Most of her research has focused on the conservation of inhabited landscapes and conservation conflict in Northern Thailand with her most recent project aimed at understanding the factors influencing different livelihood decisions of farmers living inside national parks and measuring the associated social and ecological outcomes. Dr. Roth has a strong interest in indigenous knowledge and mapping and is currently developing research on the production and circulation of different kinds of knowledge in conservation governance. Dr. Roth holds a BA hons in Geography from University of Victoria, Canada and a PhD in Geography from Clark University, USA.