My research focuses on the transformation of African pastoral systems. I have investigated how FulBe pastoralists in the Far North Region of Cameroon have adapted to changing ecological, political and institutional conditions that affect their lives and livelihoods. I have been conducting research with pastoralists in the Far North Region of Cameroon since 1993. The long-term research has resulted in collaborations with local researchers, which has allowed me to develop new interdisciplinary research projects with colleagues at the Ohio State University. All my research projects examine pastoral systems within the analytical framework of coupled human and natural systems using a regional approach that situates the Far North Region within the larger Chad Basin. Research Grants:

• IPR Seed Grant, Initiative in Population Research, The Ohio State University, 2009-2010, with co-PIs Rebecca Garabed, Song Liang, Ningchuan Xiao, Saïdou Kari. Title: Livestock Movements and Disease Transmission in the Chad Basin: Modeling Risks for Animals and Humans ($41,000)(awarded).
• PHPID Seed Grant, Public Health Preparedness for Infectious Diseases, The Ohio State University, 2009-2011, with Rebecca Garabed (PI), Song Liang, Ningchuan Xiao. Title: Pilot Study of Livestock Movements and Disease Epidemiology in the Chad Basin: Modeling Risks for Animals and Humans ($100,000)(awarded).
• National Science Foundation, 2010-2015. Livestock Movements and Disease Epidemiology in the Chad Basin: Modeling Risks for Animals and Humans, with Rebecca Garabed (PI), Song Liang, and Ningchuan Xiao ($2,499,017)(under review).