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101 <span class="research-item-more">View more â</span> 102 </div> 103 </a> 104 </div> 105 </div> 106 107 <!-- Methods sub-section --> 108 <div class="methods-section"> 109 <div class="inner"> 110 <h2 class="section-title">Methodological Approaches</h2> 111 <p class="section-intro">I leverage a broad suite of methodological approaches to tackle pressing conservation challenges, with a particular focus on developing the methods needed to conduct research in under-studied systems and taxa.</p> 112 <div class="methods-grid"> 113 <div class="method-card"> 114 <i class="fas fa-chart-line method-icon"></i> 115 <h4>Data Science</h4> 116 <p>I develop methods to integrate biodiversity data from many sources and account for the biases in large, uneven datasets.</p> 117 <a href="methods.html#data">Learn more â</a> 118 </div> 119 <div class="method-card"> 120 <i class="fas fa-project-diagram method-icon"></i> 121 <h4>Machine Learning & Quantitative Methods</h4> 122 <p>From computer-vision detection to hierarchical and Bayesian models, I build the analytical tools that turn large, noisy ecological data into inference.</p> 123 <a href="methods.html#ml">Learn more â</a> 124 </div> 125 <div class="method-card"> 126 <i class="fas fa-globe method-icon"></i> 127 <h4>Spatial Modeling</h4> 128 <p>Understanding how organisms interact with, and are limited by, their environment is a central question of ecology.</p> 129 <a href="methods.html#SDM">Learn more â</a> 130 </div> 131 <div class="method-card"> 132 <i class="fas fa-microphone method-icon"></i> 133 <h4>Remote Monitoring & Bioacoustics</h4> 134 <p>I deploy passive acoustic monitoring, bioacoustic detection, and weather-surveillance radar to observe wildlife at scales that traditional field methods cannot reach.</p> 135 <a href="methods.html#monitoring">Learn more â</a> 136 </div> 137 <div class="method-card"> 138 <i class="fas fa-atom method-icon"></i> 139 <h4>Stable Isotopes & Endogenous Markers</h4> 140 <p>Analyzing endogenous markers like stable isotopes helps scale studies of animal movement from the individual to the population.</p> 141 <a href="methods.html#SIA">Learn more â</a> 142 </div> 143 <div class="method-card"> 144 <i class="fas fa-laptop-code method-icon"></i> 145 <h4>Software Development</h4> 146 <p>I develop open-source software to promote accessible, reproducible science.</p> 147 <a href="methods.html#dev">Learn more â</a> 148 </div> 149 </div> 150 </div> 151 </div> 152 153 <div class="section-cta"> 154 <a href="pubs.html" class="btn btn-forest">View all publications & CV â</a> 155 </div> 156 157 </section> 158 159 <!-- News & Announcements --> 160 <section id="news"> 161 <div class="inner"> 162 <h2 class="section-title">News & Announcements</h2> 163 <p class="section-intro">Recent updates: new papers, talks, and projects.</p> 164 <div id="news-grid" class="news-grid" data-limit="6"></div> 165 <div class="section-cta" style="padding-top:2rem; padding-bottom:0;"> 166 <a href="news.html" class="btn btn-outline">View all news â</a> 167 </div> 168 </div> 169 </section> 170 171 <!-- About --> 172 <section id="about"> 173 <div class="inner"> 174 <h2 class="section-title">About</h2> 175 <div class="about-grid"> 176 <div class="about-photo"> 177 <img src="images/me_labo.jpg" alt="CJ Campbell in the field"> 178 </div> 179 <div class="about-bio"> 180 <p>I am a quantitative ecologist working at the interface of academic research and conservation practice, with joint appointments at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and <a href="https://www.batcon.org">Bat Conservation International</a>. At UW–Madison I am a Research Scientist in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology (beginning August 2026); at Bat Conservation International I am a Quantitative Ecologist. I also led the bat bioacoustics and bioinformatics efforts for <a href="https://www.xprize.org/prizes/rainforest">XPRIZE Rainforest</a> grand prize–winning team <a href="https://www.teamwaponi.org">Limelight Rainforest</a>.</p> 181 <p>I earned my PhD at the University of Florida in <a href="https://people.clas.ufl.edu/hvz/people/">Hannah Vander Zanden</a>’s <a href="https://people.clas.ufl.edu/hvz/">Animal Migration and Ecology Lab</a>, as a <a href="https://biodiversity.research.ufl.edu/">
181University of Florida Biodiversity Institute</a> Fellow and UF Graduate School Fellow. My master’s research (with <a href="https://www.umces.edu/david-nelson">Dave Nelson</a> at the <a href="https://www.umces.edu/al">University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Appalachian Laboratory</a> and Frostburg State University) was supported by a 2016 NSF East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes (<a href="https://www.nsfsi.org/">EAPSI</a>) / JSPS Summer Fellowship.</p> 182 <p>I completed my B.S. at the University of Vermont, working with <a href="https://www.joeroman.com/">Joe Roman</a> at the <a href="https://www.uvm.edu/gund">Gund Institute for the Environment</a>, and spent a semester doing fieldwork in Namibia with <a href="https://www.roundriver.org/">Round River Conservation Studies</a>. Before graduate school, I worked as an ecological field technician on projects in the fincas of Chiapas (MEX), the rainforests of Puerto Viejo (Costa Rica), the Ozark mountains of Arkansas, and the cave systems of New York.</p> 183 </div> 184 </div> 185 </div> 186 </section> 187 188 <!-- Contact --> 189 <section id="contact"> 190 <div class="inner"> 191 <h2 class="section-title">Get in Touch</h2> 192 <div class="contact-grid"> 193 <div class="contact-group"> 194 <h3>Manuscript access</h3> 195 <p>If you're looking for a copy of a manuscript behind a paywall, please check my <a href="pubs.html"><u>publications page</u></a> and look for a pdf symbol. Otherwise, feel free to contact me directly to facilitate access.</p> 196 <h3>Email</h3> 197 <p>ccampbell -at- batcon.org</p> 198 <p>cjcampbell5 -at- wisc.edu</p> 199 <p>caitjcampbell -at- gmail.com</p> 200 </div> 201 <div class="contact-group"> 202 <h3>Social</h3> 203 <ul class="social-icons"> 204 <li><a href="https://github.com/cjcampbell/" aria-label="GitHub"><i class="fab fa-github"></i></a></li> 205 <li><a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3hXUsSEAAAAJ" aria-label="Google Scholar"><i class="ai ai-google-scholar-square"></i></a></li> 206 <li><a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/people/1913736" aria-label="iNaturalist"><i class="ai ai-inaturalist-square"></i></a></li> 207 <li><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Caitlin-Campbell-8" aria-label="ResearchGate"><i class="ai ai-researchgate-square"></i></a></li> 208 </ul> 209 </div> 210 </div> 211 </div> 212 </section> 213 214 <footer> 215 <p>© CJ Campbell. All rights reserved. | Design by CJ Campbell.</p> 216 </footer> 217 218
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