I have been affiliated with the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit since 2018, where I began as a field manager studying the elusive Sunda clouded leopards and their relationships with the ever changing landscape processes on Borneo.
Between 2021-2025, I pursued a DPhil in Biology at Oxford where I deepened our exploration of these landscape processes using a combination of genetic and spatial datasets to test model predictions on landscape connectivity and habitat suitability. At the end of my DPhil, I led the development of WildMAPS, an integrated dashboard for species distribution modelling, that visualises global model predictions of SDMs from published literature.
In my current post-doctoral role, I am specifically interested in exploring the scientific basis for landscape processes and ecosystem services, linking ecological models with economic ones for a more creating more nature-aware economies in Southeast Asia specifically. Specifically, my research explores these core themes:
- How do wild populations adapt and shift ecological dynamics in response to changing landscapes?
- How do ecological processes interact with ecosystem services at a local scale
In 2022, I received a National Geographic Explorers grant, with which I now use as a platform for communicating science and conservation insights to wider audiences through film and social media.
Find out more about our work on Carnivores on Borneo on our project site: https://www.wildcru.org/programmes/bornean-carnivore-programme/
Work with National Geographic Society: https://explorers.nationalgeographic.org/directory/chrishen-gomez
