Denielle Perry obtained her Ph.D. in Geography at the University of Oregon, USA. She conducts research on development impacts on, and protection policy options for, riverine ecosystems. She conducts fieldwork across North and South America, Europe, and China. She is an Assistant Professor in the School of Earth and Sustainability at Northern Arizona and the Co-chair of the international Durable River Protections Coalition. She has published/produced over 20 scientific papers, book chapters, datasets, films, and policy resolutions on the conservation of rivers, impacts of water resource developments on Indigenous peoples and riverine ecosystems, and water resource governance broadly.