Master of Science in Conservation Medicine
Case Study Presentations and Poster Exhibit
Saturday, September 9, 2017 from 8:30 – 4:30 pm
Varis Lecture Hall, Grafton Campus – 200 Westboro Rd., North Grafton, MA 01536
8:30 | Continental Breakfast | |
9:00 | Introduction | Dr. Chris Whittier |
Group 1: African Conservation Theme | ||
9:05 | Rangers as Researchers: The Implementation and Impact of a Mobile Monitoring Program for Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) Conservation on the Imire Rhino & Wildlife Conservancy, Zimbabwe | Catherine Ressijac |
9:25 | Integrated Schistosomiasis Control in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Conservation Medicine Solution for a Neglected Tropical Disease | Evan Griffith |
9:45 | Food Security and the Bushmeat Trade: An Interdisciplinary Approach | Alexander Piacentini |
10:05 | On Yaws Eradication– Selected Critical Thoughts | Adam Krantz |
10:25 | Break | |
Group 2: Environmental Health, Ecosystem Health | ||
10:40 | Evaluating Environmental Parameters in One Health Experiments | Caitlin McAllister |
11:00 | America’s Lead Crisis: A One Health Approach to Combat Environmental Lead Contamination in Urban Areas | Tatyana Kalani |
11:20 | Birds of Prey as Biomonitors of Environmental Health: A Case Study About Anticoagulant Rodenticides | Dr. Estefania Parra Ochoa |
11:40 | Elucidating the Elusive: A One Health Approach to Solving Narwhal Conservation Challenges | Roxane Aflalo |
12:00 | Lunch Break / Poster Exhibit with MAPP
(outside Agnes Varis Auditorium) |
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Group 3: Wildlife Health and Disease | ||
1:30 | Mammal diversity and health at Ibitipoca State Park, Minas Gerais Brazil | Dr. Erica Bacellar Soares |
1:50 | Variations in Parasite Loading of Atlantic Sturgeon in the Hudson River Over Spawning Season | Anne Christian |
2:10 | White-nose Syndrome in North American Vesper Bats: Evaluating the Reliability of Pd Detection Methods in Non-Hibernal Bats | Dr. Jennifer Yu |
2:30 | Raising the Devil: Management of Tasmanian Devil Populations in the Face of a Deadly Cancer | Nancy McNamara |
2:50 | Break | |
Group 4: Conservation Technology and Policy | ||
3:05 | Scent-Detection Working Dogs in Conservation | Grace Kwon |
3:25 | Cages, Broken Eggs, and Influenza: The Multidimensional Legacy of the Exotic Parrot Trade | Lucas Stegman |
3:45 | How Assisted Reproductive Technologies Can be Used as a Conservation Tool | Danielle Sosnicki |
4:05 | Here Kitty Kitty: Mapping Suitable Locations for Cougars (Puma concolor) Reintroduction in New England | 2016 | Benjamin Miranda |
4:25 | Closing | Dr. Alison Robbins |