Dr. Dunham holds a PhD in Ecology and Evolution from Stony Brook University. She has over 50 publications and nearly 1000 citations. In her time with Applied Biomathematics she worked to develop and refine ecological and conservation based softwares. She also coauthored Conservation Biology with RAMAS® EcoLab. Today she is an Associate Professor in the Rice University Department of Biosciences. With her team of ecologists she researches ecology and conservation biology in tropical rainforests in Madagascar, Central Africa, Ecuador, and Peru.