With a background in wildlife conservation, I am interested in looking at the intersection between the traditional in-situ conservation efforts and the ex-situ work being done at accredited zoos and aquariums.

My current projects investigate the neuroendocrine mechanisms of behavioral plasticity. Using the Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata), I am characterizing changes in neuronal activation to explain how prior experiences and genetic lineages shape behavioral patterns.

Completed undergraduate degree between 2016-2020 at Colorado State University Fort Collins in Biological Sciences and Conservation Biology. I worked closely with the office of Orientation and Transition Programs and as an Undergraduate Research Assistant in the Dept. of Biology. I am now a first-year PSM student focused on canine behavior.

Disease ecology, quantitative ecology, waterfowl migration.

Undergraduate at CSU in zoology and conservation biology. Currently in the PSM zoo, aquarium, and shelter management program.

I am a new graduate student for the PSM program and I am interested in the animal shelter management track. I am interested in focusing my studies on animal behavior and enrichment.

I am from Boise, Idaho and I just moved here to Fort Collins for the PSM program in Zoo, Aquarium, and Animal Shelter Management. Before moving here I worked at at vet clinic for two years. I got my undergraduate degree in Wildlife Resources for the University of Idaho, located in Moscow, Idaho.

Ph.D. Student in the Knapp Lab interested in plant and ecosystem ecology and precipitation legacy effects

PhD Candidate in Dr. Cory Williams lab studying the neuroendocrine circuits that drive seasonal feeding shifts in ground squirrels.

Currently in my 4th year Undergraduate in Zoology and 1st year PSM in Zoo, Aquarium, and Animal Shelter Management

I am an aquatic ecologist. I use biota (primarily insects) to look at response to disturbance in stream ecosystems. I am particularly interested in "life below the flow" or invertebrates living in the hyporheic zone.

With my conservation, fisheries and sociology background, I am interested looking to combine social science perspective (humans), with education and outreach with fisheries/ native fish species population conservation- especially in an Aquarium setting.

I am a dedicated animal welfare professional with a broad background in shelter management, leadership, behavioral care, medicine, and direct animal support. My career spans multiple states, and I'm passionate about making a positive impact on animals' lives. I bring extensive experience in team management, program implementation, and continuous learning through certifications, driven by my belief in the welfare of animals and the people who care for them. My goal is to inspire others to provide the care and compassion that every animal deserves, envisioning a future where all pets have the chance to thrive.

I study pulse/press resource dynamics in grassland plant communities.

I'm a Cell and Molecular Biology M.S. student in the Medford lab engineering Arabidopsis thaliana for directed expression of transcription factors.

I am a Ph.D. student in the Hoke Lab interested in animal behavior, bioacoustics, and neural mechanisms during various social interactions. I received my B.S. in Biology at Gettysburg College where I primarily studied how airborne sound and substrate-borne vibrational signals, produced by calling animals, change as they propagate through their environment. Additionally, I did fieldwork in the tropical rainforest where I studied whether arboreal snakes can locate prey using vibrational cues. I've also conducted tests studying aggressive behaviors and mate choice in red-eyed treefrogs (Agalychnis callidryas).

Hello, I am Myaih Mikolaizik. My pronouns are she/her/hers. I am from a small town in northern Michigan. I got my undergraduate degree in Zoology here at CSU. Now I am pursuing my PSM and have an interest in animal conservation.

Fourth year PhD candidate in the Peers lab studying pigment biosynthesis in diatom algae NSF Graduate Research Fellow

I am a Professional Science Master's student in Zoo, Aquarium, and Shelter Management, with an interest in animal behavior and husbandry. I currently work with the animals on campus through Lab Animal Resources, and teach a LIFE 102 lab.

My research integrates telomere dynamics, applied conservation genomics, and evolutionary genomics to better understand the effects of climate change on migratory birds.

As a CSU Graduate Student I am advancing my career on the zoo management track through the PSM program. Additionally I am teaching BZ 212 labs and helping students tackle the complex world of invertebrate science .

Avery Schneider is a first year in the PSM program. She has worked with large felines at a wildlife sanctuary and has worked in a small animal veterinary clinic. She volunteers for Northern Colorado Friends of Ferals and set up free vaccine clinics for cats in low income communities for her Honors Thesis. She is excited to expand her knowledge, acquire more technical skills, and learn from her peers as she enters this program.

Interested in how abiotic drivers shape above- and belowground communities through plant-soil interactions. Working from the individual to ecosystem scale to elucidate mechanisms of change.

Plant Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology, Plant Ecophysiology. Specifically, the ecological impact of solar energy infrastructure in natural systems

I am interested in evolution of DNA replication/recombination and repair machinery. I study how these mechanisms drive variation between, and within, the three genomes housed inside plant cells: i.e nuclear, mitochondrial, and plastid genomes.

I am a PhD student in the Garrity Lab whose research centers on diversity, equity, and inclusion in science. I also partner with the Amplify Learning Community at CSU, which is a co-curricular residential community, to support and mentor students with marginalized identities in STEM fields.

Graduate teaching assistant for Life 102