{"id":853,"date":"2025-08-01T13:41:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T17:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/?page_id=853"},"modified":"2025-08-28T08:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T12:30:12","slug":"amanda-cross-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/meet-our-students\/ees-alumni\/amanda-cross-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Cross"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id853_443a79-e0{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id853_443a79-e0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id853_443a79-e0 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id853_443a79-e0 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column853_710163-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column853_710163-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column853_710163-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column853_710163-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column853_710163-9e{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column853_710163-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column853_710163-9e > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column853_710163-9e\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0f131a-6e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0f131a-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_0f131a-6e\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:45px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0f131a-6e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0f131a-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_0f131a-6e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0f131a-6e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0f131a-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_0f131a-6e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0f131a-6e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0f131a-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_0f131a-6e\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0f131a-6e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0f131a-6e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_0f131a-6e\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading853_0f131a-6e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_0f131a-6e\">amanda cross, ph.d. 2012<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_e88358-08, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_e88358-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_e88358-08\"]{padding-right:135px;padding-left:135px;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_e88358-08 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_e88358-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_e88358-08\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_e88358-08 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_e88358-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_e88358-08\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_e88358-08, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_e88358-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_e88358-08\"]{padding-right:35px;padding-left:35px;text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_e88358-08, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_e88358-08[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_e88358-08\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading853_e88358-08 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_e88358-08\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\" data-aos-once=\"true\">We recently connected with Class of 2012 EES alumna Dr. Amanda Cross. Here\u2019s what she\u2019s been up to recently!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id853_194f69-56 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id853_194f69-56 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id853_194f69-56 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id853_194f69-56{background-color:#e5f0f9;}.kb-row-layout-id853_194f69-56 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id853_194f69-56 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id853_194f69-56 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:50px;padding-right:25px;padding-bottom:50px;padding-left:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id853_194f69-56 alignfull kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column853_743ebb-92 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column853_743ebb-92 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column853_743ebb-92 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column853_743ebb-92 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column853_743ebb-92 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column853_743ebb-92 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column853_743ebb-92{position:relative;}@media 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.kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:35px;padding-right:35px;padding-bottom:45px;padding-left:35px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id853_dba98a-e6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id853_dba98a-e6 alignnone has-white-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column853_6144b4-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column853_6144b4-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column853_6144b4-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column853_6144b4-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column853_6144b4-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column853_6144b4-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column853_6144b4-19{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column853_6144b4-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column853_6144b4-19 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column853_6144b4-19\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kadence-column853_ef6808-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column853_ef6808-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column853_ef6808-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column853_ef6808-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column853_ef6808-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column853_ef6808-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column853_ef6808-63{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column853_ef6808-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column853_ef6808-63 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column853_ef6808-63\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_395ac2-09, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_395ac2-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_395ac2-09\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_395ac2-09 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_395ac2-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_395ac2-09\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_395ac2-09 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_395ac2-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_395ac2-09\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_395ac2-09, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_395ac2-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_395ac2-09\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_395ac2-09, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_395ac2-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_395ac2-09\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading853_395ac2-09 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_395ac2-09\">We recently interviewed EES alumni and external faculty member, Dr. Amanda Cross. She teaches EES 397\/590 \u2013 Professional Development for Conservation Practitioners. She is currently working for the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Here\u2019s what she had to say!<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_53f802-15, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_53f802-15[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_53f802-15\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_53f802-15 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_53f802-15[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_53f802-15\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_53f802-15 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_53f802-15[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_53f802-15\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_53f802-15, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_53f802-15[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_53f802-15\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_53f802-15, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_53f802-15[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_53f802-15\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading853_53f802-15 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_53f802-15\">What is your field of study?<br><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0a54dc-46, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0a54dc-46[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_0a54dc-46\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0a54dc-46 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0a54dc-46[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_0a54dc-46\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0a54dc-46 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0a54dc-46[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_0a54dc-46\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0a54dc-46, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0a54dc-46[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_0a54dc-46\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0a54dc-46, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_0a54dc-46[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_0a54dc-46\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading853_0a54dc-46 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_0a54dc-46\">\u201cI studied sustainable agriculture for my undergraduate and graduate degrees and spent time between degrees working in marine ecology and environmental education. When I started my Ph.D., I finally had the chance to pursue something I was passionate about since childhood \u2013 amphibian ecology. Now, I am more of an ecological generalist with a lot of focus on the human dimensions of conservation.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_d335b6-f3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_d335b6-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_d335b6-f3\"]{font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_d335b6-f3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_d335b6-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_d335b6-f3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_d335b6-f3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_d335b6-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_d335b6-f3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_d335b6-f3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_d335b6-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_d335b6-f3\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_d335b6-f3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_d335b6-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_d335b6-f3\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading853_d335b6-f3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_d335b6-f3\">What brought you into academia?<br><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_cd9aa9-89, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_cd9aa9-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_cd9aa9-89\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_cd9aa9-89 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_cd9aa9-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_cd9aa9-89\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_cd9aa9-89 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_cd9aa9-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_cd9aa9-89\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_cd9aa9-89, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_cd9aa9-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_cd9aa9-89\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_cd9aa9-89, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_cd9aa9-89[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_cd9aa9-89\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading853_cd9aa9-89 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_cd9aa9-89\">\u201cI have always been curious about the interconnectedness of ecosystems and how science informs decision-making. I never saw myself getting a Ph.D., but as I went on in my career, I realized how important science is to shaping policies and management decisions.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20c955-07, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20c955-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_20c955-07\"]{padding-top:20px;font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20c955-07 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20c955-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_20c955-07\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20c955-07 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20c955-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_20c955-07\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20c955-07, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20c955-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_20c955-07\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20c955-07, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20c955-07[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_20c955-07\"]{padding-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading853_20c955-07 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_20c955-07\">Why UMaine?<br><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_bc7405-2d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_bc7405-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_bc7405-2d\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_bc7405-2d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_bc7405-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_bc7405-2d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_bc7405-2d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_bc7405-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_bc7405-2d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_bc7405-2d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_bc7405-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_bc7405-2d\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_bc7405-2d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_bc7405-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_bc7405-2d\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading853_bc7405-2d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_bc7405-2d\">\u201cUMaine provides world class education in one of the most beautiful places in the Northeast. I wanted to be in a place where I could work with some of the best ecological minds while being able to walk out my door and see the very systems I was studying on a daily basis. UMaine is also a leader in applied research. It was important to me that my work be useful to the people making decisions on the ground.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20d4eb-3c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20d4eb-3c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_20d4eb-3c\"]{padding-top:20px;font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20d4eb-3c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20d4eb-3c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_20d4eb-3c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20d4eb-3c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20d4eb-3c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_20d4eb-3c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20d4eb-3c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20d4eb-3c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_20d4eb-3c\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20d4eb-3c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_20d4eb-3c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_20d4eb-3c\"]{padding-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading853_20d4eb-3c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_20d4eb-3c\">What advice do you have for people looking to get into research?<br><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_a7bb0a-6b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_a7bb0a-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_a7bb0a-6b\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_a7bb0a-6b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_a7bb0a-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_a7bb0a-6b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_a7bb0a-6b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_a7bb0a-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_a7bb0a-6b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_a7bb0a-6b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_a7bb0a-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_a7bb0a-6b\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_a7bb0a-6b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading853_a7bb0a-6b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_a7bb0a-6b\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading853_a7bb0a-6b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading853_a7bb0a-6b\">\u201cPursue what gives you meaning and inspires you to keep asking \u2018why\u2019. Whatever you do, try to find how your work connects to or informs decision making. If you are not sure, talk to resource managers, practitioners, regulators, etc. Ask them what they need to know to make their decisions. Also, spend time learning how to communicate the importance of your work to various audiences. How I describe amphibian migrations to an elementary school group is very different than I would to a transportation engineer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image853_4c33e5-4e .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image853_4c33e5-4e size-full\"><img alt=\"Dr. Amanda cross holding a small brown baby animal\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"317\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/Amanda.Cross_-317x423-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/Amanda.Cross_-317x423-1.jpeg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/Amanda.Cross_-317x423-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/Amanda.Cross_-317x423-1-105x140.jpeg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,317px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-853_574177-37 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-853_574177-37 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-853_574177-37 .kt-block-spacer{height:35px!important;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-853_574177-37\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>amanda cross, ph.d. 2012 We recently connected with Class of 2012 EES alumna Dr. Amanda Cross. 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