Christopher Schell

Christopher Schell is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Berkeley since July 2021, previously serving as an Assistant Professor of Urban Ecology at the University of Washington Tacoma from September 2018 to July 2021. Schell specializes in urban ecology, focusing on human-carnivore conflict and the endocrine mechanisms influencing carnivore behavior. Prior academic positions include a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellowship at Colorado State University, where research examined the behavioral and hormonal factors that contribute to coyote adaptability in urban settings, and a PhD candidacy at the University of Chicago, with dissertation research on the hormonal influences on parental effects in coyotes. Educational qualifications include a PhD in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Columbia University.