Dr. Natalia Ocampo-Peñuela is an Assistant Professor in the Environmental Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her research focuses on the ecology of conservation of ecosystems and species with a strong focus on tropical birds. She works at different spatial scales including global to local issues and in natural, agricultural, and urban landscapes. She is a Colombian native, an avid birdwatcher, and a mother of two children.

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She is the leader and principal investigator of the Conservation Ecology research group and mentors PhD students in the Environmental Studies graduate program and undergraduate interns from across UCSC majors.

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At UCSC, she teaches ENVS 120-Conservation Biology in the Spring quarter and ENVS 100-Ecology and Society in the Winter quarter. 

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Email: nocampop <at> ucsc <dot> edu