Field Work and Play
Name: Wilson Andres Acuna School: Tufts University Major: Biology Program: Techniques for Rainforest Research, Australia The third week of summer session II at the SFS Center for Rainforest Studies in Australia marked the beginning of a new and exciting stage on the program for the 19 students who have been together at the Center since [...]
SFS Dean on Ecology and Education
Name: Robin Sears, Ph.D. Position: Vice President of Academic Affairs Location: SFS Headquarters, Beverly, MA, USA This week was a conference double-header for the SFS Vice President of Academic Affairs. After a week attending the 97th meeting of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) in Portland, Oregon, I dashed home to participate in an innovative [...]
SFS Alum on the 97th ESA Conference
Name: Elizabeth Forbes School: Vassar College ’12 SFS Alum: Australia Spring 2011 So here I sit, behind the table of The School for Field Studies booth at the Ecological Society of America (ESA) conference, looking at the small sampling of ecological research posters within my view; there are hundreds more in the vast room housing [...]
Wildlife Researchers
Name: Christian Kiffner, Ph.D. Position: Lecturer in Techniques of Wildlife Management Program: Techniques for Wildlife Research, Tanzania The timing of the summer program coincides with the start of the dry season in northern Tanzania. This means cold temperatures at night and great opportunities to observe wildlife. Many of the migratory animals such as zebra and [...]
Seedling Hunting and Wildlife Management
Name: Catherine Pohlman, Ph.D. Position: Lecturer in Natural Resource Management Program: Techniques for Rainforest Research, Australia Today marks the final day of the 2012 Summer II course in Australia. Iris (our wonderful cook) is preparing the traditional Aussie barbeque to give the students a taste of some of our native wildlife (crocodiles and kangaroos – [...]
Tourism & Sustainability in Mission Beach
Name(s): Nicole Wilson & Dave Ealy Program: Techniques for Rainforest Research, Australia Last week, we at the Center for Rainforest Studies got the opportunity to travel to beautiful Mission Beach in Northern Queensland. We set out to find out more about the town by surveying locals and tourists about the economic, ecological, and cultural sustainability [...]
Alumni Profile: Jeff Flocken
Jeffrey Flocken (SFS Kenya Summer ’90) is the DC Office Director at the International Fund for Animal Welfare. He recently coauthored a book called Wildlife Heroes with fellow conservationist Julie Scardina that has been featured on the TODAY SHOW, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NPR, and Sirius Radio, and has received endorsements from celebrities [...]
Passion and Hope
Name: Stephanie Moody-Geissler, M.P.H. Position: Teaching Assistant in Public Health Program: Public Health & Environment, Kenya I was so excited when I was offered a teaching position with The School for Field Studies (SFS) for their Field Practicum in Public Health & Environment in Kimana, Kenya. As a newly minted Epidemiologist, I am enthusiastic to [...]
Beautiful and Exhilarating
Name: Sarah Peterson School: The Ohio State University Major: Animal Science/Zoology Program: Techniques for Wildlife Research, Tanzania Habari za leo! Summer Session II students have been in Tanzania for less than two weeks, but I think I speak for all of us when I say it feels like much longer. But that’s a good thing! [...]
A World in the Tropical Rainforest…
Name: Rachel Kocin School: Westminster College Major: Environmental Studies Program: Techniques for Rainforest Research, Australia Nineteen students from across the country spend their first two weeks getting to know each other. Waking up to the calls of the rainforest, the experience thus far has been unforgettable. On the walk to breakfast you often hear interesting [...]
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