https://www.frazierlab.org/home daily 1.0 2024-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1634870829603-0HGNC6JOYPRYMROJ8E5P/unsplash-image-wJK9eTiEZHY.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1634870877819-OWQBCGY0WTRPDLXK7CIZ/unsplash-image-eOpewngf68w.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1635090147110-R49UQSKZO25ZO2WHURPR/unsplash-image-ltDrvSoyllA.jpg Home https://www.frazierlab.org/people daily 0.75 2026-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1634871628299-UVQIQX0BV21UWN0IALYC/Amy_Cropped.jpg People - Amy Frazier, PhD SCALE Lab Director, Professor and Jack and Laura Dangermond Endowed Chair in Conservation Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Amy joined the Department of Geography at UCSB in 2023. Prior to that she was an Associate Professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University from 2018-2023 and an Assistant Professor of Geography at Oklahoma State University from 2013-2018. Amy is a core faculty member in the Center for Spatial Studies at UCSB, which has been a leader in geographic thought, spatial analysis, and spatial data science for more than three decades. afrazier [at] ucsb.edu CV | Google Scholar | Twitter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/f69e1970-b801-465b-86d6-1214341e5456/Izzy_Cropped.png People - Izzy Lopez Izzy Lopez is an MA/PhD student in the lab. She recently received a B.S. from the University of New Hampshire in Wildlife & Conservation Biology and Geospatial Analysis. Her current research interests include the intersection of restoration ecology, conservation, and remote sensing. Google Scholar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/8ead777b-41d3-47c1-b8d3-679e09d227d2/Profile_Rogers_Morgan.jpg People - Morgan Rogers, PhD Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/fd160ae0-f83b-4ae8-a37a-6677c130f0e0/Xue+Yan.jpg People - Xue Yan Xue Yan is a PhD student in the lab. She is interested in integrating field investigation, remote sensing, geospatial analysis, and modeling tools to promote invasive species control and biodiversity conservation. She received an M.S. in Ecology from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and a B.S. in Physical Geography and Resource & Environment from Changsha University of Science & Technology. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/05763c64-b978-4001-bc3b-07f2967af5cb/Patrick_Photo.JPG People - Patrick Rhodes Patrick Rhodes is a PhD student in the lab. He is interested in using GIS and remote sensing to study ecological and conservation issues. He received an M.S. from the University of Arizona in GIST, an M.A from Arizona State University in English, and a B.S. from the University of Memphis in Computer Engineering. Google Scholar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1634919710245-ZTNBF0JTMVBP8LDIM1OP/WenxinYang.jpg People - Wenxin Yang Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg People https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg People https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg People https://www.frazierlab.org/research daily 0.75 2024-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1634916286644-KW7W6QE2W9IYJGIX5BBV/BioFI.jpg Research - Forecasting Biodiversity into the Future There is an urgent need to understand how biodiversity on the planet will change in the future. This task requires predicting which species are at risk of extinction and how they will respond to climate change. The biodiversity and biosphere forecasting institute (BioFI) is comprised of diverse group of ecologists, geographers, computer scientists, and engineers working to understand how Earth’s biodiversity will respond to these changes using big environmental data, advanced computing, and machine learning/AI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1718124365024-CY8A20HK8ZPQ1A02UJ4U/image-asset.jpeg Research - The role of land-use change in coral reef functioning Research is increasingly showing that land-based nutrients (from agriculture, sewage, and livestock rearing) and sediments can compromise coral health and reduce coral resilience to climate change impacts. However, the role of land-based pollution in the widespread loss of corals remains underexplored due to a lack of reef water quality monitoring. Working in the Caribbean, we are working to track long-term land use changes through remote sensing analysis and link them to coral health, water quality, and reef ecosystem functioning over the past century. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/f4c9140e-2bb2-4445-a816-6eff8e06e8c0/SES_Diagram_Circular-01.png Research - ECOPLAN Evaluating Co-Design for People, Land-Use, and Nature Preventing biodiversity loss and maintaining ecosystem functioning on Earth is one of the grand challenges facing humankind, but developing a better scientific understanding of climate change is only part of the challenge. We must couple strong science and technological advances with effective decision making that uses that science in order to benefit conservation and climate action. Our team works at the interface of the social and environmental systems to co-design land use planning solutions that benefit both humans and nature. This project is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1635079338550-SC5FRYJ3HN9ZN3ABYX66/unsplash-image--SO3JtE3gZo.jpg Research - Computational Landscape Ecology We work at the interface of computational spatial science and landscape ecology to develop new methods for analyzing landscape patterns and processes and scale those methods from plots to landscapes, regions, and beyond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1635088348876-KNS2HGHM872XECO12EAH/unsplash-image-XYrjl3j7smo.jpg Research - Drones Unpiloted aircraft systems, or drones, are rapidly becoming a critical tool in ecosystem monitoring and biodiversity response. We develop the basic foundational science needed to apply these tools to conservation issues and use them for a range of environmental applications. https://www.frazierlab.org/publications daily 0.75 2026-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1634920938429-MQ8X09ZQ7P2RE9G0ZD2L/Liberia_GIF-updated2021.gif Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1634921135126-Z8A6PEGP0CPDWAGVULPL/drones-05-00019-g011-550.jpg Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1634921861818-QK0DX3YRWI7F6VSVAXU6/Drone_textbook_jpeg-01.jpg Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1635000772418-7DVEFQZ5RN2CMIZ2JR0N/Graphical_Abstract_Revised-01.png Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1635001027207-YIVC4DEJI82FVVNL0MNB/Figure_01.png Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1637176498839-E8OJML8FCPEGJJZWC96L/Scaling_Erel_Surfaces-01.jpg Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1643118645338-CVY34185TXI0XMT44HQ6/Scope_Diagram-03.jpg Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1652472452999-HXLEIRMPRE3ZI0BN5WP1/Cranes.jpg Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1652472643663-1TMZNQ2XTNF656YHB7RN/YREB.JPG Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/37ff2fae-3afa-4b09-9990-40d367c8b12f/RnR_RemoteSens.png Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/cb13c10d-a56d-4442-ac0d-f5e821b8b6ea/Penglai2.jpg Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/848fa179-10df-41b6-92df-b1d17757810b/ScalingReview.PNG Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/475ee711-00a1-41ea-8212-b87b350971af/TreeSpeciesRichness.PNG Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/b2f036f6-45a4-4fc0-b381-c87db9722bbb/Ran+-+Sustainable+Cities.jpg Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/f60634e8-3745-4864-9a66-9abfb8c3296b/Pearsons+Correlations-01.png Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/2da88ca3-4c5f-4597-9ae2-b5bbfd1d26c4/Balancing+LE+in+a+Global+Vision-01.png Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/d13aa6c5-430c-4120-b0da-ab324e8584a8/drone_invasives3.png Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/b2bf7e5a-3a0c-47b8-8af9-87625fe872a0/Protected_4Scales-01.png Publications https://www.frazierlab.org/outreach daily 0.75 2023-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/1635090361337-ZSVYO9QQ0QCO083TBM72/unsplash-image-CBXn6nWupK0.jpg Outreach - Meaningful and equitable engagement: from parachute science to collaborative science. International research engages scientists from around the world but also has the potential to alienate, discourage, and hinder progress through ‘parachute science’ in which scientists, often from wealthier nations, visit a location, collect data, and publish results with minimal engagement with the local scientists and/or decision-makers. Avoiding parachute science has implications not only for international science and collaborations, but also for issues of justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging in the US and more broadly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6170e03cc8124f439afae810/ceb13e1f-4721-4d8f-8080-9173fd39c07d/ToT_LeadershipTraining.jpg Outreach - Advancing Women’s Prosperity in the Workplace through Technical and Soft Skills in Environmental Science and Geospatial Technologies A program undertaken in collaboration with and on behalf of the global partnership of SERVIR with funding from NASA and USAID. 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