Gabi Fleury
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Gabi Fleury is a Brazilian American Conservation biology and Science communication.
Early life and Education
Fleury was inspired to study conservation biology issues in Southern African countries as their father is Brazilian of Angolan descent. Although interested in conservation from the age of three, undergoing chemotherapy for osteosarcoma in their left leg at Boston Children's Hospital was also formative in building their interest in wildlife research. Unable to play and run like other children, they intensively studied books about wildlife while in the hospital and they credit wanting to do field work as a major motivator in regaining the ability to walk through physical therapy.[1]
They completed their undergraduate degree summa cum laude in Geographic Science at James Madison University (USA) and earned a master's degree in Conservation Biology from the University of Cape Town in South Africa under a Rotary International Global Grant[2] [3]
Research and Career
Fleury's research currently focuses on human-wildlife interactions, working to prevent Human-wildlife conflict|carnivore-livestock conflict in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Fleury is involved in multiple forms of public engagement. They co-founded the environmental games platform Bright Frog Games in 2016 with programmer Jaymie Krambeck, producing a text-only human-wildlife conflict educational video game that was beta tested with local communities by Niassa Carnivore Project in Mozambique.[4]. They also founded the Youtube channel "Breaking Bio", which focused on highlighting diverse STEM professionals.[5]
They were one of the inaugural organizing committee members for the awareness campaign Black Mammalogists Week, co-founded by wildlife researchers Christine Wilkinson and Rhiannon Kirton, which seeks to provide opportunities for current and aspiring Black mammalogists across the African diaspora|Diaspora to form conscious, fruitful connections, in addition to illuminating historical and present-day Black contributions to the field of Mammalogy.[6] Additionally, as a nonbinary researcher, they are involved in mentoring within the LGBTQIA+ community through the 500 Queer Scientists campaign and have written an article for the journal Cell for their 2021 Voices issue highlighting transgender, genderqueer, and nonbinary scientists. [7] [1]
Fleury has previously been recognized as a member of the annual Forbes 30 under 30 - Science list (2021).[8] They have also spoken about their research for various media outlets, including NPR's Science Friday. [9]
Selected Academic Publications
- Land reform and its impact on the arid South African environment: Riemvasmaak as a case study. Gabi Fleury, Michael Timm Hoffman, and Simon Todd. African Journal of Range and Forage Science. 11 August 2020.[10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Forbes 30 Under 30 List-Maker Gabi Fleury". The 500QS Reader. January 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Geography Alum Named to "Forbes 30 Under 30"". www.jmu.edu.
- ↑ "Gabriela Fleury | FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology". www.fitzpatrick.uct.ac.za.
- ↑ Times, John Hagarty Special to the Fauquier. "Warrenton resident earns prestigious recognition". Fauquier Times, PrinceWilliamTimes.com.
- ↑ "Welcome To Breaking Bio!" – via www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "Black Mammalogists Week". Black Mammalogists Week.
- ↑ Armada-Moreira, Adam; Cizauskas, Carrie; Fleury, Gabriela; Forslund, Sofia Kirke; Guthman, Eartha Mae; Hanafiah, Aflah; Hope, Jen M.; Jayasinghe, Izzy; McSweeney, Danny; Young, Iris D. (June 24, 2021). "STEM Pride: Perspectives from transgender, nonbinary, and genderqueer scientists". Cell. 184 (13): 3352–3355. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2021.05.043 – via www.cell.com.
- ↑ "Gabi Fleury". Forbes.
- ↑ "Can African Wild Dogs Avoid Extinction?".
- ↑ Fleury, GS; Hoffman, MT; Todd, SW (April 3, 2021). "Land reform and its impact on the arid South African environment: Riemvasmaak as a case study". African Journal of Range & Forage Science. 38 (2): 157–168. doi:10.2989/10220119.2020.1783700 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
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