Jessica Beaudette
Jessica (J.A.) Beaudette is a visting scholar and Postodctoral Fellow in Conservation Science and Environmental Humanities. At ASU, she served as Research Associate at the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, and is currently a visiting scholar at ASU’s Conservation Innovation Lab. Beaudette is also a Postdoctoral Fellow for Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia) as part of WEFT - Weaving Expertise for Transformation - which aims to transform adaptations to social-ecological climate change trajectories, a project within the $3.97M project Transforming Climate Action. Her work also explores how contemplative practices (mindfulness) can assist scientific and everyday communities responding to environmental challenges. Educational interests include: conservation science, cultural anthropology, philosophy (ethics), contemplative studies, Indigenous ecologies (Africa, North America, New Zealand, South America), Religions of the World, environmental ethics, science and technology.
Ph.D., Anthropology of Religion (and Conservation Science); Arizona State University
M.A. Comparative Theology and Ecology; Loyola Marymount University
B.A. Philosophy; Santa Clara University
- Humanities-Science Collaborations
- Biocultural Conservation
- African Studies
- Biodiversity and Climate Resilience
- Anthropology of Religion and Ecology
- Contemplative learning and nature-based pedagogies
- Decolonial and Indigenous research methodologies
- Nature, technology, and artificial intelligence
- Religion and popular music
Relational Conservation: Undisciplining Community-Based Fieldwork in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, 2024 (J.A. Beaudette)
The Impact Factor of Engaged Scholarship: Metrics for Research Outcomes, Biological Conservation, 2024 (Lhoest et al.)
Practicing mindfulness in addressing the biodiversity crisis, Conservation Science and Practice, 2023 (Gerber et al.)
The Contemplative Bridge: Reimagining Collaborations between Religion and Bioclimate Science, Lumen et Vita, 2022 (J.A. Beaudette)