Caitlin ESCHMANN

Dr. Caitlin Eschmann brings over 20 years of dedicated experience in primate behavioral ecology, conservation research, science education, animal welfare, and project management to her role as Executive Director at Conservation Allies. There she leads efforts to support field conservation projects across the Global South, advocating for an integrative approach to environmental conservation that emphasizes grassroots efforts, active community engagement, and holistic conservation tools. Dr. Eschmann holds a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of Bristol, UK, where her research focused on the social systems and vocal communication of blue-eyed black lemurs and black lemurs in Madagascar. Similarly, her M.Sc in Primate Conservation from Oxford Brookes University, UK, concentrated on the impacts of an increasingly urbanized environment on the behaviors of purple-faced leaf monkeys in Sri Lanka.