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usgs_staff_profile:

 meta:
   status_code: 200
   timestamp: '2023-09-30T17:34:27.995294'
   url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/laura-thompson
 profile:
   abstracts: []
   affiliations: []
   education:
   - Ph.D. in Environmental and Life Sciences, Trent University
   - M.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
   - B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
   email: lthompson@usgs.gov
   expertise_terms: []
   honors: []
   intro_statements:
   - Laura Thompson is a Research Ecologist with the USGS National Climate Adaptation
     Science Center (NCASC). Her research focuses on responses of terrestrial species
     to changes in climate. The purpose of her research is to provide the management
     community with science-based information that can assist with decision making
     regarding adaptation options.
   name: Laura Thompson, Ph.D.
   name_qualifier: null
   orcid: 0000-0002-7884-6001
   organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers
   organization_name: Climate Adaptation Science Centers
   personal_statement: "Laura received her Ph.D. in Environmental and Life Sciences\
     \ at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario where she studied historical\
     \ and contemporary genetic patterns of woodland caribou in the boreal forest\
     \ regions of Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. Laura also holds M.S. and\
     \ B.S. degrees in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from the University of Tennessee,\
     \ Knoxville. Her current research focuses on three themes:The ability of species\
     \ to abate the impacts of climate change (\u201Cadaptive capacity\u201D)Incorporating\
     \ evolutionary considerations into climate adaptationUncertainty of climate\
     \ change impacts and use of decision-support techniquesIn addition to the projects\
     \ listed below, Laura is serving as an author with the Intergovernmental Science-Policy\
     \ Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) on the Americas Assessment.\
     \ She also is serving as an author on the Fourth National Climate Assessment\u2019\
     s (NCA) chapter on biodiversity."
   professional_experience: []
   title: Research Ecologist, National CASC