Erica Zaja

Erica is an environmental data scientist, with an ecology and environmental management background. She is experienced in managing and analysing large datasets to drive impactful environmental insights. Erica is also skilled in creating informative data visualisations, graphics and figures to effectively communicate complex findings.

Erica is particularly interested in outreach and engagement. Erica has experience supporting diverse engagement activities for environmental projects, including conducting stakeholder workshops and providing training sessions both internally and externally.

Erica is also passionate about communicating science via graphic design and video editing. She is skilled at making marketing videos, infographics, posters and creative content for a range of projects. Erica is also a certified drone pilot and uses drones to collect video and photo footage to use in science communication videos.

She has a BSc in Ecological and Environmental Sciences with Management, and MSc by Research from the University of Edinburgh. Erica has previously worked at the University of Edinburgh, CNRS in France and as a freelance environmental consultant and project manager.