Dr. Aby Sene-Harper is an assistant professor of Parks and Conservation Area at Clemson University. Her work advances socially and ecologically just approach to public lands and cultural resources management in the US and Sub-Saharan Africa. Her research is situated at the intersections of protected areas, Race and ethnicity, tourism and livelihoods. In the US her work examines how African Americans have historically engaged with nature in ways that challenge the dominant models of dehumanization, extraction and commodification. In Sub-Saharan Africa, her work centers on the potential of integrated conservation and development approaches (e.g., livelihood projects, ecotourism, community-based conservation) to yield positive and sustainable results for community development and protected areas. 

To learn more about Dr. Aby Sene-Harper, visit her website at:
https://www.clemson.edu/cbshs/faculty-staff/profiles/ABYH