Stella Uiterwaal is an ecologist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute's Center for Conservation Technology and Innovation. She integrates diverse data types to bridge fundamental ecological research with practical conservation applications. Among other work, her research at the Smithsonian has focused on assessing the impacts of fencing on the endangered Masai giraffe in Kenya, mapping habitat suitability of the African Houbara in Morocco, and developing movement-informed biodiversity indicators for global conservation policy.