Dr. Margaret Swift
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  • research =
    • introduction to african savannas
    • ✭ simulating african elephant movements on a fenced landscape ✭
    • mapping waterholes in africa's largest conservation area
    • antelope behaviors on a changing landscape
  • outreach =
    • public talks
    • lesson plans & tutorials
    • teaching statement
    • nsf grfp advice
    • science writing
    • skype a scientist
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    • those who made me
    • where i live & work
    • decolonization
    • land-grab universities
    • going beyond land acknowledgement
    • asexuality, imposter syndrome, and belonging
    • reading lists
  • art =
    • short stories
    • poetry
    • photography
    • portraits
  • blog
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07.02.25 my rhinoceros teacher
04.15.25 post-dissertation blues
11.20.24 in thanks of criticism


wildlife conservation
& animal movement ecology

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🎙️ latest talk 🎙️
"Water for elephants: Mapping ephemeral waterholes to inform models of African savanna elephant movements"
Ithaca, NY, 2024

Welcome! I'm Maggie Swift, an Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellow at the Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health in Ithaca, NY. My research interests include animal movements, savanna ecology, One Health, and computational approaches to wildlife management and conservation.

In my postdoctoral research with Dr. Steve Osofsky at Cornell's AHEAD program and Dr. Robin Naidoo at the WWF, I combine remote sensing and computer simulation to model African bush elephant movements in the Kavango-Zambezi TFCA. Check out my recorded talks on wildlife conservation for more of my past work.

Outside work, I write short fiction and data science tutorials; knit; play guitar; travel with friends; and update my blog. As a resident of lands stolen from the Gayogohó:nǫˀ Nation by New York State, I also strive to decolonize my science. I am happiest snapping photos in the African bush or waist-deep in Cascadilla Creek, stalking my subjects like a heron. 
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​Margaret Swift
Atkinson Postdoctoral Fellow
Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health
Cornell University
​Ithaca, New York, USA
  • home
  • about
  • cv & publications
  • research =
    • introduction to african savannas
    • ✭ simulating african elephant movements on a fenced landscape ✭
    • mapping waterholes in africa's largest conservation area
    • antelope behaviors on a changing landscape
  • outreach =
    • public talks
    • lesson plans & tutorials
    • teaching statement
    • nsf grfp advice
    • science writing
    • skype a scientist
  • perspectives =
    • those who made me
    • where i live & work
    • decolonization
    • land-grab universities
    • going beyond land acknowledgement
    • asexuality, imposter syndrome, and belonging
    • reading lists
  • art =
    • short stories
    • poetry
    • photography
    • portraits
  • blog