Karen Lips
Affiliate Faculty, Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center
Biology
(301) 405-5030klips@umd.edu
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Research Expertise
Conservation and Ecology of Amphibians
Karen Lips is a professor in the Department of Biology. She studies the ecology and evolution of tropical amphibians throughout Latin America, focusing especially on disease ecology and conservation. In 2017-2018 she served as a Jefferson Science Fellow for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the US Department of State where she was involved in science and educational diplomacy.