Douglas Clark, University of Saskatchewan

Associate Professor School of Environment and Sustainability Saskatoon, Saskatchewan d.clark@usask.ca Office: (306) 966-5405

Expert In

Aboriginal co-management of natural resources Canadian Arctic Decision-making and policy Grizzly bears conservation Large carnivore conservation National parks Park wardens Polar bears conservation Wildlife management Wildlife-human conflicts Yukon

Bio/Research

Douglas A. Clark is a Centennial Chair and Assistant Professor with the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan. He is also a Research Affiliate with the School of Forestry & Environmental Studies at Yale University. Clark, who spent 11 years in natural resource conservation with Parks Canada, earned a bachelor degree in biology from the University of Victoria, a master’s in zoology from the University of Alberta, and a PhD in geography and environmental studies from Wilfrid Laurier University. Since 2007, Clark has served as a Scholar-in-Residence at Yukon College, building the college’s research capacity and providing strategic advice on a new undergraduate environmental studies program. During this time, he was also appointed as a Post Doctoral Fellow with the University of Alberta, leading a collaborative research project intended to improve decision-making in polar bear conservation by applying problem analysis methods from the policy sciences. Some of his other research interests include governance and policy processes for wildlife and ecosystem management, large carnivore conservation and wildlife-human conflicts, and improving professional practice in natural resource management.

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