MICRO-BIO

• Dr. Ashley Milton is an environmental science and policy expert who conducts bi-continental collaborative research in forest ecosystems. Dr. Milton’s research interests include valuation, benefit transfer, the ecology of deforestation and the links...More

  Dr. Ashley Milton is an environmental science and policy expert who conducts bi-continental collaborative research in forest ecosystems. Dr. Milton’s research interests include valuation, benefit transfer, the ecology of deforestation and the links to human health, and conservation of biodiversity. Dr. Milton has spent numerous field seasons assessing vulnerability and adaptation on the African continent on forest cover, climate change, community forestry, and public health. Her research has been instrumental in revealing the impact of food insecurity as a major driver of deforestation; and has identified economic mechanisms for valuating ecosystem services for the benefit of local communities under the REDD+ programs. Dr. Milton’s domestic and international experience brings applied solutions to ecological health issues accomplished through transdisciplinary teams, innovative research, scientific excellence, and long-term monitoring solutions. Prior to her work in the Congo Basin Dr. Milton has worked for numerous years in the Senegal River Basin conducting social-demographic and potable water research. Dr. Milton's most recent academic appointment was in the Center for Sustainable Development and Resilience, at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) in Washington DC, the only urban land grant college is the US. Currently, Dr. Milton is engaged in development projects in Senegal focused on mangroves, energy, and agriculture and similarly in the DRC focused on forest health as a sustainable response to Ebola outbreaks and other zoonotic disease transmissions. 

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EXPERIENCE

• Building Bridges Across the River

  • Director of THEARC Farm
  • Bridge Park
  • June 2018 to Present

• She Grows It

  • Managing Member
  • Environment & Economic Development Firm
  • July 2017 to Present

• University of the District of Columbia

  • Environmental and Public Health Specialist
  • College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability, and Environmental Sciences
  • March 2016 to June 2018

EDUCATION

• George Mason University

  • PhD in Environmental Science and Policy

  Focused on forest ecosystem services, systems dynamics, and community development.

• Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University

  • Bachelor of Science in Political Science

  Focused on environmental (in)justice and political action in state and local politics.

• American University

  • Master of Public Administration

  Focused on organizational structure and international environmental and economic development policy.

Interests

• Transdisciplinary

• One Health

• Public Policy

• Deforestation

• Food Apartheid

• Livelihood Security

• Ecosystem Services

• Climate Science

• Forestry

Links

• She Grows It