PhD student, Montana State University
I am a rural and environmental geographer interested in social-ecological systems, environmental conflict, collaborative processes and participatory decision-making, landscape-scale conservation, and environmental governance. My current work examines socioecological perspectives in elk management and private land conservation in the American West and agroecological transition and community resilience in the Nepal Himalaya.
Key research Interests: social-ecological systems, environmental conflict, collaborative conservation, participatory action approaches
Skype: katie epstein
