Caroline Ng’weno (former PhD student, UW)
In 2017, Caroline Chebet Ng'weno earned a dual doctorate in Zoology and Hartebeest Whispering. Currently the Deputy Director of Ecological Monitoring at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Caroline completed a dissertation that was at once conceptually interesting and relevant to the conservation of lions and wild ungulates within Laikipia.
In addition to all of *that*, Caroline spearheaded Earthwatch expeditions, established an outreach program for Samburu women interested in livestock production alongside conservation, and became a black belt in R throughout the course of her dissertation work. And she didn't even bat an eye during the Great Aardvark Rodeo of '07.
Current position: Director of Science, Natural State
Ng'weno, C.C., N.J. Maiyo, A.H. Ali, A.K. Kibungei, and J.R. Goheen. 2017. Lions influence the decline and habitat shift of hartebeest in a semiarid savanna. Journal of Mammalogy 98:1078-1087. PDF
Ng'weno, C.C., S.W. Buskirk, N.J. Georgiadis, B.C. Gituku, A.K. Kibungei, L.M. Porensky, D.I. Rubenstein, and J.R. Goheen. 2019. Apparent competition, lion predation, and livestock production: can conservation value be enhanced? Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7:123. PDF
Ng'weno, C.C., A.T. Ford, A.K. Kibungei, and J.R. Goheen. Interspecific prey neighborhoods shape risk of predation in a savanna ecosystem. Ecology 100:e02698. PDF
