Dr. Claudia Grünewald

Creating Solutions for Nature & People/People & Nature: conservation social science, human dimensions, conflicts & resolution; biodiversity, social-ecological systems, ecosystem services - own research & partnerships; trans- and interdisciplinary, working with practitioners, (stakeholder) participation - talks, workshops, classes & support/advice: help desk, literature search, proposals, knowledge transfer; study design, methodological support, project planning, process support & custom-made!

conservation social science, human dimensions, environmental justice, rural-urban, wicked problems, human wildlife conflicts; species conservation, energy transition, agricultural transformation; international development, capacity building, SDGs; national, international; study design, project planning; grant proposals; literature reviews; transdisciplinary & participatory approaches; interviews, workshops, (stakeholder) dialogue; talks/lectures

team development, strategic planning, agenda setting; employee management; administration, budget; internal & external communication/representation; wolf & bat conservation; large carnivores, invasive & conflict species; grazing projects; human-nature interactions, human dimensions, wildlife management; volunteers; stakeholder participation, conflict mitigation; scientific partnerships, project acquisition/management, proposals; public relations, political work, statements, position papers, expert advice

Principal Researcher: Project “Linking biodiversity and wildlife tourism in African savannahs in a social-ecological approach” : project management, planning & coordination of sub-projects, project reports, grant and research proposals; international field projects and surveys; collaborations/networking, public relations, knowledge transfer and publications; study design, data collection and analysis; Supervision of PhD/students/interns; Teaching at MSc level including field practicals and administration

Stakeholder dialogues and interviews with international Safari tourists and national park visitors in South Africa: group discussions; questionnaire design; personal interviews and large-scale online survey; interpretation of results

Studies on large mammals and wildlife tourism; large mammal monitoring, i.e. distance sampling along road transects; visitor interviews; supervision of field assistants; collaboration meetings with park staff and scientists

Teaching, project management, research and grant proposals, collaborations/networking, facilitation, publications

Box trapping and collaring of cheetahs, ground telemetry, home range mapping; assistance with cheetah immobilisation, anaesthesia, blood and tissue sampling and body measurements; data handling and data management; Collaborations with local farmers and Conservancies; Course within the project: immobilisation of cheetahs with blow pipe and dart gun

Feeding trials with Trumpeter Hornbills to assess gut passage times for seeds of different sizes at the Ornithological Field Station Radolfzell (estimations of seed dispersal abilities); supervision of an intern

Afforestation, management of invasive species, erosion/salinity control, monitoring, eco-trails; Language-learning stay in Sydney

Diploma thesis: “The role of mammals in seed dispersal of wild cherries along a land-use gradient”; Field study in central Germany: mammal monitoring, i.e. camera trapping at wild cherry trees and feeding trials in game parks; local collaborations with forest rangers, farmers and wildlife institutions

Tutoring in Biology, Chemistry, German, French and English (8 to 19-year old students)

Ecology, Zoology, Anthropology, Physiology, Pharmacology/Toxicology; additional courses in Marine Biology and SCUBA diving in France and Italy and behavioral studies at Frankfurt Zoo