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MS in Conservation Medicine (MCM) Case Study Presentations and Poster Exhibit 2017
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 |