Dr. Sharon Collinge is a landscape ecologist whose interdisciplinary research focuses on the consequences of environmental change for species and ecosystems. Her expertise in human-environment interactions includes the impacts of habitat loss and fragmentation on wildlife disease dynamics, ecological restoration of riparian woodlands and ephemeral wetlands, and population declines of species due to land conversion. Dr. Collinge currently serves as Director of the Arizona Institute for Resilience at the University of Arizona in Tucson, which is an interdisciplinary research institute focused on co-creation of innovative solutions with community partners to enhance societal and environmental resilience. Dr. Collinge formerly served as Professor and Chair of the Environmental Studies Department at the University of Colorado-Boulder, Chief Scientist and Observatory Director for the NSF-funded National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), and as the Vice President for Public Affairs and the President for the Ecological Society of America (ESA). Sharon’s current favorite activity is riding her electric bike around Tucson.