Dr. Kelley Crews

Biography

Kelley Crews is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment at the University of Texas at Austin. She has been involved in land change science for over 15 years, with extensive field experience in global tropical regions including the Okavango Delta and Kalahari in Botswana, as well as the western Amazon in Peru and Ecuador. Her research focuses on socio-ecological systems in developing states, particularly examining health, vulnerability, and resilience. She obtained her Ph.D. in Geography from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2000, following an M.A. in Government/International Studies in 1995 and a B.S. in Marine Science in 1992. Crews has held significant roles within various professional organizations, including serving as the Chair for the Landscape Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers from 2014 to 2017 and as a Program Officer at the National Science Foundation from 2012 to 2014. She is actively engaged in editorial roles for multiple academic journals in geography and ecology, demonstrating her commitment to advancing knowledge in her field.

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