La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science

At the La Kretz Center, our team works together to organize our activities and bring our results to the broadest possible user group. We receive input and guidance from our Advisory Board, a select group of individuals representing both UCLA and our partner organizations. Our Affiliates are a broader group of conservationists who help us recruit the best possible postdoctoral scholars, advise graduate student grants, and constitute the core interests and strengths in conservation science that define the Center.

Meet Our Team

H. Bradley Shaffer Director, UCLA La Kretz Center Distinguished Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolution	Gary Bucciarelli Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolution

Joscha Beninde La Kretz Center Postdoctoral Fellow	Rachel Blakey La Kretz Center Postdoctoral Fellow