About

I am a PhD candidate at Colorado State University interested in ways to foster human-wildlife coexistence. My research explores human-carnivore interactions through biology, spatial ecology, social science and policy. Particularly, I study strategies to reduce urban conflict between people and American black bears in Colorado.

I grew up in France, between Paris and Normandie. I pursued a B.S. in Biology and Evolution at Paris Saclay University. Wanting to expose myself to novel ways to do science and think society’s interactions with wildlife, I traveled to Colorado and volunteered for the National Park Service. My work there involved measuring the ecological impacts of the removal of a large predator, wolves. It introduced me to conservation science, and I decided to pursue a master’s degree in Conservation Ecology at Paris Saclay University. During my Master’s, I came back to Colorado and joined CSU’s Center for Human-Carnivore Coexistence as an intern, where I explored definitions and metrics of coexistence between humans and carnivores throughout the world. I graduated in 2020 and, by then feeling at home in Colorado, I stayed at CSU to continue my studies as a Ph.D. student. My research explores human-carnivore interactions through biology, spatial ecology, social science, and policy.