Emily Darling
Director, Coral Reef Conservation
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolEmily Darling is a coral reef conservation scientist and leader with 12+ years translating field biology into global impact as Director of Coral Reef Conservation at WCS and co-founder of MERMAID, an open-source app now aggregating >40,000 surveys across 29 countries. Trained as a SCUBA-based reef biologist with a PhD in Marine Ecology, she combines hands-on ecological research on climate refugia with strategic program design, fundraising, and policy advocacy across 16 countries. She pioneered a social-ecological systems approach for reefs grounded in Elinor Ostrom’s work and leads monitoring, M&E and technology development to accelerate data-to-decision pathways. An adjunct professor and award-winning communicator and underwater photographer, she blends rigorous science with storytelling to advance community-led resilience and scalable conservation solutions.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BScHons, Biology, Bachelor of Science - BScHons, Biology at Queen's UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Marine Ecology and Conservation, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Marine Ecology and Conservation at Simon Fraser University
English, Swahili, French
Github Skills (5)
endpoints5
r-package5
api3
mermaid3
dashboard1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
esdarling/Misc-R-code
Feb 2016 - Mar 2024
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 comment, 1 issue in 8 years 2 months
esdarling/r-taxonomy
Feb 2019 - Jul 2024
Contributions:33 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 5 months
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