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The Paradox of “Pests”

Posted on June 6, 2018 by lisapbarrett 2 comments

Less familiar to you may be nuisance animals such as dolphins that have learned to steal fish from fishermen, macaques that barter with tourists’ stolen sunglasses in exchange for food, and elephants that disable electric fencing with trees in order to raid a farmer’s crops. Instances of human-wildlife conflict like these are not rare, and they may result in death or injury for animals and property damage or hardship for humans (and in some cases, injury and death).

Quick Tips on Effectively Communicating Science

Posted on April 3, 2018 by lisapbarrett Leave a comment

As scientists, we strive to communicate our research findings not only because our funding sources encourage us to, but because our results are meaningless if they are not conferred to the public, policy makers, and future generations for them to consider and act on. Last week I was fortunate to attend a talk by Dr. Madeline Sofia, an NPR producer on Joe’s Big Idea, in which she outlined important dos and don’ts for scientists who want to become better communicators.

National Geographic dissertation research feature

Posted on March 6, 2018 by lisapbarrett Leave a comment

“I am so excited to share a huge personal accomplishment– a portion of my dissertation research was featured in the February 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine…”

What Not To Do In Graduate School

Posted on May 2, 2017 by lisapbarrett 4 comments

In many ways grad school is harder than undergrad, so if you get a bad grade or don’t make a deadline, don’t be hard on yourself. Grad school is full of the best of the best.

In the Spotlight: Global Health Corps Malawi

Posted on April 4, 2017 by lisapbarrett One comment

At the end of my Master of Public Health program, I was determined to work abroad to apply the skill and knowledge I had gained through my maternal and child health focus and my global health certificate. I was very much drawn to the mission of GHC, and how it is a community that values social justice and cross-cultural collaboration. One aspect of GHC that I was particularly interested in is having the opportunity to work with and learn from a national co-fellow, who is also based at your placement organization.

In the Spotlight: Peace Corps Togo

Posted on March 7, 2017 by lisapbarrett Leave a comment

As an EAFS volunteer, I don’t really have a “typical day”. Some days I am building a permaculture garden and surveying the tree nurseries of my reforestation team, and other days I am meeting with the women’s cooperative that I helped to create and running my girls club at the middle school.

Sexual Conflict in Nonhuman Primates: A Female’s Perspective

Posted on February 7, 2017 by lisapbarrett One comment

by Lisa Barrett Sexual conflict is the clash between evolutionary interests of males and females. It stems from anisogamy, the discrepant sizes of the male and female gametes (sperm and eggs, respectively). Think: eggs are bigger and more costly to produce; sperm is cheap and plentiful. These gametic differences lead to (sometimes) opposing reproductive interests and strategies for the sexes– a

Conservation Behavior

Posted on January 5, 2017 by lisapbarrett 2 comments

What happens when you don’t see things from the animal’s perspective? A conservation failure. Unfortunately there are quite a few examples of conservation attempts that failed, because their leaders lacked an understanding about some aspect of behavior.

In the Spotlight: Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary

Posted on November 1, 2016 by lisapbarrett Leave a comment

Although I love research, I’ve realized that my real passion lies in getting folks engaged with a project or an idea–we can’t continue to publish studies in a scientific vacuum and assume that the world will change.

In the Spotlight: University of Wyoming Raccoon Project

Posted on October 4, 2016 by lisapbarrett 2 comments

Every week there is something new to do! Some of my favorite moments have taken place early in the morning when the research technicians and I check the live traps we baited the previous evening.

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