Laura Kloepper is an Associate Professor of Bioacoustics in the Department of Biological Sciences and the Associate Director for Education at the Center for Acoustics Research and Education at the University of New Hampshire. Her research uses passive acoustics to monitor wildlife populations and behavior, focusing on building efficient tools and extracting meaningful data to guide conservation and wildlife management. This work has taken her around the globe studying bats, moose, frogs, cetaceans, and seabirds.
Prior academic appointments include Assistant and Associate Professorships at Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, IN, and postdoctoral research at Brown University and University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. With a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa and B.A. in Biology from Boston University, she has been recognized with a 2015 Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award and a 2012 National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Scholar Award. She currently serves on the Executive Council of the Acoustical Society of America. She has been a featured speaker for TEDx, Science Friday, and the World Science Festival.
Outside of her professional work, she is a mother to three young children and enjoys long hikes and backpacking trips with her family.
Passive acoustic monitoring is one of the most powerful tools we have for monitoring wildlife. By eavesdropping on animals, we can explore how our actions help—or hurt— wildlife populations and behavior.
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