# Lucrecia Aguilar Graduate Student NSF Graduate Research Fellow ![Lucrecia](/sites/g/files/omnuum6851/files/styles/hwp_4_5__320x400/public/davieslab/files/lucrecia1.png?itok=YK-k8Eih) email My interests in conservation ecology and behavior stem from a passion for all things nature and a fascination with big cat species. I am curious about human-wildlife coexistence and socioecological systems, particularly in relation to carnivore species and multi-use landscapes. For my PhD, I use transdisciplinary methodologies to explore human-lion dynamics across scales, with much fieldwork in Laikipia, Kenya. This research aims to support the wellbeing of diverse human and lion communities by promoting socioecological systems of coexistence. Additionally, I am committed to furthering intersectional environmentalism and diversifying conservation to include voices from traditionally underrepresented communities. I received a B.S. in ecology & evolutionary biology and a minor in anthropology from Rice University in 2018. I then studied felid conservation abroad with the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship and inclusive computational science at the American Museum of Natural History before joining the Davies Lab in 2020. - ## People Categories [Graduate Students](/people-categories/students)