- Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Project Dragonfly, Miami University
I am a university VAP, and continue to research human-pachyderm relationships globally. My focus is on Nepal and captive elephant-mahout-owner triads, along with wild elephants, wild and orphaned (hand-reared) rhinoceros, and how conservation practices are influenced by these human-pachyderm relationships. Likewise, I examine how I/NGOs influence conservation and tourism practices, especially those centered around marginalized multispecies communities. Other projects include elephant and mahout health and welfare, and one health/one welfare concerns.
Experience
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–presentVisiting Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Project Dragonfly, Miami University
Education
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University of Exeter, PhD in Anthrozoology
Grants and Contracts
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2024The complex lives of cultural icons
- Role:
- Grantee
- Funding Source:
- Culture & Animals Foundation
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- Location: Oxford, Ohio, U.S.
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