Dr. Karen Lips is an Associate Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology at the University of Maryland.

The work of her lab is focused on the conservation and ecology of amphibians, with interests at multiple scales – including population, community, and ecosystems – especially as they are affected by emerging infectious disease and global change. Many of the Lab’s projects examine the interactions among amphibian hosts , the frog-killing fungus Chytrid , and the environment to determine why some species decline, some go extinct, and others are not affected.
Another group of projects determines the ecological impacts of amphibian population declines on other components of the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. A third group involves science communication, policy and educational outreach aspects of these scientific projects.

Dr. Lips has a B. S., Zoology from the University of South Florida in Tampa, and a Ph. D., Biology, from the University of Miami, in Coral Gables.

Dr. Karen Lips from the University of Maryland will be a panelist at the free National Reptile and Amphibian Law Symposium and Workshop in Washington D.C., March 7-8. For more information and to register to attend, please click here.