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: - !!python/tuple - 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."