Purpose of Event: Our goal is to educate the public about animal behavior research through engaging virtual presentations by Rio Grande Valley students and a panel of educators and our community partners at the Gladys Porter Zoo.
Presentations will be live-streamed virtually through Zoom, and the full event can be attended in-person at the UTRGV Brownsville Student Union. All times listed as CST.
Pre-recorded presentations can be found here.
1:00 pm
Event will begin both in-person and concurrently via a Zoom livestream.
1:00 pm - 1:05 pm
Dr. Mario Gil, Assistant Professor in the UTRGV Department of Psychological Science, will welcome attendees, review symposium objectives, and introduce Dr. Patrick Burchfield
1:05 pm - 2:30 pm
Dr. Patrick Burchfield, Director of the Gladys Porter Zoo, will deliver the keynote address.
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Harlingen CISD Presenters
Brownsville ISD Presenters
Mabry Evans
Seth Perez
Gianna Dominguez
Justin Delgado
Sean Gonzalez
Gideon Rodriguez
Alex Olvera
Briana Martinez
Chantal Pena
Katya Hermosillo
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Maria Avendaño, UTRGV Undergraduate Student
Corinthia Aranda, UTRGV Undergraduate Student & Gladys Porter Zoo Intern
Cristian Botello, UTRGV Graduate Student
Alexandra Chalons, UTRGV Undergraduate Student
4:30 pm - 5:45 pm
Panelists:
Dr. Wendy James-Aldridge, Curator of Behavioral Research at the Gladys Porter Zoo
Amy Mutore, Sr. Research Compliance Specialist, UTRGV Office of Research Compliance
Dr. Ioan Muntean, UTRGV Department of Philosophy
Patricia Scanlan, UTRGV Graduate Student & Gladys Porter Zoo Curator of Behavioral Husbandry
Dr. Mario Gil, Assistant Professor, UTRGV Department of Psychological Science and SOM Neuroscience Institute/Department of Neuroscience
5:45 pm
Event End
Event Conclusion. Thank you for joining us!