Partnership
Partnership Statement
Integral to my research is a commitment to cultivating equitable research partnerships founded on trust, reciprocity, shared decision-making and mutual respect. I seek opportunities to engage with projects and partners committed to co-creating innovative, adaptive, and sustainable conservation strategies that foreground diverse perspectives and ways of knowing.
My work explores how interdisciplinary and intercultural collaboration strengthens human-wildlife coexistence inference and practice by creating space for diverse knowledge systems to interact and inform one another through reciprocal learning.
I seek to contribute to collaborative research programmes that enhanse ecological understandings while advancing approaches that rebalance power in knowledge production and support enduring community–university partnerships capable of addressing complex social and environmental challenges.
SURREAL Lab
University of Victoria
AREA Lab
University of Lethbridge
College of African Wildlife Management - Mweka
ACME Lab
University of Victoria
Makuyuni Village Community
Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Pastoral Women's Council
Capital Regional District
Victoria, BC
Coexisting With Carnivores Alliance
TANZANIA - LOCAL COLLABORATORS
The ongoing socio-ecological human–wildlife interactions project in Northern Tanzania is carried out by a dedicated team of local collaborators, including community co-researchers, students, Maasai community liaisons, and interpreters. Contributions of these individuals are integral to the project’s success, ensuring that outcomes advance real-world coexistence objectives while strengthening community capacity, well-being, and livelihood security.
Soola Koriata
Soola, from Kirtalo Village in Loliondo, is a community liaison and Maa language interpreter.
A respected leader in women’s advocacy and community capacity building, Soola studied Accounting at St. Augustine University through the support of the Pastoral Women’s Council. She brings extensive practical experience in community development and capacity building. Soola serves as Project Manager for PWCs Makuyuni operations.
Edwin Maingo Ole
Edwin is a Maasai community liaison and interpreter with a background in wildlife management from the College of African Wildlife Management.
He is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Community Development at Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, and serves on the Board of the Tanzania Maasai Students Association. His research interests focus on sustainable human–environment interactions that enhance community well-being and prosperity.
Mussa Yohana Mollel
Mussa is an integral member of the Makuyuni Maasai Village community.
As a community co-researcher on the human-wildlife interactions project, he contributes local environmental knowledge and cultural insights to the camera trap study design. Moreover, Mussa manages logistics of camera stations across a substantial portion of the study area.