I am a conservation social scientist that applies theories from social psychology and sociology to understand the human dimensions of natural resource management. I have worked for over seven years on water risk, conservation, and sustainable agriculture internationally. I’m passionate about providing grounded understanding of rural communities to policy makers in conservation to improve adaptive capacity for climate resilience. In recent years, I have also become a recognized resource for science communication. Research interests include: resilience and adaptation to natural disasters; economic instruments of behavior change; sense of place; social norms; public participation in research; indigenous knowledge for disaster risk reduction; gender and conservation; science communication.