Dr. R. Scot Duncan was raised on the shores of Pensacola Bay, FL by the celebrated birders and conservationists, Lucy and Bob Duncan. Both Scot and his brother, Will, have dedicated their lives to science, conservation, and education.

Scot holds a BS in Biology from Eckerd College and a MS and PhD in Zoology from the University of Florida. His research and explorations have taken him to Antarctica, New Zealand, East Africa, Central and South America, the Pacific Northwest, and ecosystems across the southeastern US. In graduate school, Scot studied tropical forest restoration in Uganda and Latin America, but since 2002 has focused his efforts on endangered species and ecosystems of the Southeast. He is the author or coauthor of 16 peer-reviewed science journal articles and 7 technical reports.

Before becoming Executive Director of Alabama Audubon in 2022, Scot was a Professor of Biology at Birmingham-Southern College for twenty years. Alabama Audubon has grown quickly under his leadership.