B.S. Biology and Wildlife
University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point, 2006
At UWSP I had the opportunity to pursue several research projects involving my two scientific passions, herpetology and parasitology. My projects included both vertebrate and invertebrate hosts, and protozoan, nematode, and platyhelminth parasites. Bridging my two passions was a two-year study on Ribeiroia ondatrae and amphibians. This parasite has received attention as one of the possible causes of amphibian malformations throughout the country. Following that study I conducted an international project on the sustainability of ecotourism, amphibian research and conservation at Reserva Amazónica, Peru. During the summers I conducted research on the Wisconsin endangered species, Butler's garter snakes ( Thamnophis butleri ), with the Department of Natural Resources.
After exploring many diverse areas of research, I decided that the mechanisms underlying parasite-host interactions and the resulting ecological implications was the direction I wanted my research to take. This led me to the Hopkins laboratory where I will be working on the energetic costs of parasite infection on larval amphibians for my MS in Fisheries and Wildlife Science.
email:
sorlo364@vt.edu
