Caitlin Hawley

Caitlin is trained in evolutionary biology and behavioral ecology but her current research focuses on conservation education and conservation communication strategies in the Conservation Innovation Lab at ASU. She is interested in the educational and/or communicative strategies that can bring more people from diverse backgrounds into the field of conservation and how to more effectively train young people in environmental and conservation-based careers. She received an undergraduate degree in Biological Anthropology with a minor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona. She has worked on numerous field projects on olive baboons, mountain gorillas, geladas, and forest elephants. She received her Masters of Arts degree in Evolutionary Anthropology from ASU on aging and behavioral dynamics in olive baboons before moving on to a PhD in Environmental Social Sciences.