Dr. Karen Lips: Ecological Challenges in a Globalized World: Patterns and Impacts of Biodiversity Loss Across Multiple Scales
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Dr. Karen Lips is a Professor of Biology at the University of Maryland. She has a B.S. in Zoology from the University of South Florida, and a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Miami. She is an ecologist who studies how global change (e.g., wildlife disease, climate change, land use) affects biodiversity of amphibians and reptiles in Latin America and the US.
A primary focus of her research is determining the ecological and environmental factors that influence amphibian species’ response to disease, and how that information might be used in conservation and recovery plans. She is interested in how the loss of biodiversity affects communities and ecosystems, and how human activities contribute to the spread of disease and loss of biodiversity. Dr. Lips is interested in increasing engagement on environmental issues, promoting scientific leadership, and fostering international scientific collaborations.