Leah Gerber

Leah Gerber is a professor of conservation science in the School of Life Sciences and founding director of the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes at Arizona State University. Gerber’s research, teaching, and leadership advance the integration of science in decision processes to achieve sustainable biodiversity outcomes. Gerber is a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America, Aldo Leopold Leadership Program and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She served as lead author of the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, and currently serves on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List Committee and the Scientific Advisory Boards for Defenders of Wildlife and the Charles Darwin Foundation. She has published more than 150 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and frequently publishes in leading scientific journals. Her research has garnered a broad base of funding, including a National Science Foundation CAREER Award and the Lenfest Ocean Program of the Pew Charitable Trusts. Gerber has served as the primary advisor for 13 doctoral students and has been a committee member to 18 doctoral, 22 master’s and 28 undergraduate students.