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My short documentary film, “Turtles on the Hill” is now available to watch for free here on my website. You can also find it on producer/editor Jason Jaacks’ Vimeo page. I’m so proud of this film and the community scientists and terrapins it features. We were fortunate to receive recognition at multiple film festivals in…

I’m proud to announce that my research article “Post-emergence movements and habitat use by hatchling diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin)” was published in Volume 87, Issue 2 of the Journal of Wildlife Management. I am the lead author on this article, with co-authors Dr. Scott Buchanan and Dr. Nancy Karraker. This article is the official publication…

An article I coauthored, “A Call to Action on Climate Change,” was published in the July/August 2022 issue of The Wildlife Professional (TWP). This article was part of TWP’s special focus issue on climate adaptation. My coauthors and I are members of The Wildlife Society‘s Climate Change and Sustainability Advisory Committee, a group I’m proud…

In May 2022, I published a new SciCommBites post: Strategies for Confronting White Supremacy Culture in SciComm! My post summarizes a recent Frontiers in Communications article by Callwood et al. (2022). I chose to write about Callwood et al.’s work because I believe scientists and communicators (like me!) need to be deliberately inclusive and anti-racist…

This is carolyndecker.com! My plan is to use this website to showcase my portfolio in the environmental science and writing worlds. Stay tuned—many adventures await!