Lauren Lynch, PhD

Research Interests

My research focuses on biodiversity conservation in human-dominated ecosystems and interactions between conservation and human well-being. I aim to improve access to biodiversity in cities by identifying patterns of environmental inequity, developing conservation strategies that increase urban biodiversity, and creating opportunities for people to interact with nature through community science. Much of my work explores strategies for pollinator conservation and interactions between people and pollinator in cities.

Selected Publications

• Lynch LR, and JR Miller. 2023. Accessibility of participation in a pollinator-focused community science project. Citizen Science: Theory and Practice 8(1): 15 pp. 1-13.
• Perrin-Stowe T, M Horner, JJ Coon, LR Lynch, A de Flamingh, NB Alexander, E Golebie, T Swartz, AC Bader, and SJ Halsey. 2023. Where do I even start? Recommendations for faculty diversifying syllabi in the life and environmental sciences. Ecology and Evolution 13: e9719.
• Lynch L, M Kangas, N Ballut, A Doucet, K Schoenecker, P Johnson, M Gharehaghaji, and E Minor. 2021. Changes in land use and land cover along an urban-rural gradient influence floral resource availability. Current Landscape Ecology Reports 6: 46-70.
• Lynch L, K Kokou, and S Todd. 2018. Comparison of the Ecological Value of Sacred and Non-Sacred Community Forests in Kaboli, Togo. Tropical Conservation Science 11: 1-11.

Education

• PhD, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• MS, Natural Resources Management, University of Alaska Fairbanks
• BS, Biology and Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst