Alexandra Boesel
Biography
I am a graduate researcher with extensive background in veterinary medicine and wildlife advocacy. Currently, I am working on my PhD at UCLA’s Geography Department. My dissertation research focuses on the governance of zoonotic diseases, critically examining how animals and environments are managed and policed in regard to disease-related policy and biosecurity measurers. Post-graduation, I aspire to continue in academia, advocating for more inclusive forms of governing animal and environmental health.
Education
University of California, Los Angeles (expected 2026) PhD student in Geography
University of Calgary, Alberta (2021) MSc in Geography
Wesleyan University, Connecticut (2015) BA in Biology and Neurobiology & Behavior
Selected Publications
Boesel, Alexandra (2022); Coyote Townhall: Questioning the politics of ecological discourse; Network in Canadian History and Environment
Boesel, Alexandra & Alexander, S.M. (2021); Aligning Human and Coyote Welfare; Canadian Wildlife Biology and Management Journal Volume 9 Number 2
Boesel, Alexandra (2019); We need to treat coyotes as our neighbors; San Francisco Chronicle
Cohan, Frederick M. & Boesel, A. (2014); Herbert W. Conn: Formative decades of microbiology and evolutionary biology; Microbe; Volume 9, Number 10
Courses & Presentations
Boesel, Alexandra (2021, March). Coyotes and Microbes: Rethinking/remapping invasive and disease biosecurity. Dimensions of Political Ecology. Virtual.
Boesel, A. & Welker, P. (2021, April) Organized virtual session, Celebrating the “Unruly”: Exploring Emancipatory Potential in Breaking with Societal Norms. American Association of Geographers’ Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA.
Boesel, A. & Alexander, S. (2020, July) Aligning Human and Coyote Welfare. North American Conference for Conservation Biology. Denver, CO.
Boesel, A. & Baker, L. (2015, July) Making a Place for Wildlife. Compassionate Conservation Conference. Vancouver, BC, Canada.
