News – TINA CHIARELLI, PHD, FRGS

Featured: Members on the Move for Conservation

January 28th, 2023tinalc0 Comments

As promised, I am starting to update my website. To say that, since 2020, life has thrown it’s very best and worst at us would be a huge understatement. One of my grounding points has always been my work with elephants. Thankfully, they continue to be a guiding light. I was delighted to be interviewed by Gray Matters for their Members on the Move for Conservation” segment. “An interview with EMA Conservation Committee member Tina Dow, PhD. – This year, the Conservation Committee is highlighting EMA members that are making a difference for elephant conservation. For this issue of Gray …

Dr. Tina Dow Featured in University Graduate Catalog

November 7th, 2012tinalc0 Comments

The 2012-2013 West Virginia University Graduate Catalog has featured Dr. Tina Dow as a mentor for prospective students. While attending University, Dr. Dow was awarded a Graduate Teaching Fellowship and Tuition waiver. She was the first person in her family to attend college.

Dr. Tina Dow Inspires University Students to Help Wildlife

June 12th, 2012tinalc0 Comments

New WVU Student Group Supports Chimp Haven Animal Awareness and Conservation, a new student group at West Virginia University, is turning its organizational interests into action with its first major service activity. Students from the group will be collecting items for Chimp Haven, the National Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Caddo Parish, La. It’s an independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide lifetime care for chimpanzees that have been retired from medical research, the entertainment industry or are no longer wanted as pets. “We chose Chimp Haven because of its non-profit status, its mission to provide a long term home for chimpanzees …

Big Impact, Big Research — Dr. Tina Dow’s Research Highlighted in WVU Alumni Magazine

May 14th, 2012tinalc0 Comments

It was certainly a weekend of celebrations in West Virginia. In addition to participating in the 143rd Commencement at West Virginia University, Dr. Tina Dow’s research was highlighted in the latest edition of the WVU Alumni Magazine. Big Impact, Big Research Written By Jake Stump/ Photographs By Scott Lituchy The story of Tina Dow’s love of elephants began in another story, tucked away in the pages of her first Little Golden Book — The Saggy Baggy Elephant. Never Could she predict that someday she’d work with the same creatures that fascinated her as a girl growing up in Cumberland, Maryland. …

Researching the Researcher– Dr. Tina Dow Featured in the Latest Edition of JEMA

April 1st, 2012tinalc0 Comments

Recently, Dr. Tina Dow was featured in the Researching the Researcher section of the latest edition of the Journal of the Elephant Managers Association (JEMA). The article highlighted Tina’s doctoral research while at West Virginia University and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute.

A Trunk of Love Wins Telly Award for WVU

March 28th, 2012tinalc0 Comments

Award-winning videos feature WVU’s true story on YouTube Six WVU University Relations-produced videos honored with prestigious Telly Award. Yes, substantive content does exist on YouTube. Beyond the guitar-shredding cats, personal pleas to Justin Bieber and brouhahas in fast food parking lots, the true stories of West Virginia University’s academic heart and soul can be seen, heard and experienced on the world’s most popular video-sharing website. This month, a New York-based awards institution has sifted through the cyber debris to celebrate six tales of academic achievement and graduate student life at WVU. The Telly Awards honor the finest film and video productions by top …

WVU Promotional Video Includes Elephants

February 10th, 2012tinalc0 Comments

A new West Virginia University promotional video includes Tina Dow and a few of her elephant friends. You can check it out in the video below at the 14 second mark.

WVU Doctoral Student Pursues Passion

February 1st, 2012tinalc0 Comments

WVU Doctoral Student Pursues Passion By: Kaidy Murdock For the Charleston Daily Mail MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Tina Dow has always had an interest in elephants. From her first Little Golden Book and frequent visits to the Pittsburgh Zoo as a girl, the Cumberland, Md., native’s love for the creatures has transformed into a career and a passion. “In my backpack I still carry the first Little Golden Book that I was given as a child, and that was ‘The Saggy Baggy Elephant,’” said Dow, a doctoral student at West Virginia University. “I keep that around with me all the time. …

A Love For Elephants

December 13th, 2011tinalc0 Comments

West Virginia University has gone to the elephants! Not only were Tina and her pachyderm friends highlighted on the homepage of the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, but they were also featured on the West Virginia University main homepage. In addition, you can find an interview with Tina regarding her research at the following link Inside WVU

One True Love — Elephants

December 13th, 2011tinalc0 Comments

Recently, Tina’s research was featured in the inaugural issue of the official magazine of the West Virginia University Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Design.