Bette A. Loiselle

Dr. Bette Loiselle is Director, Tropical Conservation and Development (TCD) Program in the Center for Latin American Studies and Professor in the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida. Her research is focused in tropical regions and includes studies of biodiversity and ecological services, ecology and dynamics of birds, and the applications of geographic information systems for biodiversity research and conservation. For the past 20 years, she has been conducting studies in the Amazon rain forests of Ecuador; previous research experiences include work in Australia, central Africa, Colombia, and Costa Rica.

At the University of Florida, Loiselle directs an interdisciplinary program designed to effectively contribute to conservation and development in tropical regions by crossing disciplines, linking academics to practitioners, and working in partnership with a wide range of stakeholders. She was previously Director of the Division of Environmental Biology at the National Science Foundation, Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Director of the International Center for Tropical Ecology.