Additional Contact Information
Email: l.dorward@bangor.ac.uk
Twitter: @Leejiah_D
Qualifications
- DPhil: Improving our understanding of the socio-ecological complexity of human-carnivore interactions
Oxford University, 2014鈥�2018 - MSc: Conservation Science
Imperial College London, 2012鈥�2013 - BSc: Environmental Science
University of East Anglia, 2007鈥�2010
Research Interests
I am an interdisciplinary conservation scientist with broad interests in the interactions between social and ecological systems, and how we can manage these for the benefit of people and nature.
I am particularly interested in the relationships between communities, their local environment, and conservation actors; and how we can align often competing interests between these stakeholders. My PhD research looked at the ecological and social drivers of conservation conflicts surrounding large carnivores in the Ruaha landscape in Tanzania.
I am also interested in understanding the drivers of human behaviour in relation to a range of conservation and environmental issues. I am currently working as a postdoctoral researcher in Dr. Freya St John's Conservation and Human Behaviour group. In this project my research is looking at understanding local people's relationships with protected areas, and how we can apply theories and methods from a range of disciplines to improve our understanding of the drivers of illegal behaviour in protected areas.
Publications
2025
- E-pub ahead of print
Prayitno, K., Saputra, A. W., Ibbett, H., Dorward, L., Trywidiarini, T., Dwiyahreni, A. A., Supriatna, J. & St. John, F. A. V., 26 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Society and Natural Resources. 21 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
2024
- E-pub ahead of print