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usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/desiree-robertson-thompson
   timestamp: '2024-01-31T04:46:02.795332'
   status_code: 200
 profile:
   name: Desiree Robertson-Thompson, Ph.D.
   name_qualifier: null
   titles:
   - Research Coordinator, Midwest CASC
   organizations:
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     - Climate Adaptation Science Centers
     - https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers
   email: drobertson-thompson@usgs.gov
   orcid: null
   intro_statements:
   - Desiree Robertson-Thompson is the Research Coordinator for the USGS Midwest
     Climate Adaptation Science Center (MW CASC).
   expertise_terms:
   - Aquatic Insects
   - Biodiversity
   - Caddisflies
   - Conservation
   - Entomology
   - Habitat Restoration
   - Phylogenetics
   - Pollinators
   - Resource Management
   - Systematics
   - Taxonomy
   professional_experience: []
   education:
   - Ph.D. in Entomology, University of Minnesota
   - B.S. in Biology, Northern Arizona University
   affiliations:
   - Entomological Society of America
   - Society for Freshwater Science
   honors: []
   abstracts: []
   personal_statement: "Desiree (Desi) is the Research Coordinator for the Midwest\
     \ Climate Adaptation Science Center (MW CASC), one of the nine regional centers\
     \ that form the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers network.Prior\
     \ to this role, Desi served as the research coordinator for the National Park\
     \ Service\u2019s Great Lakes Research and Education Center, where she coordinated\
     \ projects across several park units in collaboration with partners from multiple\
     \ agencies, conservation organizations, and universities. Her focus was on promoting\
     \ science-based stewardship, advancing public awareness of science within parks,\
     \ and cultivating the next generation of park scientists.Desi is an entomologist\
     \ with expertise in caddisfly taxonomy and phylogenetics. Most recently, her\
     \ work has focused on understanding the role of habitat restoration and management\
     \ in pollinator conservation. She is especially interested in the integration\
     \ of climate science into insect conservation."