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Professional Experience

Faculty

August 2024 - present

Missouri State University, MO, USA

Assistant Professor

August 2022 - July 2024

University of Alabama, AL, USA

Instructor/Researcher

January 2018 - July 2022

Auburn University, AL, USA

Health, stress, and oxidative stress in crocodilians. Health and population status of alligators in Alabama 

Postdoctoral Fellow

July 2015 - July 2018

Auburn University, AL, USA

Integration of the organismal and cellular stress response in zebra finches and alligators

Research Assistant

January 2015 - May 2015

University of Georgia, GA, USA

Saltwater crocodile biology

Visiting Researcher

June 2013 - December 2014

Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, SC, USA

Examining the effects of anthropogenic stressors on American alligators

Graduate Trainee

May 2012 - May 2013

University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Stress and health of saltwater crocodiles 

Research Assistant

August 2010 - May 2012

University of Georgia, GA, USA

Influenza susceptibility in American alligators

Crocodilian Handler

June 2006 - July 2010

Alligator Adventure, N. Myrtle Beach, SC, USA

Crocodilian and other reptilian biology and husbandry

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