Keywords: Social Ecology, Sustainability Transitions, Cultural Ecosystem Services, Environmental Policy
Short Bio: I hold degrees in Environmental Biology and Management (BSc, UC Davis), Ecology (MSc, Ben Gurion University), and Environmental Studies (PhD, Brown University). I am a social ecologist focusing on cultural ecosystem services, environmental policy, and social ecology, with a special interest in urban greenspace and human-nature interactions. I have worked closely over the past decade in building the research and observatory infrastructure of the European Long-Term Ecosystem Research (eLTER) Network. I teach environmental policy, ecology in planning, and climate change science and policy. I am driven by a commitment to advancing transdisciplinary science and working with diverse knowledge holders, in and out of academia.
Most recent grants: “Assessing Change in Human-Nature Interactions in Cities in the Anthropocene”. (Israel Science Foundation) “eLTER Preparatory Phase Project.” (2020 – 2025, EU Horizon 2020). “European long-term ecosystem, critical zone and socio-ecological systems research infrastructure – PLUS.” (EU Horizon 2020)
Relevant articles: "What does nature feel like? Using embodied walking interviews to discover local and general cultural ecosystem services." Ecosystem Services. 101425. 2022. "Organizational transformation for greater sustainability impact: recent changes in a scientific research infrastructure in Europe." Landscape Ecology. 2023
Conservation Biology
Environmental Psychology
Sociology of the Environment
Spatial planning and urban development
I would like to join a project that emphasizes human-nature interactions and the need to integrate a variety of stakeholder communities into the project. I prefer to work in the urban setting, but also in nature reserves, forests, and agricultural areas.
social ecology, sustainability transitions, cultural ecosystem services, environmental policy
eLTER Science Conference - Helsinki, June 2025 European Landscape Ecology Conference - Bratislava, September 2025