Michelle Anagnostouis a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford researching how to better leverage anti-money laundering interventions to tackle illegal wildlife trade.

Collaborating with law enforcement and intelligence agencies, Michelle has conducted fieldwork on illegal wildlife trade in Uganda, South Africa, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Canada. In addition to her fellowship research, Michelle is consulting with WWF and National Cargo Bureau (NCB) on the development of an AI solution to screen bookings and shipping documentation for mis-declared or undeclared wildlife products in maritime supply chains. She completed her PhD at the University of Waterloo, Canada, MSc (Distinction) in Conservation and the International Wildlife Trade at the University of Kent, UK, and BSc (Honours) in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto, Canada. She has been awarded the Governor General's Academic Gold Medal.