Dr. Murry Burgess is the Co-Founder & CEO of Field Inclusive, Inc., a non-profit that aims to amplify and support marginalized identities and those historically excluded individuals spending time outdoors.

Murry (she/her) is an Associate Wildlife Biologist and Assistant Professor at Mississippi State University. As an urban ecologist and ornithologist, Murry researches the impacts of anthropogenic stressors on songbird metabolic health and physical development.

She is also a children’s author and public scientist. As a DEI activist, she was driven to start Field Inclusive based on her own experiences living in predominantly white areas of the Deep South and her determination to make the road easier for future wildlife professionals.