Karen Bailey, an assistant professor in environmental studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, is not your typical ecologist. She is also a social scientist concerned with the interconnection of vulnerable human communities and wildlife threatened by global warming.
In recognition of her interdisciplinary work, Bailey has been named an Early Career Fellow by the Ecological Society of America (ESA), the world’s largest community of ecologists.
Early Career Fellows are chosen within eight years of completing their PhDs, have made significant contributions to ecology and show promise in continuing their exceptional work. They are elected for five years.
