Speaker: Becca Cozad, Southwestern Program Coordinator @ Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy
Title: “Herp conservation from the East Coast to the Western deserts”
Abstract: Becca Cozad earned her B.S. Biology from Emory University and her M.S. from the University of Georgia, where she studied wildlife disease in gopher tortoises. Her experience with conservation began with sea turtles at the Mote Marine Laboratory and the Georgia Sea Turtle Center and continued as a research biologist at the Nokuse Plantation; today, Becca works as the Southwestern Program Coordinator for the Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy—a nonprofit “focused on identifying and conserving the highest priority places for amphibians and reptiles in the United States.” In her presentation, Becca details her career journey, describes opportunities and challenges in conservation, and provides advice for students looking for post-graduation jobs and graduate school opportunities.

The Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, & Organismal Biology (EEBOB) seminar series focuses on biological topics at whole-organism and higher scales of organization. Guest speakers come from universities, governmental agencies, NGOs, zoos, museums, and other institutions. The EEBOB seminar is an opportunity to learn about career paths and research in the biology discipline, and for students to engage with professionals in a wide variety of biology careers.

This seminar series consists of a pre-recorded seminar, which will be posted to a playlist at the beginning of each week, and a live, virtual Q&A session with the speaker. All are welcome to attend! To be granted access to the live Q&A session, interested attendees can email Dr. Todd Pierson. The live Q&A session will be held each Thursday at 12:30 PM.