UERC Symposia
In addition to the proceedings (PDFs) linked below, since 2018 abstracts are available in a searchable archive at https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/uerc/
Urban Ecology & Conservation Symposium 2024
March 11th 2024
In Person at Reed College (3203 SE Woodstock Blvd, Portland, OR 97202).
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Sara Petrita Bombaci, assistant professor with the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. Her multidisciplinary research blends conservation science and social science to explore how ecological systems interact with social and environmental gradients in pursuit of innovative solutions to conserve biodiversity while meeting diverse human needs. Her current research areas include acoustic ecology, urban ecology, community-centered conservation, and human-wildlife interactions. Dr. Bombaci also has over a decade of experience conducting research, teaching, and outreach to foster greater equity and inclusion in STEM. Dr. Bombaci received both her master's and PhD degrees at Colorado State University. She is a Latina Scientist, an NSF Graduate Research Fellow, Ford Fellow, and National Geographic Explorer.
Dr. Mason Fidino, quantitative ecologist with the Conservation & Science Department at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, Illinois. Mason’s research, for the most part, is in biodiversity informatics. He integrates large and complex data sources, develops new quantitative techniques, and uses high-performance computing to determine how biodiversity responds to environmental change across multiple spatiotemporal scales. Mason is especially interested in understanding ecological principles in urban environments and, through their research, looks for ways to leverage the vast data sources that exist in cities to answer pressing social-ecological issues. In addition to their own research, Mason serves as the analytics advisor for the Urban Wildlife Information Network—the world’s first multi-city biodiversity-monitoring network designed to systematically connect ecological findings across cities.
Urban Ecology & Conservation Symposium 2023
April 4th 2023
In Person at Portland State University
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Steward Pickett, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Diego Ellis Soto, Yale University Center for Biodiversity and Global Change
Urban Ecology & Conservation Symposium 2022
March 7 -8, 2022
Virtual
Keynote Speakers:
David G. Lewis, PhD, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies, Oregon State University
Alan Yeakley, PhD | Professor and Chair, Department of Geography & Environmental Systems, University Of Maryland Baltimore County
Urban Ecology & Conservation Symposium 2021
March 1-2, 2021
Virtual
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, Professor of Biology, Forest Canopy Ecologist, University of Utah
Topic: Branching Out: Forests from the Canopy Perspective
PK Das, Architect & Activist, PK Das and Associates
Topic: Reclaiming and democratizing urban ecology
Urban Ecology & Conservation Symposium 2020
Monday, March 2, 2020, 8 AM – 6 PM
Portland State University, Smith Center Ballroom
1825 SW Broadway, Portland OR
Keynote Speakers
DR. VIVEK SHANDAS, Professor, Portland State University.
Topic: Social construction of urban ecosystems in a time of rapid [climate] change.
DR. ANA M. ALVAREZ, Deputy General Manager, East Bay Regional Park District.
Topic: Diversity, equity, and inclusion in the environmental movement.
