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Stephanie Carlson
Stephanie M. Carlson is the A.S. Leopold Chair in Wildlife Biology at UC Berkeley. Her research considers ecology and conservation of fish. Carlson was the first member of her family to attend college. She earned her undergraduate degree in the Department of Evolution and Ecology at the University of California, Davis, her master’s degree in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Massachusetts, and her Ph.D. from the University of Washington. After graduating, Profesor Carlson was awarded a Marie Curie Early Stage Training Fellowship to join the University of Oslo Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis. In 2007 she was appointed an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in Biological Informatics at UC Santa Cruz. At UC Berkeley, Professor Carlson specializes in the evolution and loss of biodiversity among salmon populations, impacts of drought and climate change on streams and stream fishes, and the ecological and evolutionary impacts of management (water, fishery, hatchery, and protected areas). Her research identified the importance of population diversity to the resiliency of salmon populations, and that a loss of diversity amongst salmon in managed rivers reduces their ability to respond to climate variability and change. Additionally, Professor Carlson serves as a science advisor for the Wild Salmon Center and a board member for California Trout.