Meredith Palmer is currently a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University and a Conservation Technology Specialist at Fauna and Flora International. She obtained her PhD at the University of Minnesota working with the Serengeti Lion Project and has completed postdoctoral fellowships looking at predator-prey relationships in large mammal systems across Africa and North America. Her work relies heavily on the integration of emerging technologies such as camera traps, drones, satellites, and artificial intelligence into conservation practice.