Niamh Quinn is the human-wildlife interactions advisor at the University of California’s South Coast Research and Extension Center in Irvine. Her research and education programs focus on everything from mice to mountain lions, but she mostly focuses on rodents and coyotes, their management, and the pathways and effects of rodenticides on non-target wildlife within the residential and industrial areas of Southern California. She is a co-organizer of the West Coast Rodent Academy, which provides basic and advanced training in rodent control for pest management professionals.

Dr. Quinn attended the National University of Ireland where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in zoology, as well as a PhD in small mammal ecology. Prior to her role with the University of California, she served as the research technician for the University of Liverpool and as a consultant ecologist for the International Rice Research Institute.