Liza Khmara is a conservation social scientist and policy analyst. She completed her Bachelors in Geography and PhD in Environmental Science and Policy at the University of Miami. Building on her interdisciplinary background in Geography, Public Policy, and Economics, Liza’s research focuses on identifying governance and policy synergies for biodiversity conservation and human development. She explores these intersections through a systems-based approach to identify sustainable development policies that are relevant to various scales. Her research interests also include epistemology of environmental governance research and research-practice translation.
Liza was the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) 2020-2022 Next Generation Public Policy fellow. She has also worked as a consultant with a conservation NGO on ecosystem service evaluations and policy analysis.