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Dr. Rebecca Kariuki is an Assistant Professor at the School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, specializing in conservation, land-use systems, and socio-ecological dynamics in African landscapes. She holds affiliations as an African Academy of Science Affiliate (2022) and was a Climate Change Fellow at AIMS Rwanda (2022) and Carson Fellow at the Rachel Carson Center, Germany (2021).
Education
- PhD Environmental Geography, University of York, UK
- MSc Biology of Conservation, University of Nairobi, Kenya
- BSc Chemistry and Zoology, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Her research focuses on: (1) Drivers of land-use change around protected areas, (2) Knowledge coproduction and scenario planning for sustainable futures, and (3) Nature-based solutions for ecological challenges. She employs interdisciplinary methods including environmental modeling and collaborates globally with institutions in the USA, UK, Sweden, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, and Botswana.
Publications emphasize conservation governance, socio-ecological resilience, and land-cover interactions, primarily using scenario-based frameworks to address sustainability in African contexts. Trends include participatory modeling, transdisciplinary research, and policy-relevant conservation science.
Awards & Fellowships
- African Academy of Science Affiliate
- Climate Change Fellow, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (2022)
- Carson Fellow, Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (2021)
Prior to ASU, she conducted postdoctoral research at the Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (Tanzania) and University of York (UK), and consulted for the British Institute in Eastern Africa (Kenya).
