Trace  Gale-Detrich is a senior researcher in the Centro de Investigación en Ecosistemas de la Patagonia (CIEP), located in the Aysén Region of Chilean Patagonia. She is also an Associate Researcher with the Cape Horn International Center (CHIC), located in the Magallanes and Chilean Antártic Region. Her research interests focus on human/human and human/non-human interactions within the ecosystems of Patagonia, with most of her work addressing the intersection of conservation and development. Her areas of focus include human values, perceptions, affect, and experiences, to improve understanding about how these human dynamics converge with regards to environmental stewardship, transdisciplinary governance, human development/wellbeing, and the integration of protected areas with their bordering lands and communities; especially in contexts of territorial transition, involving social and climate change.