Out in the Field

I wrote a new post for the San Diego Zoo about my pocket mouse field work! I will be out here for a couple more months so more updates to come.

Up All Night with Pocket Mice

Summer has flown by but here's a taste of what I've been doing in the field since May- a new blog post for the San Diego Zoo about some of my research with Pacific pocket mice!

http://blogs.sandiegozoo.org/2013/08/21/up-all-night-with-pocket-mice/

My research- in a video!

I recently had to make a video about my research for a fellowship I received. Never having made a video before, it took me a lot longer than anticipated but I'm pretty happy with the way it came out. Hopefully it is fun to watch and also informative! I am about to start my field work again next week, so fingers crossed it all goes smoothly!

Pocket Mice!

Contrary to popular belief, life as a graduate student can actually get quite hectic.  While many popular coping mechanisms involve watching hours of YouTube, searching funny animal photos, and of course, Facebook, I have actually done something both fun AND productive!  I've started blogging on the San Diego Zoo website (check out my first post here!) about my research with the Pacific pocket mice.  My co-advisor is a researcher at the Institute for Conservation Research at the SD Zoo, and I am working on a conservation project they are getting started up over there.  I'll be contributing regularly with updates on my PPM work and what it is like to be a graduate student and working towards a career in conservation research!