Jessica Frater
Biodiversity conservation social scientist
My work focusses on supporting effective, evidence-based conservation decision-making, particularly for contested or controversial issues. Central to this is the integration of ecological science with social and behavioural insights, recognising that conservation challenges are often as much about people as they are about ecosystems.
I bring interdisciplinary expertise to my work, spanning psychology, behavioural science, biological anthropology, primatology, biodiversity science and conservation. I hold an MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management (University of Oxford), and an MA (Cantab) in Psychological and Behavioural Sciences (University of Cambridge), where my interest in the human dimensions of conservation first developed.
Find out more:
Read my research paper ‘Beyond message framing: Participant characteristics predict social acceptability of increased deer culling in Scotland‘.
