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Dr. Cortni Borgerson, assistant professor, received a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research explores why people choose to hunt endangered species, and examines how this hunting affects both human health and wildlife conservation. Dr. Borgerson is currently managing numerous interventions to improve food security and reduce unsustainable hunting in Madagascar. In addition to her field research and active development interventions, she is a National Geographic Explorer, an Animal Planet guest co-host, and a Commission member for the Madagascar Section of the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group.
Dr. Borgerson teaches courses, including: Introduction to Physical Anthropology; Environmental Anthropology; Globalization; Human Behavior for Biodiversity Conservation; and Planetary Health.
Research interests
Explores why people choose to hunt endangered species, and examines how this hunting affects both human health and wildlife conservation.
Scholarly Interests
Interventions to improve food security and reduce unsustainable hunting in Madagascar.
Teaching
Introduction to Physical Anthropology; Environmental Anthropology; Globalization; Human Behavior for Biodiversity Conservation; and Planetary Health.
Faculty/Media Expert
Expert on the hunting of endangered species, the incentives for illegal behavior, natural resource use and food security, primates, insect eating, the human dimensions of conservation, and both the culture and wildlife of Madagascar.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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- 2 Finished
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Endangered species as food; interdisciplinary approaches to stemming biodiversity loss and food insecurity
Borgerson, C., Kremen, C. & Golden, C.
1/06/15 → 31/10/15
Project: Research
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Endangered species as food; interdisciplinary approaches to stemming biodiversity loss and food insecurity
1/06/15 → 31/05/17
Project: Research
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A Coupled Humanitarian and Biodiversity Crisis in Western Madagascar
Thompson, K. E. T., Borgerson, C., Wright, P. C., Randriamanetsy, J. M., Andrianantenaina, M. Y., Andriamavosoloarisoa, N. N. M., Razafindrahasy, T. A., Rothman, R. S., Surkis, C., Bankoff, R. J., Daniels, C. & Twiss, K. C., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Primatology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A National-Level Assessment of Lemur Hunting Pressure in Madagascar
Borgerson, C., Johnson, S. E., Hall, E., Brown, K. A., Narváez-Torres, P. R., Rasolofoniaina, B. J. R., Razafindrapaoly, B. N., Merson, S. D., Thompson, K. E. T., Holmes, S. M., Louis, E. E. & Golden, C. D., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: International Journal of Primatology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
9 Scopus citations -
A nutrient-rich traditional insect for improving food security and reducing biodiversity loss in Madagascar and sub-Saharan Africa
Borgerson, C., Fisher, B. L., Razafindrapaoly, B. N., Rasolofoniaina, B. J. R., Randriamanetsy, J. M., Razafindrapaoly, B. L., Rajaona, D., Herrera, P., Van Itterbeeck, J., Martinez, K. M. & Aardema, M. L., Sep 2021, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 3, 9, e480.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations -
The effects of sea turtle and other marine megafauna consumption in northeastern Madagascar
Rothamel, E., Rasolofoniaina, B. J. R. & Borgerson, C., 2021, In: Ecosystems and People. 17, 1, p. 590-599 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The fate of Madagascar’s rainforest habitat
Morelli, T. L., Smith, A. B., Mancini, A. N., Balko, E. A., Borgerson, C., Dolch, R., Farris, Z., Federman, S., Golden, C. D., Holmes, S. M., Irwin, M., Jacobs, R. L., Johnson, S., King, T., Lehman, S. M., Louis, E. E., Murphy, A., Randriahaingo, H. N. T., Randrianarimanana, H. L. L., Ratsimbazafy, J., & 2 others, 1 Jan 2020, In: Nature Climate Change. 10, 1, p. 89-96 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
42 Scopus citations