David has 20 years of experience as an ecologist applying GIS and remote sensing to benefit ecological and conservation programs across two continents.  He has led the African Wildlife Foundation’s Spatial Analysis Laboratory for over a decade to support conservation planning and monitoring under the aegis of AWF’s landscape conservation approach.  David’s research interests include monitoring and evaluation of conservation outcomes and the use of spatial tools to map and simulate land-use impacts on ecosystems, wildlife populations, and human livelihoods.  A graduate of the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University, David is based in AWF’s Washington DC office.