Sarika Khanwilkar is a scientist and science impact practitioner. Her work spans topics including forest health, livelihoods, sustainable development, tiger conservation, social impact, and science communication.
Professional summary
Sustainable development leader with peer-review publications on social and ecological research and strong competencies and organizational skills in educational programming and events. Passionate about environmental conservation and improving science through ethical research collaborations, developing accessible methodologies, engaging communities, and informing policy with scientific insight.
Sustainable development leader with peer-review publications on social and ecological research and strong competencies and organizational skills in educational programming and events. Passionate about environmental conservation and improving science through ethical research collaborations, developing accessible methodologies, engaging communities, and informing policy with scientific insight.
Education
Columbia University, New York, NY
PhD candidate, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Advisor: Dr. Ruth DeFries
Expected graduation: 2023
Columbia University, New York, NY
MA, MPhil, Ecology and Evolution
2019
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
B.S. in Biology, Concentration in Research
2014
Peer reviewed publications
Khanwilkar, S., Sosnowski, M., Guynup, S. (2022). Patterns of illegal and legal tiger parts entering the United States over a decade (2003 – 2012). Conservation Science and Practice.
DeFries, R., Agarwala, M., Baquie, S., Choksi, P., Khanwilkar, S., Mondal, P., Nagendra, H., Uperlainen, J. (2021) Improved household living standards can restore dry tropical forests. Biotropica.
Khanwilkar, S., Galletti, C., Mondal, P., Urpelainen, J., Nagendra, H., Jhala, Y.V., Quresh, Q., DeFries, R. (2021). Tropical Deciduous Forests of South Asia: Land Cover Classification and Monitoring Forest Degradation Using the Bare Ground Index [Data set]. NASA LCLUC Metadata. Accessible at https://lcluc.umd.edu/metadatafiles/LCLUC-2017-PI-Defries/
Khanwilkar, S., Gould, C.F., DeFries, R., Habib, B., Urpelainen, J. (2021). Firewood, forests, and fringe populations: Exploring the inequitable socioeconomic dimensions of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) adoption in India.
Baquie, S., Urpelainen, J., Khanwilkar, S., Galletti, C., Velho, N., Mondal, P., Nagendra, H., DeFries, R. (2020). Migration, assets, and forest degradation in a tropical deciduous forest of South Asia.
DeFries, R., Agarwala, M., Baquie, S., Choksi, P., Dogra, N., G. S., Preetha, Khanwilkar, S., Mondal, P., Nagendra, H., Urpelainen, J. (2020). Post-lockdown spread of COVID-19 from cities to vulnerable forest-fringe villages in central India.
Pawar, D., Nelson, H. P., Pawar, D. R. L., Khanwilkar, S. (2019). Estimating Leopard Panthera pardus fusca (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) abundance in Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Honors and awards
Meridian Award (Co-PI), National Geographic Society ($25,000), 2022 - 2023
Dean’s Fellowship, Columbia University, 2017 – 2022
U.S. Fulbright Student to India, Fulbright Association, 2019 – 2020
Critical Language Enhancement Award (Hindi), Fulbright Association, 2019 – 2020
Research and Exploration Grant (Co-PI), National Geographic Society ($9,656), 2019 - 2020
Fellow (Co-PI), Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity ($7,000), 2019 - 2020
Earth Institute Travel Grant (Co-PI), Columbia University Earth Institute ($2,000), 2019
Jackson Wild Media Fellow, Jackson Wild and Day’s Edge Productions, 2019
Seed Grant (Co-PI), Columbia University Center for Science and Society ($1,035), 2018 – 2019
Matching Travel Award, Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences ($250), 2018
Graduate Student Research Fellow, Society for Conservation Biology ($1,000, 2018
Student Travel Grant, Arts and Sciences Graduate Council ($500), 2018
AmeriCorp Service Award, Corporation for National and Community Service, 2015
Grant, Howard Hughes Medical Institute ($1,000), 2014
Dean’s Merit Scholarship, Gonzaga University ($74,826), 2010 - 2014
Research
Columbia University, New York, NY (September 2017, ongoing)
Graduate Student Researcher
University of Chester, Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India (March – April, 2017)
Wildlife Research Assistant
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Hobe Sound, FL (January – December 2015)
Biology Intern, Student Conservation Association/Americorp
Tiger Research and Conservation Trust, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India (October – December 2014)
Research Assistant
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA (January – May 2014)
Independently Funded Research – Amphibian Disease Ecology and Conservation
Amazon Conservation Association, Manu National Park, Peru (June – August 2013)
Research Assistant – Fieldwork in Amphibian Disease Ecology and Conservation
School for Field Studies Center for Marine Resource Studies, Turks and Caicos Islands (January – May 2013)
Student
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (June – August 2012)
Research Assistant – Tissue Bioengineering
Teaching and mentoring experience
Columbia College, New York, NY (July - August 2020, 2021)
Laidlaw Graduate Student Mentor
Columbia University, New York, NY (January 2018 – May 2019)
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
‘Science in Action’ Student Coordinator (September 2012 – May 2014)
Leadership
Project Dhvani, New York, NY (May 2018, ongoing)
Co-founder
Wild Tiger, Nagpur, India/San Antonio, TX (April 2015, ongoing)
Founder and Director
Columbia University, New York, NY
Science Communication Committee Chair (October 2017 – May 2019)
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA (August 2013 – May 2014)
Student Advisor – Advisory Council on Stewardship and Sustainability
Community engagement and service
Snehal Patel for Mayor, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX (March – May 2021)
Community organizer
Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, Jackson, WY
Community Programs Coordinator (February - October 2016)
The Lands Council, Spokane, WA (August 2013 – May 2014)
Communications and Development Intern
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
Program Leader – April’s Angels (2013)
Academic presentations
INVITED TALKS
Firewood, forests, and fringe populations: Exploring the inequitable socioeconomic dimensions of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) adoption in India
U.S. International Education Foundation International Education Week, Dehradun, India
Tigers behind bars: tigers in captivity and the United States
Symbiosis University biodiversity cell, Pune, India
Forest health and forest livelihoods in central India
Gonzaga University biology seminar series, Spokane, WA
PODIUM TALKS
A decade of tiger parts entering the United States
Student Conference on Conservation Science-NY, New York, NY
Response of biodiversity to village removal in central India’s Protected Areas
South and Central Asia Fulbright Conference, Kochi, India
Does urban migration reduce forest degradation in central India?
NASA Land Cover Land Use Change Science team meeting, Maryland, VA
Mentoring for Millenials: Wild Tiger develops the next generation of conservation leaders
International Conservation Marketing and Engagement Congress, George Mason University, Arlington VA
Building local leadership for conflict mitigation outside core protected tiger habitat
International Society for Tropical Foresters, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Frogs aren’t too “hoppy:” Conservation issues and mitigation strategies
Spokane Intercollegiate Research Conference, Spokane, WA
Planning for the future: Effects of future development on Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Center for Marine Resource Studies, South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands
POSTER
Firewood, forests, and fringe populations: Exploring the inequitable socioeconomic dimensions of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) adoption in India
International Conference on Sustainable Development, New York, NY
A decade of illegal and legal imports of tigers and tiger parts into the United States
Ecological Society of America, Salt Lake City, UT
LPG adoption by marginalized, forest-fringe populations in central India
Student Conference on Conservation Science-NY, New York, NY
LPG adoption by marginalized, forest-fringe populations in central India
Central Indian Landscape Symposium, Melghat Tiger Reserve, India
Prevalence of Bd among high elevation amphibians in Peru
Gonzaga University’s Science Research Poster Session, Spokane, WA
The osteogenic effects of BMP-2 peptide on developing chick mandibles
Murdock College Science Research Conference, Walla Walla, WA
Trophic level analysis of arboreal frugivores and diurnal raptors in the Ecuadorian Amazon to assess ecosystem health Gonzaga University’s Science Research Poster Session, Spokane, WA
Educational presentations
INVITED TALK OR PANELIST
Virtual presentation on Diving deep into the wildlife trade
Orange City Literature Festival, Nagpur, India
Virtual presentation on Using emerging acoustic technologies to conserve India’s forests
Skowhegan Bird Club, New York, NY
Virtual panelist at the alumni mentor lunch
Student Conservation Assocation’s National Public Lands Day, Arlington, VA
Virtual presentation on Let’s talk tigers: species conservation
Student Conservation Association alumni talks, Arlington VA
Virtual panelist on Tiger King: Let’s talk about the tigers
Wild Tomorrow Fund, New York, NY
Virtual presentation on Wildlife conservation and research
Student Conservation Assocation’s UnConference, Arlington, VA
TALK
How to become a tiger biologist
St. Mary’s Elementary School, Fredericksburg, TX
Estimating populations of large carnivores in India
Columbia University Open Labs Science Cafe, New York, NY
Carnivores and conflict
Cibolo Creek Nature Center, San Antonio, TX
Online media (produced or written by Sarika Khanwilkar)
VIDEO
Vimeo
The Sage Seed (https://tinyurl.com/y4gksbgp)
WRITING
Sanctuary Asia online magazine
Roadside tigers in the United States (https://tinyurl.com/y3ujzh6r)
Columbia University Center for Science and Society blog
Students imagine life after COVID-19 (https://tinyurl.com/y6jc5743)
Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival blog
Ten Things You Need to Know About Tiger King (tinyurl.com/y9gabnyq)
“Eye” Wonder: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Frog Eyes (goo.gl/2zEx7l)
A Picture is Worth 1,000 Hikes (goo.gl/4FWFNn)
Student Conservation Association field blog
Our Summer of Sounds and Satellites, co-authored (tinyurl.com/y7ljq9ug)
Touched by Tiny Turtles (www.thesca.org/connect/blog/touched-tiny-turtles)
The Ultimate Science Adventure (www.thesca.org/connect/blog/ultimate-science-adventure)
Think Globally, Act Locally (www.thesca.org/connect/blog/think-globally-act-locally)
People Protect What They Love (www.thesca.org/connect/blog/people-protect-what-they-love)
Banding Together to Battle Invasives (www.thesca.org/connect/blog/banding-together-battle-invasives)
Gopher Your Dreams… (www.thesca.org/connect/blog/gopher-your-dreams)
Intern Survival Guide: There Is No Guide (www.thesca.org/connect/blog/intern-survival-guide-there-no-guide)
Online media (featuring Sarika Khanwilkar)
PODCAST
Superpowers for Good: Leadership lessons from-and for-the world’s greatest changemakers
She’s saving tigers and shaking things up in science (https://tinyurl.com/atvxppa7)
Rewildology
Turning the Lens: Tiger Wildlife Crime in the U.S. with Sarika Khanwilkar (https://tinyurl.com/k5wxmxw7)
Conservation tribe weekly podcast
Tiger conservationist responds to ‘Tiger King’ (https://tinyurl.com/y4393v24)
WRITING
IIT Madras Shaastra Magazine
Tech gone wild
(https://shaastramag.iitm.ac.in/special-feature/tech-gone-wild)
Czech Center for Investigative Journalism
Year of the tiger: the number of beasts is decreasing, the number of tiger smugglers is increasing
(https://tinyurl.com/4ssx7dx7)
Mongabay news platform
New study highlights hidden scale of U.S. illegal tiger trade (tinyurl.com/2p9auxa2)
Times of India news platform
China is not alone, trafficked tiger parts also entering the US: Study (tinyurl.com/4hvhnnc4)
News from the Columbia Climate School
U.S. may have been responsible for almost half of recent past illegal tiger trade (tinyurl.com/2p9xrc6r)
Columbia University, New York, NY
PhD candidate, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Advisor: Dr. Ruth DeFries
Expected graduation: 2023
Columbia University, New York, NY
MA, MPhil, Ecology and Evolution
2019
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
B.S. in Biology, Concentration in Research
2014
Peer reviewed publications
Khanwilkar, S., Sosnowski, M., Guynup, S. (2022). Patterns of illegal and legal tiger parts entering the United States over a decade (2003 – 2012). Conservation Science and Practice.
DeFries, R., Agarwala, M., Baquie, S., Choksi, P., Khanwilkar, S., Mondal, P., Nagendra, H., Uperlainen, J. (2021) Improved household living standards can restore dry tropical forests. Biotropica.
Khanwilkar, S., Galletti, C., Mondal, P., Urpelainen, J., Nagendra, H., Jhala, Y.V., Quresh, Q., DeFries, R. (2021). Tropical Deciduous Forests of South Asia: Land Cover Classification and Monitoring Forest Degradation Using the Bare Ground Index [Data set]. NASA LCLUC Metadata. Accessible at https://lcluc.umd.edu/metadatafiles/LCLUC-2017-PI-Defries/
Khanwilkar, S., Gould, C.F., DeFries, R., Habib, B., Urpelainen, J. (2021). Firewood, forests, and fringe populations: Exploring the inequitable socioeconomic dimensions of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) adoption in India.
Baquie, S., Urpelainen, J., Khanwilkar, S., Galletti, C., Velho, N., Mondal, P., Nagendra, H., DeFries, R. (2020). Migration, assets, and forest degradation in a tropical deciduous forest of South Asia.
DeFries, R., Agarwala, M., Baquie, S., Choksi, P., Dogra, N., G. S., Preetha, Khanwilkar, S., Mondal, P., Nagendra, H., Urpelainen, J. (2020). Post-lockdown spread of COVID-19 from cities to vulnerable forest-fringe villages in central India.
Pawar, D., Nelson, H. P., Pawar, D. R. L., Khanwilkar, S. (2019). Estimating Leopard Panthera pardus fusca (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) abundance in Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Honors and awards
Meridian Award (Co-PI), National Geographic Society ($25,000), 2022 - 2023
Dean’s Fellowship, Columbia University, 2017 – 2022
U.S. Fulbright Student to India, Fulbright Association, 2019 – 2020
Critical Language Enhancement Award (Hindi), Fulbright Association, 2019 – 2020
Research and Exploration Grant (Co-PI), National Geographic Society ($9,656), 2019 - 2020
Fellow (Co-PI), Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict, and Complexity ($7,000), 2019 - 2020
Earth Institute Travel Grant (Co-PI), Columbia University Earth Institute ($2,000), 2019
Jackson Wild Media Fellow, Jackson Wild and Day’s Edge Productions, 2019
Seed Grant (Co-PI), Columbia University Center for Science and Society ($1,035), 2018 – 2019
Matching Travel Award, Columbia University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences ($250), 2018
Graduate Student Research Fellow, Society for Conservation Biology ($1,000, 2018
Student Travel Grant, Arts and Sciences Graduate Council ($500), 2018
AmeriCorp Service Award, Corporation for National and Community Service, 2015
Grant, Howard Hughes Medical Institute ($1,000), 2014
Dean’s Merit Scholarship, Gonzaga University ($74,826), 2010 - 2014
Research
Columbia University, New York, NY (September 2017, ongoing)
Graduate Student Researcher
- Graduate student team member on the NASA-funded project, Tropical Deciduous Forests of South Asia: Monitoring Degradation and Assessing Impacts of Urbanization. Delivered remote sensing products openly available at lcluc.umd.edu/metadatafiles/LCLUC-2017-PI-Defries/.
- Ongoing research involves examining trends in forest livelihoods and forest health using socioeconomic data from household surveys and metrics of vegetation from very-high resolution satellite imagery.
- Lead social media education campaign on tiger trafficking in the United States reaching over 40,000 people.
University of Chester, Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India (March – April, 2017)
Wildlife Research Assistant
- Estimated leopard and herbivore abundance and distribution in Kuno National Park with camera traps, transects, and capture-recapture analysis.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Hobe Sound, FL (January – December 2015)
Biology Intern, Student Conservation Association/Americorp
- Started a marine debris educational program through establishment of long-term community partners and development of educational materials and scientific protocol, earning an AmeriCorps Service Award
- Monitored nesting of sea turtles and shorebirds along 3.5 miles of protected beach, created maps with ArcGIS software, and accessed remote aquatic sites in the Everglades to collect fresh water and prepare laboratory samples.
Tiger Research and Conservation Trust, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India (October – December 2014)
Research Assistant
- Mapped habitat of tigers and their prey surrounding Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve using camera traps.
- Conducted sociological surveys and evaluated human-wildlife conflict mitigation strategies in 75 villages.
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA (January – May 2014)
Independently Funded Research – Amphibian Disease Ecology and Conservation
- Measured and analyzed fungal growth rates with microbiological and statistical techniques, used to explore the feasibility of bio-augmentation as an effective conservation strategy.
Amazon Conservation Association, Manu National Park, Peru (June – August 2013)
Research Assistant – Fieldwork in Amphibian Disease Ecology and Conservation
- Conducted visual encounter surveys for amphibians to collect fungal samples.
- Quantified prevalence of bacterial infection using molecular genetics and analyzed related environmental factors.
School for Field Studies Center for Marine Resource Studies, Turks and Caicos Islands (January – May 2013)
Student
- Developed questionnaire and conducted 15 semi-structured interviews with individuals to record community perspectives and knowledge of the state of the island, environmental protections, and livelihood opportunities.
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (June – August 2012)
Research Assistant – Tissue Bioengineering
- Used histological and surgical techniques to insert protein and quantify bone development in chicken embryos.
- Evaluated efficacy of BMP-2 peptide in vivo for future bone growth bioengineering projects.
Teaching and mentoring experience
Columbia College, New York, NY (July - August 2020, 2021)
Laidlaw Graduate Student Mentor
- Mentored four Columbia College STEM undergraduate students in 2020 and an additional five students in 2021. Responsibilities included leading weekly skill development workshops and providing one-on-one weekly check-ins for professional feedback and relationship building over six weeks.
Columbia University, New York, NY (January 2018 – May 2019)
Graduate Teaching Assistant
- Environmental Biology I (UN2001): Prepared and presented a one-hour lecture on the musculoskeletal and reproductive systems. Held and prepared weekly recitation sections which 5 – 15 students attended regularly. Created exam questions and graded assignments, tests, and participation.
- Food and the Body (UN1020): Prepared and presented a 30-minute lecture on cooking fuel. Managed nine final project groups throughout the semester; strategically assigned groups, periodically assessed group and individual performance, and supervised the final paper and presentation. Created rubrics and graded final projects and participation.
- Science for Sustainable Development (W2330): Graded assignments and tests.
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
‘Science in Action’ Student Coordinator (September 2012 – May 2014)
- Modified 5 experiments weekly to improve inquiry-based science lesson curriculum for K-6 students.
- Streamlined instructions and materials for 30 ‘Science in Action’ undergraduate student teachers to enhance efficacy.
- Tutored 3 undergraduate students weekly in biological courses.
- Planned and implemented weekly games and interactive discussions designed to build positive identities in 60 K-6 students through management of 10 college students.
Leadership
Project Dhvani, New York, NY (May 2018, ongoing)
Co-founder
- Founded a research collaborative along with two graduate researchers at Columbia University dedicated to using acoustic recordings to understand vocalizing biodiversity and forests in India (www.projectdhvani.org).
- Ongoing work involves securing funding from national and international sources, advising a team of Indian-based interns and research assistants, and managing research collaborations across central and southern India.
Wild Tiger, Nagpur, India/San Antonio, TX (April 2015, ongoing)
Founder and Director
- Founded US-based 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to the conservation of India’s Bengal tigers and their habitats (www.wild-tiger.org).
- Ongoing work involves research on tiger-related wildlife crime in the United States, maintaining partnerships with organizations in India and the United States, and fundraising for conservation and community-related work in India.
Columbia University, New York, NY
Science Communication Committee Chair (October 2017 – May 2019)
- Started the science communication initiative and lead a committee of 15 graduate students to organize science writing workshops, panel discussions, and film screenings.
- Represented the Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology department at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences graduate student council, voicing concerns over student life and ensuring funding opportunities.
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA (August 2013 – May 2014)
Student Advisor – Advisory Council on Stewardship and Sustainability
- Student liaison between Gonzaga’s Student Body Association and the Advisory Council on Stewardship and Sustainability.
- Audited energy efficiency of campus buildings and identified areas of improvement. Collaborated with Resident Life to enact an energy efficiency dorm competition, implementing Gonzaga’s Climate Action Plan.
Community engagement and service
Snehal Patel for Mayor, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX (March – May 2021)
Community organizer
- Organized and managed grassroots campaign volunteers and strategized canvassing efforts in the 2021 mayoral race of Fair Oaks Ranch, TX (population of almost 10,000 people).
Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival, Jackson, WY
Community Programs Coordinator (February - October 2016)
- Developed 2-day programming and collaborated with 50+ organizations and public/private schools across the state of Wyoming for a science festival.
- Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival “Best Children’s Program” judge.
- Managed and implemented National Geographic press tour of the 2015 Elephant Conservation Summit and Wildlife Film Festival for 11 press members.
- Implemented Wyoming’s first science festival with over 1,000 in attendance. Developed programming and collaborated with 30+ organizations.
- Taught nature photography workshops and lead field excursions for 40, 9-12 year olds.
- Science Media Awards “Best Children’s Program” judge.
The Lands Council, Spokane, WA (August 2013 – May 2014)
Communications and Development Intern
- Contacted potential donors and procured items valued at $10,000 for the annual auction.
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
Program Leader – April’s Angels (2013)
- Organized and lead a group of 35 student volunteers in a day of service in Spokane, WA.
- Boise, ID: constructed community space within an immigrant farm community.
- Neah Bay, WA: archived documents at the Makah Cultural and Research Museum and facilitated cultural classes at Neah Bay High School.
Academic presentations
INVITED TALKS
Firewood, forests, and fringe populations: Exploring the inequitable socioeconomic dimensions of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) adoption in India
U.S. International Education Foundation International Education Week, Dehradun, India
Tigers behind bars: tigers in captivity and the United States
Symbiosis University biodiversity cell, Pune, India
Forest health and forest livelihoods in central India
Gonzaga University biology seminar series, Spokane, WA
PODIUM TALKS
A decade of tiger parts entering the United States
Student Conference on Conservation Science-NY, New York, NY
Response of biodiversity to village removal in central India’s Protected Areas
South and Central Asia Fulbright Conference, Kochi, India
Does urban migration reduce forest degradation in central India?
NASA Land Cover Land Use Change Science team meeting, Maryland, VA
Mentoring for Millenials: Wild Tiger develops the next generation of conservation leaders
International Conservation Marketing and Engagement Congress, George Mason University, Arlington VA
Building local leadership for conflict mitigation outside core protected tiger habitat
International Society for Tropical Foresters, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Frogs aren’t too “hoppy:” Conservation issues and mitigation strategies
Spokane Intercollegiate Research Conference, Spokane, WA
Planning for the future: Effects of future development on Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Center for Marine Resource Studies, South Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands
POSTER
Firewood, forests, and fringe populations: Exploring the inequitable socioeconomic dimensions of Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) adoption in India
International Conference on Sustainable Development, New York, NY
A decade of illegal and legal imports of tigers and tiger parts into the United States
Ecological Society of America, Salt Lake City, UT
LPG adoption by marginalized, forest-fringe populations in central India
Student Conference on Conservation Science-NY, New York, NY
LPG adoption by marginalized, forest-fringe populations in central India
Central Indian Landscape Symposium, Melghat Tiger Reserve, India
Prevalence of Bd among high elevation amphibians in Peru
Gonzaga University’s Science Research Poster Session, Spokane, WA
The osteogenic effects of BMP-2 peptide on developing chick mandibles
Murdock College Science Research Conference, Walla Walla, WA
Trophic level analysis of arboreal frugivores and diurnal raptors in the Ecuadorian Amazon to assess ecosystem health Gonzaga University’s Science Research Poster Session, Spokane, WA
Educational presentations
INVITED TALK OR PANELIST
Virtual presentation on Diving deep into the wildlife trade
Orange City Literature Festival, Nagpur, India
Virtual presentation on Using emerging acoustic technologies to conserve India’s forests
Skowhegan Bird Club, New York, NY
Virtual panelist at the alumni mentor lunch
Student Conservation Assocation’s National Public Lands Day, Arlington, VA
Virtual presentation on Let’s talk tigers: species conservation
Student Conservation Association alumni talks, Arlington VA
Virtual panelist on Tiger King: Let’s talk about the tigers
Wild Tomorrow Fund, New York, NY
Virtual presentation on Wildlife conservation and research
Student Conservation Assocation’s UnConference, Arlington, VA
TALK
How to become a tiger biologist
St. Mary’s Elementary School, Fredericksburg, TX
Estimating populations of large carnivores in India
Columbia University Open Labs Science Cafe, New York, NY
Carnivores and conflict
Cibolo Creek Nature Center, San Antonio, TX
Online media (produced or written by Sarika Khanwilkar)
VIDEO
Vimeo
The Sage Seed (https://tinyurl.com/y4gksbgp)
WRITING
Sanctuary Asia online magazine
Roadside tigers in the United States (https://tinyurl.com/y3ujzh6r)
Columbia University Center for Science and Society blog
Students imagine life after COVID-19 (https://tinyurl.com/y6jc5743)
Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival blog
Ten Things You Need to Know About Tiger King (tinyurl.com/y9gabnyq)
“Eye” Wonder: 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Frog Eyes (goo.gl/2zEx7l)
A Picture is Worth 1,000 Hikes (goo.gl/4FWFNn)
Student Conservation Association field blog
Our Summer of Sounds and Satellites, co-authored (tinyurl.com/y7ljq9ug)
Touched by Tiny Turtles (www.thesca.org/connect/blog/touched-tiny-turtles)
The Ultimate Science Adventure (www.thesca.org/connect/blog/ultimate-science-adventure)
Think Globally, Act Locally (www.thesca.org/connect/blog/think-globally-act-locally)
People Protect What They Love (www.thesca.org/connect/blog/people-protect-what-they-love)
Banding Together to Battle Invasives (www.thesca.org/connect/blog/banding-together-battle-invasives)
Gopher Your Dreams… (www.thesca.org/connect/blog/gopher-your-dreams)
Intern Survival Guide: There Is No Guide (www.thesca.org/connect/blog/intern-survival-guide-there-no-guide)
Online media (featuring Sarika Khanwilkar)
PODCAST
Superpowers for Good: Leadership lessons from-and for-the world’s greatest changemakers
She’s saving tigers and shaking things up in science (https://tinyurl.com/atvxppa7)
Rewildology
Turning the Lens: Tiger Wildlife Crime in the U.S. with Sarika Khanwilkar (https://tinyurl.com/k5wxmxw7)
Conservation tribe weekly podcast
Tiger conservationist responds to ‘Tiger King’ (https://tinyurl.com/y4393v24)
WRITING
IIT Madras Shaastra Magazine
Tech gone wild
(https://shaastramag.iitm.ac.in/special-feature/tech-gone-wild)
Czech Center for Investigative Journalism
Year of the tiger: the number of beasts is decreasing, the number of tiger smugglers is increasing
(https://tinyurl.com/4ssx7dx7)
Mongabay news platform
New study highlights hidden scale of U.S. illegal tiger trade (tinyurl.com/2p9auxa2)
Times of India news platform
China is not alone, trafficked tiger parts also entering the US: Study (tinyurl.com/4hvhnnc4)
News from the Columbia Climate School
U.S. may have been responsible for almost half of recent past illegal tiger trade (tinyurl.com/2p9xrc6r)
