Ph.D. Candidate

About

  • Role

    Graduate Student

  • Position

    • Ph.D. Candidate
    • Graduate Research Assistant
    • Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Concentration

    • Conservation Communication
    • Science Communication
    • Human-Wildlife Interaction
    • Behavior Change

  • Department

    • Journalism & Media Communication

  • Education

    • B.S. Wildlife Biology
    • M.S. Tropical Conservation Biology & Environmental Science

Biography

Lucy Chalgren (She/Her/Hers): Communicating for conservation, bridging the gaps

Lucy is a Ph.D. candidate who discovered science communication while studying for wildlife biology exams during undergrad. Following graduation, she held positions with San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and California State Parks, where she obtained an interpretive guide certification using narrative to connect members of the public to conservation. Enamored with connecting and communicating for the benefit of conservation work, Lucy pursued an M.S. in Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science, where her graduate work focused on place-based science communication methods in Hawaiʻi. For her dissertation, she is using the Conservation Marketing framework to aid wildlife within recreation spaces.

Publications

Chalgren, L., Anderson, A. A., Abrams, K. M., Bice, C., Guajardo, M., Magzamen, S., Pierce, J. R., & Fischer, E. V. (2026). Protection through connection: Community wildfire smoke risk perceptions and communication channels. Climate Resilience and Sustainability, 5(e70052). https://doi.org/10.1002/cli2.70052

Chalgren, L., Anderson, A., Abrams, K., Guajardo, M., Magzamen, S., Pierce, J.R., McGuire, B., Ford, B., & Fischer, E. (2025) Development to Distribution: A Co-creation Approach to Wildfire Smoke Communications. Environmental Research Letters. 20(12), 124011. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ae1b1c 

Foerster, T.A., Chalgren, L., Abrams, K., Bice, C., Singer, M. (2025) Informing or Influencing? A Content Analysis of Wildlife Feeding Deterrence Messages in U.S. National Park Communications. Journal of Interpretation Research. 30(2), 183-203. https://doi.org/10.1177/10925872251388948  

Hutchins, R., Abrams, K., Chalgren, L., Immerzeel, S., & Long, M. (2025). Island traveler outreach for invasive species prevention: A review of the literature on audience factors and message approaches. National Park Service. https://irma.nps.gov/DataStore/Reference/Profile/2315278