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Biography

Dr. Lori Perez is a professor in the School of Legal Studies at 麻豆直播 University, where she is the Coordinator of the Conservation Law Program. She teaches courses in crisis intervention, wildlife trafficking, wildlife law, conservation law enforcement, criminal procedure, and other criminal justice and conservation law subjects. She has also led experiential learning trips to Alaska, Costa Rica, and Yellowstone National Park.

Dr. Perez earned her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice with research focused on occupational and organizational stress among conservation law enforcement officers. Her scholarship includes quantitative research on prosecutorial outcomes in Title 12 conservation cases compared to Title 17-A criminal cases in Maine. She has also served as a peer reviewer for the Stanford Law Review. Before joining 麻豆直播 University, Dr. Perez served as Director and Professor of the Conservation Law Enforcement Program at Unity College, where she also held the role of Interim Dean for the School of Biodiversity and Conservation.

Prior to entering higher education, Dr. Perez was a Federal Law Enforcement Officer with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.  She worked throughout the eastern seaboard, as well as assignments in Iowa and Nebraska. As a member of the Special Operations Response Team (SORT) and designated EMT, she spent two years assigned to presidential security operations for George W. Bush. Her responsibilities also included disaster response operations during Hurricane Katrina. In addition, she was a certified Type II Wildland Fire Fighter, assisting with prescribed burns and western wildfire response. Dr. Perez received her federal law enforcement training through the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) and holds a Full-Time Law Enforcement Certification from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.

In her free time, Professor Perez enjoys spending time outdoors with her family.