Carol Chambers

Carol Chambers is a Professor at the School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, specializing in Wildlife Biology and Conservation Ecology. Her research focuses on bats, rodents, and tropical dry forests, with significant work on habitat fragmentation, species distribution models, and human-wildlife interactions.

• Key Research Areas:
  • Wildlife responses to climate change
  • Conservation genetics and non-invasive monitoring
  • Bat ecology in urban and forested landscapes
  • Biogeography of Central American mammals
  • Impacts of border infrastructure on wildlife
• Recent Trends:
  • Landscape-scale bat studies (2024)
  • Gender equity in wildlife science (2025)
  • Wildlife disease transmission dynamics (2024)
  • Subterranean ecosystem microbiology (2015)
  • Past fire regime analysis (2021)

Her Google Scholar profile shows 15 recent publications spanning 2025–2011, with a Scopus h-index of 56. Collaborations extend to institutions in Nicaragua, Mexico, and Arizona.