usgs_staff_profile:
meta: status_code: 200 timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:42:39.221254' url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/richard-berl profile: abstracts: [] affiliations: [] education: - Ph.D. Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Colorado State University (2019) - Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics, Colorado State University (2017) - M.S. Zoology, Washington State University (2015) - B.A. Biological Sciences, University of Delaware (2009) - B.A. Anthropology, University of Delaware (2009) email: rberl@usgs.gov expertise_terms: - Social Science - Human Dimensions - Conservation Science - Statistics - Decision Science - Waterfowl Management - Harvest Management - Wildlife Disease honors: [] intro_statements: - Richard is a Research Social Scientist with the Eastern Ecological Science Center at the Patuxent Research Refuge in Laurel, MD. name: Richard Berl, PhD name_qualifier: null orcid: 0000-0002-4154-1319 organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/eesc organization_name: Eastern Ecological Science Center personal_statement: Richard is a conservation social scientist with a background in evolutionary theory, behavior, and cultural change, who uses integrative quantitative and qualitative approaches to address the management challenges that arise from the complex interactions within rapidly changing socio-ecological systems. professional_experience: - "August 2021 \u2013 Present: Research Social Scientist at the USGS Eastern Ecological\ \ Science Center" - "May 2019 \u2013 July 2021: Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Human Dimensions\ \ of Natural Resources, Colorado State University" title: Research Social Scientist