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Veronica Frans is a Stanford Science Fellow at Stanford University and a sixth-year PhD Candidate in Fisheries & Wildlife and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology & Behavior at Michigan State University (MSU). She is affiliated with MSU’s Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability (CSIS), the Klausmeier-Litchman lab at Kellogg Biological Station, and holds certifications in Community Engaged Scholarship and Spatial Ecology. Her research focuses on human influence on species distributions, integrating ecological modeling, GIS, and community outreach.
- BS/BA in Environmental Sciences and French from Messiah College
- MSc in International Nature Conservation from Goettingen University
Her research spans ecology, conservation biology, and sustainability, emphasizing human-nature interactions through metacoupling, telecoupling, and stakeholder collaboration. She has conducted fieldwork in Alaska, Hong Kong, and the Falkland Islands, leveraging local knowledge to address global conservation challenges.
Recent publications highlight her expertise in species distribution modeling, sustainability tool development (e.g., seesus, SDGdetector), and conservation policy analysis. Articles frequently explore metacoupling, anthropogenic impacts, and marine ecosystem dynamics, with applications in deforestation, biodiversity, and SDG implementation.
- NSF GRFP Fellow
- University Enrichment Fellow
- Outstanding Paper in Landscape Ecology Award
Veronica collaborates with the Klausmeier-Litchman lab at MSU’s Kellogg Biological Station and works under Dr. Jianguo (Jack) Liu at CSIS. Her work bridges marine environments, stakeholder engagement, and global sustainability through interdisciplinary research and community-based conservation.
