Shane Campbell-Staton is an assistant professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and a High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) associated faculty member. His research areas include biodiversity and ecology, where he is especially focused on evolution in the Anthropocene – the current geological age in which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment. In this area of research, he focuses on such factors as, for example, the effects of urbanization, climate change, poaching, pollution and invasive species on wildlife populations. He also studies animal performance, gene expression and genomics to understand the lasting biological impacts of human activities on wildlife populations.