Class of 2018
Master of Science in Conservation Medicine
Case Study Presentations
Saturday, September 8, 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 |
9:05 | Risk of Tuberculosis Transmission Between Humans, Elephants, and Non-Human Primates in Temples near Bangalore, India | Emily Haines (Remote from Scotland) |
9:25 | What Can You Learn from Grey Seals and their Poop? | Anna Pierce (Remote) |
9:45 | The Poisoned Plains: Assessing the Impacts of Human-Carnivore Conflict on Ecosystems of East Africa | Gaia Bonini |
10:05 | Using Quantitative Methods to Improve Rehabilitation Success of African Penguin Chicks | Miren Schleicher |
10:25 | Break | |
10:40 | Factors that Influence Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus) trail use | Sofany Montoya |
11:00 | Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth: Impacts of Wetlands Restoration on Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Massachusetts | Tricia Montague |
11:20 | Moose Population Health in the Northeastern United States | Alexandra Lombard |
11:40 | Gender Mainstreaming in Water Resource Management in Rural Kenya | Brittany Champey |
12:00 | Lunch Break with MAPP Agnes Varis Campus Center | |
1:30 | Endocrine Disruptors: Crocodilians as Sentinel Species | Briana Stockdale |
1:50 | Lead Exposure in Gray Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) in Central Massachusetts | Katherine Zhou |
2:10 | Proceed with Caution: An Evaluation of Offshore Wind Energy Development in Massachusetts and the Potential Environmental Impacts on Avian Wildlife | Cristen Mathews |
2:30 | One Health Approach to Reducing Sharks as bycatch | Zara Martinez |
2:50 | Break | |
3:05 | A One Health Approach to Understanding the Impact of Ocean Acidification on Massachusetts’ Shellfish | Brianna Laing |
3:25 | I’m Ready for my…Selfie? Social Media & Sea Turtle Tourism in Apo Island Marine Sanctuary, Philippines | Meghan MacGregor |
3:45 | Boto River Dolphin Conservation Issues and Efforts in the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve | Amalia Saladrigas |
4:05 | Closing | Dr. Alison Robbins |
Unable to present | |
How Hybrid Bears Happened – A Case Study of Brown, Polar and Hybrid Bears | Sara Colin |
Anthrax in Southern Africa | Katherine Slyngstad |
Who Benefits from Marine Protected Areas? A Case Study of the Necessity for Inclusive Marine Conservation and Management in Mabini, Philippines | Jenny Schilling |
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