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Jennifer Williams is a Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia (UBC), located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam People. She holds a PhD from the University of Montana (2008) and a BA from the University of California, Berkeley. Her primary research focuses on understanding how interacting ecological and evolutionary processes influence species distributions and abundances, particularly in the context of global environmental changes like climate change, habitat fragmentation, and biological invasions. Her work integrates field experiments, observational studies, and mathematical modeling to address conservation challenges.
Her current research themes include eco-evolutionary dynamics of range expansion, species interactions in Garry oak savannas, plant life history responses to climate change, and invasive species management. She received the prestigious Killam Research Fellowship in 2020, recognizing her contributions to biodiversity and climate science. Williams teaches courses in geography and ecology, and her lab actively collaborates with the Biodiversity Research Centre. Her recent work emphasizes forecasting species' responses to climate change and developing strategies for ecosystem resilience.
