Kahlil Baker
Graduate Program: PhD
Supervisor: Dr. Gary Bull
Region of Interest: Nicaragua
Kahlil’s research uses an interdisciplinary approach combining forest biometrics, land-use economics and social perceptions towards forestry to study the feasibility of using forest investment mechanisms combined with carbon finance to catalyze the establishment of forest plantations in partnership with smallholders.
Dr. Joleen Timko
Graduate Program: Research Associate
Supervisor: Dr. Rob Kozak
Region of Interest: Malawi, Ghana, Ethiopia
Joleen manages AFRICAD (the Africa Forests Research Initiative on Conservation and Development), a research initiative that works in Africa’s forested environments to alleviate poverty and build livelihoods.