Elizabeth A. Hadly

Elizabeth Hadly (born 1958) is an academic and researcher working in biology, earth/environmental science, and paleoecology. As a professor in the Department of Biology at Stanford University, she holds the Paul S. and Billie Achilles Chair of Environmental Science and is the Head of the Faculty Senate. Her research interests include links between ecology and evolution, and understanding of the impacts of the Anthropocene.

Early life Growing up in a military family that moved frequently, Hadly found consistency within nature.

Career Hadly studied anthropology at University of Colorado Boulder. She initially pursued a pre-med track before gaining interest in human history within the fossil record

She volunteered in Yellowstone National Park in 1982, which led to a full-time paleoecologist position there.

She was a research associate for UCMP (University of California Museum of Paleontology) from 1995 to 2013 the Insect Apocalypse, food webs from feces, soil, and cameras, and reverse spillover - how animals are impacted by human-shed microbes.

Since 2018, she has also been a professor at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Currently teaching at Stanford University, she provides students with field and lab experiences

Research interests Hadly has published over 100 scholarly papers with over 8,000 citations recorded. Her published papers can be found within many databases including the National Library of Medicine database under "Hadley EA [Author]".

Hadly's current research focus is on ecology, evolution, population biology, and genomics. and is also co-author, with Barnosky, of Tipping Point for Planet Earth, How Close Are We to the Edge? (2016). She and Barnosky appeared in the 2015 documentary film, Tomorrow.

Awards and positions In recognition of her contributions to academia and research, Hadley was awarded the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor Award, which includes a $1 million grant over five years.

Hadly is a member of the Biox Stanford faculty grassroots organization.