Over the past year

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Over the past year

• Erim Gomez
• Washington State University

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Introduction

• BS Environmental Studies Biology
• Minors Economics and Political Science
• Southern Oregon University
• Master Natural Resource Science
• Wildlife and Aquatic Ecosystems

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As an Undergraduate

• Undergraduate Research Assistant
• Assistant Wildlife Biologist
• McNair Funded Capstone
• Co-Director of The Ecology Center of the
  Siskiyous

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Amphibian Conservation

• Captive Breeding Methods
• North Leopard Frog
• Columbian Spotted Frogs
• Microhabitat selection
• Bullfrogs
• Pacific Tree Frog
• Spade Foot Toad

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Raising Tadpoles

• Five egg masses
• First attempt resulted in 0 tadpole survival
• May be due to late breeding and mold.
• Breeding in April 2009

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Professional Development

• Networking
• Berkeley Edge Conference
• Society of Northwest Vertebrate Biology
• Wildlife Society
• AGU Joint Assembly
• Continue with my education and earn a Ph.D.

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Professional Development

• Teaching Assistant
• Enter academia to teach and conduct research.
• Conservation biology
• Freshwater ecosystems