Michael Reed, Ph.D.

Michael Reed, Ph.D., is a professor of biology in the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University. Professor Reed and his laboratory study species conservation—in particular, identifying characteristics of species that put them at risk to human-caused threats, understanding how human alteration of the landscape (such as urbanization) affects extinction risk, and how animal behavior affects extinction risk.

Professor Reed can speak about:

• Avian ecology
• Conservation biology
• Biodiversity protection
• Extinction risk