Kiandra Rajala

Kiandra smiling with a blue knit cat, sunglasses, and a brown hoodie. She stands infront of a body of water and trees.
Regional Social Scientist
Science Applications
Saginaw Bay to Western Lake Erie Coastal Wetland Conservation Blueprint
(517) 282-7347
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About Kiandra Rajala

Kiandra Rajala is the Regional Social Scientist for the Midwest Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Based in the Science Applications program, Kiandra works across USFWS programs and with external partners to address the human dimensions and social dynamics of conservation through social science insights, application, and integration. Kiandra collaborates with other internal and external social scientists on a variety of efforts to mainstream conservation social sciences. Kiandra’s previous research and current focal areas include supporting private lands and community-based conservation, understanding people’s relationship with places and preferences for ecosystem services, identifying constraining and enabling factors related to key conservation behaviors, and enhancing collaborative conservation.

Areas of expertise
Human dimensions
Social psychology
Environmental psychology
Social-ecological systems