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California condor, Pinnacles National Monument, CA December 2006
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Mary Wynne Kotschwar Background |
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HOMETOWN:
Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island, WA
EDUCATION:
M.S. Candidate, Fisheries and Wildlife Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, Aug. 2007 - present
B.S., Biology, with French minor, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA, May 2003
Study Abroad, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France Feb. – Jun. 2002
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
Wildlife Technician, Hoopa Tribal Forestry, Hoopa, CA Feb. – Aug. 2007 Hoopa Valley Pacific Fisher Project
California Condor Recovery Intern, Pinnacles National Monument, CA, Jun. – Dec. 2006 Student Conservation Association Internship
Independent research, Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, Madagascar. Aug. 2003 – Aug. 2004 Of Lemurs, Land and Lore: The Sociocultural Niche of a Flagship Species
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Graduate teaching assistant, Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA Aug. 2007- present Fall 2007: Principles of Fisheries and Wildlife Management Spring 2008: Wildlife Field Biology
English assistant, Collèges Jean Zay and Janequin, Angers, France Oct. 2005– Apr. 2006
Biology tutor, UPS Center for Writing and Learning, Tacoma, WA Aug. 2002 – May 2003
Ecology teaching assistant, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA Sept. – Dec. 2001
OTHER INTERESTS:
Travel, hiking, music, foreign languages |
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Fisher kits, Hoopa Valley Reservation, CA April 2007
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Reading the Iliad in Athens, Greece. May 2006 |
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Black lemur, Nosy Komba, Madagascar, 2004 |
