Leslie M. Roche

Education: 

• Ph.D., University of California, Davis; Ecology, 2011
• M.S., University of California, Davis; Horticulture and Agronomy, 2016
• B.S., University of California, Davis; Agricultural Management and Rangeland Resources; 2003

Research interests and expertise: 

My research and extension program is at the intersection of agricultural, environmental, and social aspects of ranching and livestock production on Californiaís rangelands and pasturelands. I work with a diversity of stakeholders to integrate management expertise and applied research to address key challenges on grazing lands, including managing for multiple agricultural and ecological outcomes, as well as coping with and adapting to drought.

Current projects: 

• Adaptive rangeland decision-making and resilience to climate variability, USDA NIFA, Russell L. Rustici Rangeland and Cattle Research Endowment
• Irrigated Pastureland Enhancement Program, Western SARE, California Dept. of Water Resources
• Multiple-use management on public grazing lands, USDA Forest Service Region 5, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources

External activities that contribute to scholarship:

• Renewable Resources Extension Act (RREA) Technical Advisory Committee, Chair
• UC Agriculture and Natural Resources Research-to-Policy Program Team, Co-Founder and Co-Chair
• College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty Executive Committee
• College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Specialist Advisory Committee
• Status of Women at Davis Administrative Advisory Committee
• CaliforniañPacific Section of the Society for Range Management, Board of Directors
• Rangelands Steering Committee

Prizes, Awards, Honors

• Outstanding Young Range Professional, Society for Range Management, 2015

Google Scholar

ORCID

Social media links: 

• Blog
• Twitter

Keywords:

• Rangeland management
• Pasture management
• Ecology of grazing lands
• Grazing systems
• Drought and climate change adaptation
• Adaptive management
• Sustainability
• Working lands
• Ecosystem services
• Participatory research