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David Meek
MS Candidate
Individualized Program
Personal Details
My present research interests focus on traditional people, in the context of how their economic needs influence their interactions with the environment, and how these practices affect efforts at environmental conservation. I am also interested in examining how natural resource exploitation fuels civil strife, and how the effects of these conflicts influence the interactions between humans and the environment, often resulting in ethical and practical dilemmas for conservationists.
Education
In progress: MS, Conservation Biology and Environmental Education
Antioch University New England
Keene, NH
2003: BA, Environmental Studies
Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Spring 2003: Tropical Ecology and Conservation Study Abroad
Universidad de Costa Rica
San Jose, Costa Rica
Employment
Present: Research assistant at the Center for Tropical Ecology and Conservation
Antioch University New England
Keene, NH
Summer 2005: Leatherback sea turtle research project manager
Ocean Spirits, Grenada
Spring 2005: Green sea turtle project instructor
Ecology Project International
Puerto Ayora, Galapagos
Fall 2004: Mountain school instructor
North Cascades Institute
North Cascades National Park, WA
Febrary 2004—August 2004: Naturalist
Ashland Nature Center
Hockessin DE
Skills
- Spanish-Fluent
- Wilderness First Responder
Interests
Backpacking, ice climbing, biking, bluegrass, traveling
Awards
- Eagle Scout
- Cum Laude Society
- Spanish Honor Society President (1997—1998)
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