Beth Kaplin is a Canadian conservation scientist, professor and researcher. She is professor of conservation science in the College of Science and Technology at the University of Rwanda.^[1][2] She is also a research professor in the School for the Environment and a senior fellow at the Centre for Governance and Sustainability, both at the University of Massachusetts Boston.^[1]

Education

Kaplin received her BSc in wildlife biology from Colorado State University and MSc and Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA with a focus on ecology and conservation science.

Career

From 2006 to 2015, Kaplin raised over US$1 million from the MacArthur Foundation to develop BSc and MSc programs in biodiversity conservation at the National University of Rwanda.^[2]

From 1998 to 2018, Kaplin served as a faculty member in the Environmental Studies Department at Antioch University New England in the U.S. During her tenure, she held the position of program director for the Ph.D. program.^[3]

Kaplin serves as the Director of the Centre of Excellence in Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management (CoEB) at the University of Rwanda. The CoEB focuses on advancing research and knowledge exchange and sustainable practices in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management. Under Kaplin's leadership, the centre has become a prominent hub of conservation and sciences in the region.^[4][1]

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