Alexandra Tsalickis, Ph.D.

I graduated with my Ph.D. from Auburn University in the Department of Geosciences in 2026. I have an interdisciplinary research background in paleoecology, paleoclimatology, wildlife ecology, conservation, and entomology backgrounds. My research interests broadly include:

1.  Understanding how climatic changes altered wildlife ecology over millennial time scales. 

2. Reconstructing climatic and environmental conditions using paleo archives. 

3. Applying spatiotemporal analysis to disentangle anthropogenic, climatic, and ecological causes of fire throughout the Holocene.

I earned a B.S. in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from the University of Florida (2016) and an M.S. in Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences from Auburn University (2019). I expect to complete my Ph.D. in Spring 2026.