, USA
Conservation Partners: Highland and Highland Council of Descendent Advisors
Development of Inexpensive and DIY Water Sensors to Advance Community-Led Nature-Based Conservation Solutions
Research Location: Madagascar
Conservation Partners: Conservation International Madagascar and Moore Center for Science
Exploring Community-led Mitigation Strategies to Prevent Carnivore-Herder Conflict in the Western US and Humla, Nepal
2025 CRP Student Researcher
Research Location: Humla, Nepal and the Western USA
Conservation Partner: Ukali
Exploring Farmer Perspectives on Scaling Regenerative Agriculture in Virginia
Research Location: Virginia, USA
Conservation Partners: Farmers in Virginia
Exploring Spatial and Temporal Trends in Roadkill to Improve and Propose Mitigation Structures
Research Location: Implemented: Loudon County, Virginia, USA
Conservation Partners: Virginia's Department of Wildlife Resources
From Forest Floor to Treetops: Capturing Mammalian Diversity with Camera Traps
Research Location: Puerto Princesa, Philippines
Conservation Partner: Centre for Sustainability PH
Impacts of Climate Change on Spatiotemporal Relationships Between Human Disease, Gorilla Health, Livestock Health, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in Uganda
Research Location: Bwindi, Uganda
Conservation Partner: Conservation Through Public Health
Learning with and within City Ecosystems: Studying Children’s Changing Understandings of Socio-ecological System in Richmond, VA
Research Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Conservation Partners: William & Mary School of Education and Blue Sky Fund
Mitigating the Risk of Economic and Ecological Harm Posed by Invasive Species in the Dragon Run Watershed
Research Location: Virginia, USA
Conservation Partner: Friends of Dragon Run, Inc.
Prioritizing Areas for Landscape-Scale Ecological Restoration
Research Location: Montana, USA
Conservation Partner: American Prairie Reserve
Supporting the Use of Indigenous Foods in Child Nutrition Programs
Research Location: Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia, USA
Conservation Partners: Traditional Eastern Woodlands Foodways Alliance-Baltimore American Indian Center (BAIC), Seven Generations United Association, The Reed Center for Ecosystem Reintegration, USDA, Just Harvest, NCGrowth, IndigineiTEA
Supporting Women-Led Conservation and Livelihood Initiatives in Southern Kenya
Research Location: Implemented: Southern Kenya
Conservation Partners: Amboseli Ecosystem Trust and the South Rift Association of Land Owners (SORALO)
Understanding and Advancing Improvements to Nighttime Lighting for the Benefit of Birds, Other Wildlife, and People
Research Location: Implemented: Gulf of Mexico, USA
Conservation Partners: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Understanding the Impacts of Climate-driven Urban Water Insecurities on Women in Nepal
Research Location: Nepal
Conservation Partner: Nepal Engineering College
