We are a conservation science and quantitative ecology lab in the Department of Environmental Science and Technology at the University of Maryland. Our lab envisions cities where nature and people thrive together. Our mission is to undertake scientific research that supports ecological and conservation-minded urban design, planning, and policy. We use theories and principles in ecology and conservation science to provide evidence-based solutions that simultaneously conserve biological diversity and improve the lives of urban residents.
Recent Lab News
05-28-2025: New Paper Alert!! Travis and Gabby were co-authors on a new paper titled “Integrating human mobility and animal movement data reveals complex space-use between humans and white-tailed deer in urban environments” Check it out here!
05-20-2025: Dan Herrera gets UMD AGNR Outstanding Graduate Student Award Former PhD student, Dan Herrera, was awarded the UMD College of Agriculture Science and Natural Resources’s overall Outstanding PhD Student for the 2024-2025 academic year!
04-11-2025: Another lab contributed paper!! PI Travis Gallo and lab members Carson Coriell and Matthew Payne and fellow UMD collaborator Jennifer Mullinax were co-authors on a new paper looking at the SARS-Cov-2 in white-tailed deer. Check it out here!