Professor of Wildlife Conservation
Virginia Tech

Kathleen Alexander is a professor of wildlife conservation in the College of Natural Resources and Environment at Virginia Tech. Dr. Alexander has conducted research in West, East and Southern Africa for more than 30 years. Her research takes a systems biology approach to ecosystem health, integrating human and animal health with ecosystem dynamics. Dr. Alexander worked for the government of Botswana as both the chief of the Wildlife Veterinary Unit in the Department of Wildlife and National Parks and the ecological advisor to the Office of the President of Botswana. She manages a long-term study site in Botswana examining the dynamics of emerging infectious disease. Dr. Alexander is a member of the World Conservation Union's Wildlife Health Specialist Group as well as the Commission for Ecosystem Management. Dr. Alexander received both her Ph.D. and veterinary degree from University of California, Davis.

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