Matthew Jurjonas Ph.D.

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I am a conservation social scientist whose research broadly focuses on conservation issues, climate adaptation, and community resilience in the United States and Mexico. In addition, I strive to incorporate a justice perspective into all my community engagement through documenting local barriers to adaptation and the disparities that can emerge in the planning, implementation, and aftermath of the conservation or resilience programs that target people and communities.

To achieve these research goals, my work draws from interdisciplinary and participatory socio-ecological methods that involve extensive immersion into study sites.  This longer-term engagement facilitates opportunities to construct the personal relationships necessary to effectively conduct in-depth interviews, focus groups, and workshops for documenting the local perspectives of community needs and of the programs and initiatives that impact their lives. The qualitative understanding constructed through local voices can then serve as a foundation for framing research questions and the subsequent extension efforts for building adaptive capacity. 

Please find my CV below.