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- Behavioral ecologist and National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow
- Member of the Pringle Lab at Princeton University
- Investigating predator-prey dynamics with a special focus on direct and indirect predator effects on prey behavior, prey demography, and ecosystem functioning
- Exploring anti-predator decision-making of large herbivores in response to predators such as lions, hyenas, cheetahs, wild dogs, leopards, and wolves
- Tracking the cascading effects of predators on soil and plant communities
- Integrating behavioral and demographic information from predator monitoring projects, camera trapping initiatives, and manipulative experiments
- Currently studying how ecological communities respond to predator reintroductions: can relationships between predators and prey be restored and does renewed predation risk trickle down to impact lower trophic levels?
- Heavily involved with citizen science, public outreach, and capacity building
- Collaborating to develop cutting-edge technological tools, including open-source software, hardware, and AI, to tackle complex conservation challenges
Meredith S. Palmer 