Kaitlyn Gaynor

Assistant Professor

My research examines the effects of human activity on global biodiversity, with emphases on (1) the behavioral responses of animals to human presence, (2) the effects of anthropogenic disturbance on predator-prey and other species interactions, and (3) the socio-ecological dynamics of conservation and coexistence. This work involves large-scale data synthesis and meta-analyses, and local field studies in North America and Africa.

Early Carreer Fellow

2024
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For Research
Kaitlyn Gaynor

"Kaitlyn Gaynor is an interdisciplinary ecologist, drawing on behavioral and community ecology to understand the roles that humans play in socio-ecological systems. Her current research focuses on the behavioral responses of large mammals to anthropogenic risk and reward, the effects of human disturbance on predator-prey interactions and the socio-ecological dynamics of conservation. She received her Ph.D. from UC Berkeley and completed her postdoctoral research at the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis."

Early Career Fellows (2024–2028) elected for advancing the science of ecology and showing promise for continuing contributions:"

Ecological Society of America

2024 Sloan Research Fellow

2024
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For Research
Kaitlyn Gaynor

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

 

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