Heather has a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Conservation from Juniata College and a Master of Environmental Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. She is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Environmental Science at Drexel University. Heather’s current research focus is on biodiversity in urban green spaces. She has additional research projects on the biogeography of Jamaican land snails; and the biodiversity of a multi-habitat nature preserve in Chester County, PA. Heather can be contacted at HLK35@drexel.edu. Find Heather on Instagram where she shares research, personal, and other updates and information.

Research Interests: conservation, ecology, biodiversity, terrestrial mollusks, birds, resource management, science communication