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Honors, Awards, and Memberships
Honors, Awards, and Memberships
Veterinary Medical Scientist Training Program (DVM-PhD, UGA) | 2021
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Graduate Assistantship | 2021
Robert J. Warren Graduate Fellowship | 2021
Beverly Hirsh Frank Graduate Fellowship | 2021
Student Representative of Trilateral Webinar Series (WDA, AAWV, and TWS) | 2021
Warnell Graduate Student Symposium Best Presentation Award | 2021
Secretary of the UGA Student Chapter of the Wildlife Disease Association | 2020
Rachel Fischoff Educational Scholarship to attend the NWRA Symposium | 2019
Penn State dean's list | 2014 - 2018
R. Mcintyre Memorial Scholarship in Biology | 2017
Schreyer Honors College | 2016
National Society of Leadership and Success | 2016
Penn State Altoona Honors Program | 2015
Alpha Lambda Delta Honors Society | 2015
Member of the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA)
Member of the Wildlife Disease Association (WDA)
Member of the American Ornithological Society (AOS)
Member of the Georgia Ornithological Society (GOS)
Member of the UGA Student Chapter of the Wildlife Disease Association (SCWDA)
Member of the American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians (AAWV)
Member of The Wildlife Society (TWS)
Presentations
Presentations
National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA) Symposium 2019. (St. Louis, March 5 - 9, 2019).
Poster presentation of work developed at Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos where the imping procedure was performed on a roadside hawk as an alternative for a speedy rehabilitation. Please click here to view the poster. More details about the work can be found under Experience.
Divulgação Científica e Comunicação com a Sociedade: XVI Encontro de Pesquisadores do PARNASO, III Encontro de Pesquisadores do CBH Piabanha e Preto, II Encontro de Pesquisadores do Mosaico Central Fluminense. (December 18 - 20, 2018).
Series of three scientific meetings that consisted in seminars and poster presentations of student research projects. The events focused on initiatives directed to the preservation of the Atlantic forest.
Poster presentation on the feather imping procedure performed on a roadside hawk at PARNASO (to be also presented at the NWRA Symposium 2019, see item above).
Was responsible for leading the team of volunteers in activities such as the pre-conference organization, administration of the social media pages, and setup and management of the events. Served as a contact for inquiries.
Wildlife Disease Association Conference. (St. Augustine, August 5 - 10, 2018).
Oral presentation of work based on my honors thesis at the 67th Annual International Wildlife Disease Association Conference. The WDA Conference is directed to students and professionals in the field of wildlife studies with a focus on diseases. Please click here for more information.
Gamma Sigma Delta Research Expo. (2018).
Poster presentation of work based on my honors thesis. The Expo is associated with the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State. Please click here to view the full presentation and here for more information.
The Undergraduate Poster Exhibition. (2018).
Poster presentation of work based on my honors thesis. The Undergraduate Poster Exhibition is held every year, giving the opportunity for undergraduate students to present relevant research they conducted in or outside of class. Please click here for more information.
Picture taken at the Gamma Sigma Delta Research Expo (2018).
Universidade Federal da Serra dos Órgãos (UNIFESO). (2017).
Oral presentation of my experiences as a Brazilian student at an American university. My speech included a description of my honors thesis. Please click here for more information (text in Portuguese).
Workshops
Workshops
National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA) Symposium 2019 Workshops. (St. Louis, March 5 - 9, 2019).
Participated in the Wound Care and Bandaging, Basic Diagnostics, Basic Parasitology, Imping, and Diet Doctors workshops at the NWRA conference. View the workshop abstracts here.
Conservation Medicine - One Health - Wildlife Diseases Student Workshop at the University of Georgia. (November 2 - 4, 2018).
Series of seminars and discussions on wildlife health and research. A wet lab component ended the workshop. I participated in the Field Capture Methods lab, which introduced the students to techniques such as setting up traps, VHF telemetry, and mist nets. For more information, please click here.
Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos occasionally offers workshops in various subjects within wildlife ecology. All courses include a lecture and a practical component. I attended the following:
Ecotourism: basics on how to work as a tourist guide in natural areas (2019).
Camera-trap: how to use and applications on research (2017).
Falconry: application of the practice in rehabilitation of birds of prey (2017).
Snake handling: insights on capturing snakes and house protection against snakes (2016).
Picture taken during the falconry workshop (2017).
Other Events
Other Events
O Legado de Chico Mendes, Políticas Públicas Socioambientais: X Encontro de Educação Ambiental da Serra dos Órgãos, XIII Congresso Estadual da APEDEMA/RJ. (November 22 - 25, 2018).
Series of seminars and roundtables with the theme of environmental education and water resources at PARNASO.
Was a member of the organizing committee: helped with the setup and management of the events.
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