Dr. Jennifer Raynor

Biography

Jennifer Raynor is an Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Forest Wildlife Ecology. She has over a decade of experience conducting policy-relevant economic research for the U.S. federal government. Her research focuses on improving the efficiency and sustainability of fish and wildlife management, striving to inform on-the-ground decision-making while working closely with state and federal resource managers to design and evaluate conservation policies. Jennifer collaborates with researchers in various fields, including ecology, oceanography, and climatology. Her research has appeared in top science journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Nature Communications, and has been featured by major national and international news outlets, including The Atlantic, Associated Press, Washington Post, The Economist, National Geographic, and Scientific American. She holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an M.S. in Environment and Resources. In her leisure time, Jennifer enjoys backpacking, fly fishing, sailing, and snowboarding.

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