Jessica L'Roe

I study land use in regions undergoing rapid development. I focus on ways that conservation and development policies influence landcover and biodiversity on the one hand, and human wellbeing, wealth distribution, and land access on the other. My research is geared toward informing environmental policy and sited around protected areas in the Amazon Basin and in East and Central Africa. At Middlebury College, I teach courses on research methods and geographic perspectives on environmental change.