Stephanie Martinez

Senior Research Associate

Stephanie serves as a Senior Research Associate for NRI's Conservation and Policy Program. She supports the conservation of declining, threatened, and endangered species nationwide by working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other state and federal partners to build Species Status Assessments and other Endangered Species Act documents. Most of her responsibilities are centered on GIS analysis for USFWS documents and reports. She focuses on both current and future condition assessments for vulnerable species, including species population and habitat mapping and modeling.

She received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Abilene Christian University in 2013 and a Master of Science in Biology from Angelo State University in 2015.

Outside of work, Stephanie enjoys the outdoors by birdwatching, hiking, and marathon training in the San Antonio area. She is a Texas native wildflower enthusiast and supports local communities and homeowners in creating no-mow wildflower pollinator spaces.