Elizabeth Hadly
Elizabeth Hadly
Senior Fellow - Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment; Paul S. and Billie Achilles Professor in Environmental Biology, Senior Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education
Type:
Senior Fellow
School:
Humanities and Sciences
Research Area(s):
Ecosystem Services and Conservation
Biography
Elizabeth Hadly is a professor of biology and of geological and environmental sciences at Stanford University. She first became interested in her field after exploring the Smithsonian Institution and wild lands in the west as a child. Following her undergraduate and graduate studies, she has conducted extensive research throughout North and South America on the ecology and evolution of vertebrates. She is especially interested in the biogeographic history of mammals around the world, most recently working in India and Costa Rica.
She now studies the evolution and ecology of vertebrates and the influence of the Holocene warming on the population biology of vertebrates, community assembly, and history of living organisms in North and South America.
Selected Publications by this Author
News & Press Releases
“Tomorrow” Screening at Stanford University »
French filmmaker Cyril Dion joined Stanford environmental experts for a screening of the documentary “Tomorrow” about taking steps to a more sustainable future.
By Devon Ryan,
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Media Coverage
Fossils reveal how bizarre mammal beat extinction »
Elizabeth Hadly is mentioned in new study in "understand factors driving the extinction of mammals."
Analysis: Trump’s top environmental win is in cutting protections »
Liz Hadly discusses global environmental "emergency."
By Carolyn Lochhead,
To save the future, conservationists look to the past »
Discusses research by Elizabeth Hadly pointing to fossil record as keys to guiding more effective management efforts.
By Eva Botkin-Kowacki,