معرفی
Dr. Jackie Abell is an Associate Professor at Coventry University's Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience (CAWR), where she leads ethics governance and serves as Aspire+ Lead (Social Sciences). Her work bridges social psychology and conservation biology, focusing on human-animal relationships, lion reintroduction, and community-driven conservation strategies. She holds a PhD in Psychology (Loughborough University) and an MSc in Animal Behaviour (Manchester Metropolitan University).
- Roles: Ethics and Governance Lead, Module Lead for MSc Project, CAWR Staff Liaison Officer
- External Roles: External Examiner at Lancaster University, External PhD Supervisor at Nottingham Trent University
Research Interests
Her interdisciplinary research integrates social psychology theories with conservation challenges, including lion reintroduction models, human-wildlife conflict mitigation, and biodiversity protection. Key areas include:
- Social network analysis of lion prides
- Community-based conservation education in African regions
- Ethical frameworks for wildlife reintroduction programs
- Climate change impacts on human-environment interactions
Grants & Projects
Recent projects include:
- Rewilding Wild Packington (soil quality & ecological restoration)
- REPAS: Co-creating citizen science for reducing plastic contamination (community growing spaces)
- Historical knowledges of Charterhouse Coventry for ecological restoration
Expertise
As a member of the IUCN SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group (since 2013) and African Lion Working Group (since 2016), she promotes social science integration in global conservation efforts. Her book Social Psychology (2nd ed., European) emphasizes applied methodologies.
Labs/Teams
She collaborates with the African Lion & Environmental Research Trust (ALERT) and CAWR's transdisciplinary teams on conservation initiatives.
