S2 Ep1847: ECKERD COLLEGE NEWS Maddie Merrick: Dr. Erin Frick, Animal Behavior, Welfare & Conservation
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In this episode of Eckerd College News, WECX correspondent Maddie Merrick interviews Dr. Erin Frick, Associate Professor of Animal Studies. Dr. Frick's research interests are in areas of animal behavior, welfare, and conservation, and biopsychology of learning in animal models. She has experience conducting research with wild animals and animals housed in managed-care facilities, including: bottlenose dolphins, rough-toothed dolphins, sea otters, Asian small-clawed otters, hippopotamus, polar bears, sea lions, Pacific walrus, sea turtles, zebrafish, and rats. Across all teaching and research endeavors, Dr. Frick is committed to and enthusiastic about creating opportunities for undergraduate students at Eckerd College to conduct research. She provides instruction, supervision, and mentorship to students as they learn the research process from start to finish and apply concepts learned in the classroom to laboratory and field-work settings.
[email protected] Frick Animal Behavior Lab
Degrees B.S. Zoology., University of New Hampshire, 2012; M.A., Experimental Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, 2016; Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, 2018
Classes She Teaches Introduction to Animal Studies, Animal Behavior, Practicum in Animal Studies, Statistics for Animal Studies, and Animal Studies Capstone.
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