John Alroy

John Alroy is an Associate Professor in the School of Natural Sciences at Macquarie University, specializing in extinction biology, paleontology, and macroecology. His research focuses on understanding patterns of biodiversity loss, particularly in mammals and marine organisms, and their implications for conservation. He has led projects such as 'Global patterns of mammalian biodiversity loss over the last 50,000 years' and contributed to datasets like the Paleobiology Database.

Key research interests include the interplay between ecological communities and extinction events, spatial sampling biases in fossil records, and the application of statistical methods to biodiversity studies. His work bridges paleontology, ecology, and conservation, with a focus on informing modern conservation strategies through historical ecological data.

• Grants & Awards: Recipient of the Future Fellowship FT0992161 (2010-2012).
• Projects: MQ Safety Net: Explaining Global-scale Gradients in Forest Dynamics and Biodiversity (2019-2019).
• Key Contributions: Co-developer of the Paleobiology Database and author of influential works on extinction modeling and biodiversity metrics.