Caz Taylor

Caz M. Taylor earned a B.Sc. with Honors in Mathematics from Southampton University, U.K.  in 1988, a MS degree in Biology from New York University in 1998,, and her Ph.D. in Ecology from the University of California at Davis  in 2004. Her postdoctoral work was at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, BC, Canada. Currently her research is based along the Gulf Coast, the Adirondacks in New York, and Ecuador. Her lab’s research focuses on the Population and Movement Ecology of Migratory Waterbirds and her projects aim to integrate  biological and social science  to lead to evidence -based conservation of these species.  She is co-leading a working group aimed at the recovery of Semipalmated Sandpipers funded by the Road to Recovery initiative, The main research projects in her lab include large scale population modeling of migratory species, the non-breeding ecology of Common Loons,  habitat usage and movement patterns of shorebirds in Louisiana and Ecuador,  the evaluation of how climate  affects the reproductive biology of beach-nesting birds on the Gulf Coast, and the effectiveness of beach stewardship and public education to protect beach ecosystems.