Speaker: Dr. Diane Le Bouille, Landscape Scientist @ The Nature Conservancy
Title: “Spatial ecology and research outside of academia”
Abstract: Diane earned her BSc in Organismal Biology from the University of Bordeaux in her native France, master's degrees from the University of Aberdeen and Pierre and Marie Curie University, and her PhD from the University of Tennessee Knoxville. Diane's research focuses on applied conservation biology—using mathematical and statistical modeling to, among other things, optimize the allocation of limited resources. In the talk, Diane provides a really unique and valuable perspective about applied research and pursuing research as a career outside of academia. Along the way, she gives great advice about applying to diverse jobs and charting your own career path.

The Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, & Organismal Biology (EEBOB) seminar series focuses on biological topics at the scale of whole organisms, their ecology, and the evolutionary relationships among them. Guest speakers come from universities, governmental agencies, NGOs, zoos, museums, and other institutions. The EEBOB seminar is an opportunity to learn about career paths and research in the biology discipline, and for students to engage with professionals in a wide variety of biology careers.

This seminar series consists of a pre-recorded seminar, which will be posted to a playlist at the beginning of each week, and a live, virtual Q&A session with the speaker. All are welcome to attend! To be granted access to the live Q&A session, interested attendees should email Dr. Todd Pierson. The live Q&A session will be held each Thursday at 9:30 AM.