Women in Herpetology

Anat Belasen

United States, Americas (Including, North, Central, South and Caribbean islands)

Career Stage: Post-doctoral researcher

Institution/Employer: Cornell University, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Society for Conservation Biology

Country & Continent: United States, Americas (Including, North, Central, South and Caribbean islands)

Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution, Conservation, Genetics, Disease

Study Group: Amphibians

Organism(s) of Study: Frogs and/or toads

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Emina Sunje

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe

Career Stage: Graduate student

Institution/Employer: Faculty of Science (University of Sarajevo)

Country & Continent: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe

Field of Study: Ecology, Evolution, Behaviour, Conservation, Systematics and phylogenetics

Study Group: Amphibians and reptiles

Organism(s) of Study: Frogs and/or toads, Salamanders, Lizards, Snakes, Turtles and/or tortoises

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Yerramsetty Lalitha Priya Priya

India, Asia

Career Stage: Graduate student

Institution/Employer: Indira Gandhi Zoological park

Country & Continent: India, Asia

Field of Study: Behaviour, Conservation, Education

Study Group: Reptiles

Organism(s) of Study: Snakes, Turtles and/or tortoises

Emily Taylor

United States, Americas (Including, North, Central, South and Caribbean islands)

Career Stage: Tenure-tracked/tenured faculty

Institution/Employer: California Polytechnic State University

Country & Continent: United States, Americas (Including, North, Central, South and Caribbean islands)

Field of Study: Ecology, Conservation, Physiology

Study Group: Reptiles

Organism(s) of Study: Lizards, Snakes

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Rubi Meza

Mexico, Americas (Including, North, Central, South and Caribbean islands)

Career Stage: Professional

Institution/Employer: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Country & Continent: Mexico, Americas (Including, North, Central, South and Caribbean islands)

Field of Study: Systematics and phylogenetics

Study Group: Reptiles

Organism(s) of Study: Lizards

Renata Pirani

Brazil, Americas (Including, North, Central, South and Caribbean islands)

Career Stage: Post-doctoral researcher

Institution/Employer: University of Nevada Reno

Country & Continent: United States, Americas (Including, North, Central, South and Caribbean islands)

Field of Study: Evolution, Conservation, Systematics and phylogenetics, Molecular biology, Genetics

Study Group: Amphibians and reptiles

Organism(s) of Study: Frogs and/or toads, Lizards

Mariana Morando

Argentina, Americas (Including, North, Central, South and Caribbean islands)

Career Stage: Tenure-tracked/tenured faculty

Institution/Employer: Prof at Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco and Scientific Researcher at CONICET, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Country & Continent: Argentina, Americas (Including, North, Central, South and Caribbean islands)

Field of Study: Evolution, Systematics and phylogenetics, Genetics

Study Group: Reptiles

Organism(s) of Study: Lizards

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Karen Lips

United States, Americas (Including, North, Central, South and Caribbean islands)

Career Stage: Tenure-tracked/tenured faculty

Institution/Employer: University of Maryland College Park

Country & Continent: United States, Americas (Including, North, Central, South and Caribbean islands)

Field of Study: Ecology, Conservation

Study Group: Amphibians and reptiles

Organism(s) of Study: Frogs and/or toads, Salamanders, Lizards, Snakes, Turtles and/or tortoises

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María Elena Barragan-Paladines

Ecuador, Americas (Including, North, Central, South and Caribbean islands)

Career Stage: Professional

Institution/Employer: Fundacion Herpetologica Gustavo Orces

Country & Continent: Ecuador, Americas (Including, North, Central, South and Caribbean islands)

Field of Study: Ecology, Behaviour, Conservation, Education, Ethnozoology

Study Group: Amphibians and reptiles

Organism(s) of Study: Frogs and/or toads, Lizards, Snakes, Crocodiles, Turtles and/or tortoises

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Molly Womack

United States, Americas (Including, North, Central, South and Caribbean islands)

Career Stage: Tenure-tracked/tenured faculty

Institution/Employer: Utah State University

Country & Continent: United States, Americas (Including, North, Central, South and Caribbean islands)

Field of Study: Evolution

Study Group: Amphibians

Organism(s) of Study: Frogs and/or toads

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