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Education
1987 AA, Liberal Arts Major, LaGuardia Community College, Long Island, NY
1989 BA, Independent Major (entitled Animal Behavior and Environmental Modification), Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
1993 MS, Animal Behavior, University of California, Davis. Adviser: Dr. B.L. Hart
2002 PhD, Animal Behavior, Animal Behavior, University of California, Davis. Dissertation: The Use of Plants for Nest Fumigation in the Dusky-footed Wood rat (Neotoma fuscipes).
Awards
Faculty Seed Grant, Montana Tech of the University of Montana, May 2006
Graduate Student Travel Grant, UC Davis, 1996-97
Dissertation Year Award, UC Davis, 1995-96
Graduate Opportunity Fellowship, UC Davis, 1990-91 and 1994-95
Natural Reserve System Research Grant, University of California, 1993
NSF-Research Training Grant, UC Davis, Jun to Aug 1992
Distinguished Scholar Research Award, UC Davis, 1990
Vassar Fellowship, 1987-89
Honors
Professors for the Future Fellow, UC Davis, 1996-97.
Minority Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention, NSF, 1990 and 1991
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, June 1989
General Honors and Independent Majors Program Honors, Vassar College, May 1989
Departmental Honors, LaGuardia Community College, Mar 1987
Exploring Transfer Program, Summer 1986
Dean’s Honor List, all undergraduate quarters, LaGuardia Community College
Professional Affiliations
Animal Behavior Society (ABS)
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
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