What's something in your career you're proud of?

Ask a Biologist Monday 11/22/22

Improving wildlife habitat that would otherwise disappear/educating private landowners.

I was awarded “Educator of the Year” by the state fish and wildlife agency for the outeach that I do.

The next generation of biologists, seeing them fight for diversity/inclusivity.

I made a pretty pink poster that's also informative!

My undergraduates.

Normalizing women being in STEM for my son and everyone.

The number of biologists who started out their careers as part of my team.

Being the first to introduce a rare native plant successfully in an entire mountain range.

Fighting for equality in this field.

Disentangling many birds and sea life from marine debris.

Being a relentless advocate for myself and other LGBTQ+ people in a mainly cis male workplace.

Being a mom and scientist all at once.

Going from barely passing highschool to now almost being done with my PhD.

Pushing through all those times I wanted to give up to finally getting a permanent job this year.

Applied ecology that can genuinely make a difference in forming policy.

Helping people of all backgrounds see how important snakes are, even the venomous ones.

Sending my first manuscript for publishing in a small journal.

Getting a permanent job.

Representation as an Asian lesbian in Conservation.

Going from barely passing highschool to publishing 2 papers in the first year of my MS.

Finding a work life balance despite the pressures not to.