2024 AOS Ralph W. Schreiber Conservation Award to Jordan Karubian

Jordan Karubian

The American Ornithological Society (AOS) Conservation Awards honor individuals or groups who have made exceptional contributions to conservation through applied research, on-the-ground conservation efforts, education, or partnership building. The Ralph W. Schreiber Conservation Award was initiated in 2005, and the Conservation Practitioner Award in 2023. These two awards allow the AOS to recognize a broader range of critical conservation activities, from science to action.

The AOS Ralph W. Schreiber Award honors extraordinary conservation-related scientific contributions by an individual or small team. Contributions from throughout the world and over any time period are eligible for this award, including applied research, restoration, and educational actions that conserve birds or preserve significant bird habitats; scientific examination of the principles of avian conservation and application of new insights into species restoration; and scientific evaluation, guidance, creation, and oversight of avian recovery programs or habitat reserve and restoration programs. The award is named for Ralph Schreiber, a prominent figure in American ornithology known for his enthusiasm, energy, and dedication to research and conservation, particularly of seabirds. The AOS is awarding the Ralph W. Schreiber Award in 2024 to Jordan Karubian.

Jordan Karubian is a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Tulane University, a founding member of Foundation for the Conservation of the Tropical Andes (FCAT), and the founding director of the Tulane Interdisciplinary Environmental Research and Action Program (TIERA). He completed his undergraduate degree at University of California San Diego with mentorship from Jack Bradbury; his MS and PhD at The University of Chicago with mentorship from Steve Pruett-Jones; and post-doctoral training at University of California Los Angeles with mentorship from Tom Smith and Victoria Sork. Karubian lived in Ecuador full time for 5 years working with local residents to develop FCAT’s conservation programs, which blend protection and restoration of threatened habitat with capacity building, sustainable livelihoods, and community-engaged research. He has published more than 100 peer-reviewed papers and has been an fellow of the AOS since 2019. He has received 2 Fulbright Fellowships, the Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement for Early Career Faculty from New England Resource Center for Higher Education (NERCHE), and the Excellence in Tropical Biology and Conservation Award from the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC). He is a past winner of an AOS Nellie Johnson Baroody Award for Best Student Presentation (2000) and is a 2-time AOS student research grantee (1999, 2000). In his free time, Dr. Karubian enjoys surfing and spending time outdoors with his family and friends.

The American Ornithological Society is honored to bestow the 2024 AOS Ralph W. Schreiber Conservation Award to Jordan Karubian.