Samantha Hamilton
I am an interdisciplinary wildlife researcher interested in the conservation of marine apex predators, namely sea otters (Enhydra lutris). I apply a suite of field-based methods to examine food web dynamics and human-wildlife interactions within coastal social-ecological systems. My research is expected to help form the scientific basis for management decisions and policies that further sea otter recovery throughout the species’ range.
M.S. Environmental Sciences and Policy, Johns Hopkins University; M.L.I.S., San José State University
B.S. Biology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
B.S. Political Science, Arizona State University
B.A. History, Arizona State University
Hamilton, S. N. M., Tinker, M. T., Jackson, J., Tomoleoni, J., Kenner, M., Yee, J., Bell, T., Castorani, M. C. N., & Hughes, B. B. (2024). Modeling coupled dynamics of an empirical predator-prey system to predict top predator recovery. Biological Conservation, 294, 110623. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110623