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Toni Lyn Morelli

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Toni Lyn Morelli is a Research Ecologist with the US Geological Survey, based at the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center. She earned her B.S. in Zoology at Michigan State University and her Ph.D. in Ecology & Evolution at Stony Brook University. She has been studying the impacts of global change in the U.S. and Africa for over 20 years. She is the co-founder and lead of the Refugia Research Coalition (climaterefugia.org) and the international Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (RISCC) Management Network (risccnetwork.org), and is a pioneer in the field of Translational Ecology, which was developed to improve the impact of scientific research in addressing environmental problems. She spends any spare time taking care of a relentless 10-year-old and helping lead 7 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility committees.

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Toni Lyn Morelli is a Research Ecologist with the US Geological Survey, based at the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center. She earned her B.S. in Zoology at Michigan State University and her Ph.D. in Ecology & Evolution at Stony Brook University. She has been studying the impacts of global change in the U.S. and Africa for over 20 years. She is the co-founder and lead of the Refugia Research Coalition (climaterefugia.org) and the international Regional Invasive Species and Climate Change (RISCC) Management Network (risccnetwork.org), and is a pioneer in the field of Translational Ecology, which was developed to improve the impact of scientific research in addressing environmental problems. She spends any spare time taking care of a relentless 10-year-old and helping lead 7 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility committees.