About

Amber Wendler is an interdisciplinary biologist, storyteller, DEI advocate, and educator with extensive experience in project management, science communication, and data management and analysis. She has been conducting ecological research for over a decade studying a wide range of organisms from birds to fishes to plants across the United States, the Caribbean, and South America. As a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow and Global Change Fellow, Amber’s doctoral research investigates how different environments affect birds and how climate change may shape bird populations over time.

Amber's work extends beyond research into outreach, advocacy, and community engagement. She has demonstrated a strong commitment to and passion for making STEM and the outdoors more inclusive, environmental and climate justice, and storytelling to amplify underrepresented voices. Amber is the co-editor of Been Outside: Adventures of Black Women, Nonbinary, and Gender Nonconforming People in Nature, an award-winning book that has been featured by Outside Magazine, Forbes, REI, and more.

In her free time, Amber enjoys running, birding, backpacking, and biking.