Dr. Eric Wood
Eric Wood
Associate Professor Eric Wood serves as Co-Director of the newly established Urban Ecology Center and is the principal investigator (PI) of the Lab of Avian and Urban Ecology in the Biological Sciences Department at California State University, Los Angeles. Dr. Wood has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles and currently oversees three federal grants (NSF and USDA) focused on urban biodiversity as the principal or co-principal investigator. Dr. Wood generally focuses his research on the ecology of birds in the urban ecosystem of Los Angeles. His drive is to improve the city of LA for both biodiversity and people by providing research outputs and education.
Dr. Choi Chatterjee
Choi Chatterjee
Professor Choi Chatterjee serves as Co-Director of the newly established Urban Ecology Center and is the Chair of History at California State University, Los Angeles. She has published two monographs and numerous peer-reviewed articles. She has co-authored two textbooks and co-edited four volumes of original scholarly essays. Her most recent monograph, 'Russia in World History: A Transnational Approach,' was published in 2022 by Bloomsbury Press. Dr. Chatterjee is also a co-founder of the Historical Database of Climate Adapted Agriculture project and a vocal supporter of everyday environmentalism.