Meet the
Smith Fellows
Since its inception in 1999, the David H. Smith Conservation Research Fellowship Program has supported more than 120 early-career scientists from around the world. These fellows have gone on to make significant contributions to the field of conservation science.
Current Fellows
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- Class of 1999 7
- Class of 2000 5
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- Class of 2002 6
- Class of 2003 6
- Class of 2004 5
- Class of 2006 4
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- Class of 2008 4
- Class of 2009 4
- Class of 2010 4
- Class of 2011 4
- Class of 2012 4
- Class of 2013 4
- Class of 2014 4
- Class of 2015 5
- Class of 2016 5
- Class of 2017 5
- Class of 2018 5
- Class of 2019 5
- Class of 2020 5
- Class of 2021 5
- Class of 2022 5
- Class of 2023 5
- Class of 2024 5
- Class of 2025 5
Caroline Christian
Fire disturbance and plant invasion: consequences of fire variability, life history diversity and grazing for plant communities
Helen E. Fox
Marine Conservation by Design: Evaluating Networks of Marine Protected Areas in Hawaii
J. Cully Nordby
Impacts of an invasive cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora) on avian communities in San Francisco Bay salt marshes: implications for the management of exotic species
Oliver R. W. Pergams
Use of museum collections to evaluate captive breeding programs for conservation: genetic and morphological change in Volo Bog (IL) white-footed mice over 100 years
Garry Peterson
Scenario Planning to improve ecosystem management in a lake district in northern wisconsin
Christopher R. Pyke
Climate, ecosystems, and land-use: understanding environmental variability in human-dominated landscapes
“The Smith Fellowship was both an incredible experience at the time, providing excellent research support, training, and professional development opportunities, and an amazing network to be a part of in the decades that have followed!”
Building a network of change makers
Smith fellows have made significant contributions to the field of conservation science, including developing innovative solutions to critical conservation challenges, publishing groundbreaking research, and informing conservation policy and practice. Learn more about joining the program today!
