Marie-Louise Wohrle
Job Title
PhD Student

Research interests
Research interests
Medical anthropology, Human-animal interactions, conservation, public health
Background
Research interests
In my PhD, I am researching working knowledges of microbes and biosecurity in animal conservation, working with in-situ and ex-situ conservation experts. I am interested in the conflicts and common grounds of conservation, public health, and OneHealth approaches. I am also interested in science communication and the nuances of public perceptions around infectiousness, invasiveness, and biosecurity.
Conference presentations
"Pan-ZOO-tics: infectious disease biosecurities and multi-species care in a British zoological garden", European Association of Social Anthropology Conference July 2024, Panel Panzootics, beyond pandemics and zoonoses
"Disease biosecurity work and human-animal relationships in the zoo", British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Zoo Research Conference July 2024
“80% of ash trees, a sweet chestnut in southern England, and the multispecies trajectories of Anthropocene woodlands”, Association of Social Anthropologists Conference April 2023, Panel P21 Woodland Health: threats, solutions, and communities
"Particles out of place: Toxicity and the permeable body in a digital community of therapeutic clay use.", Royal Anthropological Institute & Royal Geographical Society Conference September 2020. https://nomadit.co.uk/conference/rai2020/paper/52709