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Alexis Mychajliw is an Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies at Middlebury College, where she joined in 2021. She holds affiliations with the National Geographic Society as an Explorer and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County as a Research Associate. Her research integrates conservation biology and paleontology to study historical and contemporary ecological shifts, particularly focusing on extinction dynamics, baseline shifts, and socio-ecological systems. She has conducted fieldwork across the Caribbean, California, and Japan, addressing topics like the North American fur trade legacy and grizzly bear ecology.
Dr. Mychajliw holds a B.S. from Cornell University and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. Her postdoctoral work included roles at the University of Oklahoma and Hokkaido University. She teaches courses such as Mammalogy, Conservation Biology, and Jurassic World: Fossil Stories of Our Future, emphasizing hands-on, field-based research and community engagement.
Her research priorities include tracing historical ecological baselines through archaeological and fossil records, curating Middlebury’s natural history collections, and promoting science communication through projects like the HEDGE Lab. Awards include a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellowship and recognition as a National Geographic Explorer.
Her lab’s current projects focus on the socio-ecological impacts of the fur trade, megafauna ecology, and leveraging historical data to inform conservation strategies. She collaborates with trappers, NGOs, and Indigenous communities to contextualize modern ecological challenges within deep-time perspectives.
