Lauren D. Pharr

AVIAN ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

#SciComm

SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

AWARD-WINNING WRITING

“Wings of Change: The Impacts of a Warming Climate on Birds of North Carolina”

3rd Place in Journalism Division; Science Communicators of North Carolina

SCIENCE WRITING AND BLOGS

North Carolina Sea Grant:
The Nature Conservancy’s Cool Green Science Blog Series
Benton Soil and Water Conservation District Blog Series
The Cincinnati Zoo Blog: “Tips for attracting backyard songbirds”

SELECT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

North Carolina Botanical Garden: Hybrid Lunchbox Talk: The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker: A Fire Specialist in Peril.
The Harris Center: How Urbanization Effects Wild Birds with Researcher Lauren Pharr
New Hope Audubon Society: “The Red-cockaded Woodpecker: Past, Present, & Future.”
Mountaineer Audubon Society: “Birds and Beyond: A Conversation with Lauren D. Pharr”
North Carolina Botanical Garden: “Analyzing the Effects of Urban Noise and Light Pollution on Avian Communities”
North Carolina Wildlife Federation: Island Wildlife Chapter: “Birding Basics: A Guide for New Birders”
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: “Analyzing the Effects of Urban Noise and Light Pollution on Avian Communities”
Georgia Audubon Society: “Analyzing the Effects of Urban Noise and Light Pollution on Avian Communities”
University of Southern California’s Wild Coachella Series: “Analyzing the Effects of Urban Noise and Light Pollution on Avian Communities”
Benton Soil and Water Conservation District: “Preserving our Bird Species, Ways we can help Birds”

IN THE MEDIA

Living Bird: “Field Inclusive: A Small Nonprofit Aims to Make Fieldwork Safe for All
Garden&Gun: “Birds of a Feather: Murry Burgess and Lauren D. Pharr”
Longleaf Leader: “A Conservation Conversation: Navigating the Field as Black Woodpecker Biologist“
National Wildlife Federation: “Meet Lauren Pharr of Field Inclusive”
Wingate Magazine: “Ph.D. Student Discoveries her Passion at Wingate”
PBS Sci NC: “Saving the Red-cockaded Woodpecker”
But Seriously…with Brian Malow:““Avian Ecology with Lauren Pharr”
Destination Charlotte: “Charlotte’s Birding Community on the Hobby’s Explosion, Where to Spot”
WUNC 91.5: “Black Birders harness Social Media to Push for Field Safety”
National Geographic:“Americans are observing Nature during the Pandemic, helping scientists with Research”
eBird: “eBird Stories-Lauren Pharr: Wildlife Biologist, Ornithologist, and Science Communicator”
Wired Magazine: “A Bird Feeder will Bring you Joy”
North Carolina State University College of Natural Resources News: “Black Excellence: Wildlife Biologist Lauren Pharr”
Walter Magazine: “6 Escapes Recommended by Local Outdoorsy Folks”
Discover Magazine: “#BlackInNature: How Young Scientists are Pushing for Equality”
North Carolina State University College of Natural Resources News: “The Importance of Black Birders Week and Its Lasting Impact”
BBC Wildlife (Subscription Required):
- Q&A: How does Light Pollution Affect Birds?”
- Q&A: “Do any Birds Nest in Chimneys?”
- Q&A: “Why are Cardinals so Red?”
- Q&A: “Do Cowbirds harm Other Birds?”

RADIO & PODCASTS

#ITSAWILDLIFE: Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Wildlife Conservation with Lauren Pharr
BirdNote: “Lauren Pharr on Being a Black Field Biologist.”
The Thing with Feathers: birds and hope with Courtney Ellis: “Amazing Woodpeckers and the Inclusivity of Birding (avian ecologist Lauren Pharr).”
The Science Pawdcast: “SciChat with Lauren Pharr Woodpecker Expert!”
Three Rivers Land Trust Campfire Conversations:‘“Way “Pharr” Up”‘
The American Birding Podcast:“Skyglow and Community Science with Lauren Pharr”
Ologies with Alie Ward: “Very Special Episode: BlackAFinSTEM with various Ologists”
The Fancy Scientist Podcast: “Bird Basics with Ornithologist Lauren Pharr”