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Dr. Nicole Duplaix
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Bringing world views to OSU Extended Campus
Ecampus instructor Nicole Duplaix, who teaches FW
325 - Global Crises in Resource Ecology, received
her master’s and doctorate degrees from the
University of Paris, France, where she conducted
her doctoral research on the giant otters of
Suriname. This was the first time this endangered
species had been studied in the wild. Three
decades later she is still studying these creatures;
she now focuses on the giant otters throughout
South America.
Duplaix is the founder and former chairman of the
IUCN-SSC Otter Specialist Group. She co-founded
TRAFFIC, an organization that monitors and
documents international trade in endangered and
protected species, with 14 offices around the
world.
Sept. 2006 - Dr. Nicole Duplaix photographing the giant river otter in
She also serves as scientific advisor to the Oceanic
the Pantanal region of Brazil © Nicole Duplaix
Society and has conducted field research on
dolphins and coral reef monitoring at their research station in Belize.
Duplaix’s research was highlighted in National Geographic magazine. This opened
the door for her to become a contract photographer with National Geographic
Society’s Image Collection. She has since published thousands of photographs of
her work in environmental conservation around the world. Her photographs can be
found not only in National Geographic Image Collection's website, but AllPosters.
com and Getty Images.
Duplaix is happy to have recently landed in Oregon, which she considers one of the
friendliest places in the U.S. Besides teaching for Ecampus, Dr. Duplaix's research
travels over the next six months will include stints in Brazil, Korea, northern
Australia and South Africa. And "visiting" her home in Paris.
About her goal in teaching she says, "I want to give students the facts and
understanding of the problems affecting our planet today, and teach them to
analyze these problems. The bottom line is for students to become informed and
effective "activists," meaning to care enough to act on issues and know how to do
it effectively."
Pantanal otter © Nicole Duplaix
and her Ecampus course in FW 325.
Read more about Dr. Duplaix, including her first article in National Geographic,
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