CBC Alumni Spotlight: Andrew Lemieux, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Class of 2005

Alum Spotlight on Dr. Andrew Lemieux, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics at the University of Arizona (BS 2005, MS 2006).

Andrew subsequently earned a master’s degree (2008) and PhD (2010) in Criminal Justice from Rutgers University. His doctoral research examined the risk of violent victimization Americans face in different activities and places. From 2010-2022, he worked at the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement where he coordinated the Wildlife Crime Research Cluster.

In 2022, Andrew joined LEAD Conservation to set up a program that enables government agencies and civil society organizations analyze wildlife protection problems and create holistic response plans that benefit wildlife and communities. Lemieux provides training and mentorship to establish problem-solving teams, solve problems, and write up case studies. The program’s long-term vision is to create a body of evidence for decision makers and academics about ‘what works’ and ‘what fails’.

Andrew is a research fellow at the VU University's Criminology Department in Amsterdam and was an advisor for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes World Wildlife Crime Report (2024).