Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez
Belizean wildlife research ecologist
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Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez, also known as the "croc doc", is a Belizean research ecologist. She specialises in behavioural ecology, herpetology and population dynamics in Belize, Panama and South Florida.
Scientific Reports
Venetia Briggs-Gonzalez | |
|---|---|
| Born | Belize |
| Education | University of Miami |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ecology, Herpetology |
| Workplaces | University of Florida Scientific Reports |
Biography
Briggs-Gonzalez was born Belize in and studied at the University of Miami.[1] In 2007, Briggs-Gonzalez was awarded a fellowship by the Women in Science International Rising Talent programme of the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards.[2]
Briggs-Gonzalez works as a research ecologist at the University of Florida, United States.[3] She is based at the UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, and is known as the "croc doc."[4][5][6] She is also a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).[citation needed]
Briggs-Gonzalez has been a member of the editorial board of the Scientific Reports academic journal since 2019 and was guest editor in 2024.[3] Briggs-Gonzalez is the lead author of the study American Crocodiles as restoration bioindicators in the Florida Everglades.[5]
