She received her M.S. in Biodiversity & Conservation from Leeds University, Leeds, U.K., as well as her Ph.D. in Ecology there. Toryʼs areas of expertise include behavioral and landscape ecology, anthropogenic disturbance of wildlife, simulation modeling and conservation biology. She has field experience in a wide range of habitats across North and Central America, Europe, Africa and Asia and has been working with bats for the last 13 years.