Autumn-Lynn Harrison

Autumn-Lynn is a conservation ecologist specializing in migratory marine species, including seabirds, shorebirds, and seals. She conducts field research using a range of animal tracking technologies, and applies her research to directly to conservation, including contributing to United Nations efforts to identify ecologically significant areas for migratory marine animals in international waters and shorebird management efforts across the Western Hemisphere. Her research programs are highly collaborative conducted in partnership with over 100 partners.

Harrison earned B.S. Degrees in Environmental Science and Fisheries and Wildlife Science from Virginia Tech, a Graduate Diploma of Science in Tropical Marine Ecology and Fisheries Science from James Cook University in Townsville, Australia, and a Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz where she was a part of the Tagging of Pacific Predators initiative of the Census of Marine Life.