Kelly Guilbeau

Kelly works at the intersection of environmental and human health using the tools and frameworks of conservation social science. Her interdisciplinary background spans mental health counseling, community engagement, and landscape ecology. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, she helps teams across the Service and our partnerships to view conservation work through a holistic lens, advance decision making in uncertain contexts, and design interventions to address complex challenges. Specifically, she works on issues related to integrated health concerns, air and water quality, disaster recovery and resilience, co-design of solutions, and wellbeing across our workforce and profession.

Kelly holds a B.S. in Psychology and Sociology from Louisiana State University, a M.Ed. in Counselor Education from the University of New Orleans, a M.S. in Environmental Conservation Leadership from the Nelson Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is currently a pursuing a Doctor of Public Health with the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health.