Charlotte Chang

Charlotte Chang serves as Assistant Professor of Biology and Environmental Analysis at Pomona College, where she has been faculty since 2020. Her dual appointment bridges the Department of Biology and Environmental Analysis program, with laboratory space in Seaver South. She maintains active affiliations including a Visiting Science Fellowship with The Nature Conservancy's One Conservancy program and collaborations with Centre for Wildlife Studies India and Wildlife Conservation Society.

• Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
• Master of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
• Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College

Chang's research integrates social-ecological systems analysis to advance conservation science, specializing in digital conservation constituencies, illicit wildlife hunting dynamics, and agroforest management for habitat specialists. Her lab employs innovative methodologies combining data science, quantitative ecology, and field methods to examine human-environment interactions across tropical systems. Current projects include LLMs for natural climate solutions evidence mapping and environmental social media analysis for conservation outreach optimization.

Her publication record demonstrates consistent high-impact output across conservation biology, ecological modeling, and social science journals. Trends show increasing focus on digital conservation mobilization since 2020, with notable work on Twitter environmental discourse and platform migration patterns. Earlier research established foundational work on hunting motivation in Southwest China and coffee agroforest biodiversity in India's Western Ghats.

• David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellow
• National Science Foundation NIMBioS Postdoctoral Fellow
• IUCN Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund Research Grant
• NSF GROW with USAID research fellowship
• Fulbright Fellowship

Chang actively mentors early-career researchers across North America and Asia, with notable success in placing mentees in conservation organizations and graduate programs. Her lab receives funding from multiple NSF programs and conservation NGOs, supporting fieldwork in China, India, and Southeast Asia. Current grants focus on social media analysis for conservation outreach and natural climate solutions mapping.

The Chang Lab operates as an interdisciplinary hub combining computational ecology, conservation social science, and field research. Her team collaborates with environmental practitioners, community leaders, and academic colleagues globally, with recent projects spanning the Western Ghats, Southwest China, and digital conservation networks worldwide.