Charlotte has worked with the CDRS in different projects since 1997, including terrestrial invertebrate research programs.

She has extensive experience developing methods for controlling invasive insects and restoring ecosystems in areas of conservation importance.

She oversaw the biological control program against the cottony cushion scale using the Australian ladybug.

She is currently coordinating an international effort to control the population of the invasive Philornis downsi fly, which is threatening many endemic bird species in the Galapagos.