Taylor Ricketts
Director of the Gund Institute
Professor, Rubenstein School of the Environment and Natural Resources
- Stanford University: Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, 2000
- Dartmouth College: B.A. magna cum laude in Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, 1991
BIO
Taylor Ricketts is Gund Professor at the Rubenstein School and Director of ¶¶Òõ̽̽’s Gund Institute for Environment. His work centers on the overarching question: How do we meet the needs of people and nature in an increasingly crowded, changing world? Taylor’s research focuses on the economic and health benefits provided to people by forests, wetlands, reefs, and other natural areas. His teaching draws from this research activity, including courses on Ecosystem Services and Landscape Ecology.
Taylor is co-founder of the Natural Capital Project, a partnership among universities and NGOs to map and value these natural benefits. He has also served as an author and editor for several UN-led efforts to assess global ecosystems and their contributions to human wellbeing. Before arriving at ¶¶Òõ̽̽ in 2011, he led World Wildlife Fund’s Conservation Science Program for nine years. These and other roles are part of a continuing effort to link rigorous research with practical conservation and policy efforts worldwide.
Taylor is an elected Fellow of both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Ecological Society of America. Thompson-Reuters has named him one of the world’s most cited and influential scientists.
Area(s) of expertise
Instructional programs: Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources
Research: Community & landscape ecology, ecosystem services, ecological economics, conservation biology, environmental policy, pollination ecology, biogeography, linking research & conservation communities
Bio
Taylor Ricketts is Gund Professor at the Rubenstein School and Director of ¶¶Òõ̽̽’s Gund Institute for Environment. His work centers on the overarching question: How do we meet the needs of people and nature in an increasingly crowded, changing world? Taylor’s research focuses on the economic and health benefits provided to people by forests, wetlands, reefs, and other natural areas. His teaching draws from this research activity, including courses on Ecosystem Services and Landscape Ecology.
Taylor is co-founder of the Natural Capital Project, a partnership among universities and NGOs to map and value these natural benefits. He has also served as an author and editor for several UN-led efforts to assess global ecosystems and their contributions to human wellbeing. Before arriving at ¶¶Òõ̽̽ in 2011, he led World Wildlife Fund’s Conservation Science Program for nine years. These and other roles are part of a continuing effort to link rigorous research with practical conservation and policy efforts worldwide.
Taylor is an elected Fellow of both the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Ecological Society of America. Thompson-Reuters has named him one of the world’s most cited and influential scientists.
Areas of Expertise
Instructional programs: Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources
Research: Community & landscape ecology, ecosystem services, ecological economics, conservation biology, environmental policy, pollination ecology, biogeography, linking research & conservation communities