• Speakers

Dr. ir. Susanne Vogel

Interdisciplinary Conservation Scientist

Open University

Susanne Vogel is assistant professor in socio-ecological modeling at the Open University, and specializes in human-wildlife interactions. She combines methods and perspectives from biological and social science fields, such as animal ecology, forestry, anthropology and political ecology. In particular she studies coexistence potential between humans and large herbivores, such as African savanna elephants. In her work she collaborates with NGOs and community-based conservation initiatives to support them to e.g. identify potential conflict mitigation options and measure people’s willingness-to-coexist with wildlife.