Sara A. Gagné

Biography:

Sara Gagné, Ph.D., is an associate professor of landscape ecology in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences. After completing a doctorate in biology from Carleton University in Canada, and prior to UNC Charlotte, she spent a year as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Gagné’s research focuses on understanding the distribution, abundance and diversity of organisms in relation to land covers and uses and their spatial arrangement in urban landscapes and how socioeconomics, including human behavior and preference, influence species occurrence and persistence in urban areas. Her research program includes a translational component targeted at practical planning and design applications for urban biodiversity conservation.

She teaches urban ecology, landscape ecology, and field methods courses and is the coordinator of the Master of Science in Earth Sciences program. She also is an active member of the local biodiversity conservation community in Charlotte.

Highest Degree:

Ph.D.

Highest Degree Institution:

Carleton University, Canada

College/Organization:

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences