Blair McLaughlin

Blair McLaughlin earned a Ph.D. in environmental studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz and a B.A. in anthropology from Harvard University.

She teaches courses on ecology, ethnobotany, and soundscapes. Her research focuses on climate change effects on ecological communities, and how to conserve biodiversity with climate change. Bringing a background in anthropology to her work in ecology, she strives for a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to socio-ecological challenges.