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 Matters, we turn to Tina Dow, PhD, Assistant Professor in the College of Medicine at University of Central Florida. After earning her degree in Animal and Veterinary Sciences from West Virginia University, Tina began an internship at Roger Williams Park Zoo (Providence, RI). Favoring elephants, she studied at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute for her doctoral work under the mentorship of Dr. Janine Brown investigating endocrine and physiological factors influencing infertility in managed female African elephants. She has been a member of EMA since 2008.”
You can read the entire article at the following link: Gray Matters 2021-Vol25-Iss4-1