Canyon Critters

Science Team

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	Anna Willoughby: Anna is an Ecology Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Georgia advised by Dr. Sonia Altizer and Dr. John Drake. She is working with park staff from Zion and Grand Canyon National Parks to understand how tourism changes animal behavior and parasite burden as part of the Interdisciplinary Disease Ecology Across Scales (IDEAS) Program.
	Damiano Salgado: Damiano is an Ecology undergraduate working in the lab with hair samples. His work will inform how the nutrition of animals in different sites vary.
	Summit St. John: A current Wildlife Science undergraduate at the University of Georgia, Summit joined the team in Fall 2023 to assist with data management and outreach.

Alumni

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Victoria Aguilar -- Victoria spent September 2022 assisting with camera and tunnel monitoring.

Zoe Boyles -- Zoe is a graduate of the Fisheries and Wildlife program at UGA's Warnell School. Zoe spent the summer of 2019 in Utah placing cameras and baited-hair tunnels to detect wildlife.

Sierah Cain -- Sierah is a recent graduate from Washington State University who assisted on this project in September 2021.

Lizzie Hoerauf -- An outdoor educator in Yosemite National Park and now a MBA student at UC Berkeley, Lizzie assisted with camera monitoring during winter 2022.

CJ Jones -- A current Ecology undergraduate at the University of Georgia, CJ spent 18 months working as a data and field assistant.

Eleanor Kenimer -- A science education Ph.D. Candidate, Eleanor performed fieldwork in March 2022.

Sierra Martin -- Sierra is a Utah State University graduate now working as a Wildlife Technician for Zion National Park. Sierra has assisted with wildlife monitoring since November 2020.

Maria Luisa Müller Theissen -- Maria Luisa is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Altizer and Gottdenker Labs at the University of Georiga. Maria Luisa spent May 2021 in Utah assisting with camera trap placements and data collection.

Rebecca Myers -- Now a wildlife technician with Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Becky assisted with fieldwork in July of 2022.

Logan Owens -- An recent graduate of UGA's Biology Department, Logan assisted with labwork from September 2022 - August 2023.

Isabelle Riddle -- A graduate of the University of Georgia's Biology program, Isabelle assisted with wildlife monitoring during the summer of 2021 and winter 2022.

Larissa Saarel -- A MSc student at Missouri State University, Larissa assisted with fieldwork in September 2022.

John Mark Simmons -- John Mark earned his Bachelor's degree from the Odum School of Ecology at UGA in 2020. During the Spring of 2020, he participated in an independent research course identifying animals using hair morphology. Now a Resources Ranger, he assisted fieldwork in September 2022.

Kelsey Solomon -- Dr. Solomon assisted with camera checks and data entry in December of 2021.

Jake Vrolijk -- As an undergraduate at the University of Georgia, Jake spent the summer of 2021 assisting with wildlife monitoring as part of an independent biology research course.

Mackenzie Ward -- As a current Ecology undergraduate at the University of Georgia, Mackenzie spent the summer of 2022 assisting with wildlife monitoring.

Organizations

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	University of Georgia: The members of Canyon Critters’s science team are ecologists at the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia. The University of Georgia provided seed funding for the project through the Graduate School's Innovative and Interdisciplinary Research Grant for Doctoral Students.
	Zion Forever Project: Canyon Critters was selected as a featured project in the Zion Forever Project's 2022 Field Guide which provided funding for camera maintenance and media organization.
	Animal Behavior Society: Through the Student Research Grants Program, the Animal Behavior Society supported camera trap maintenance to Grand Canyon National Park Sites in 2022.

Special Thanks

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	Carol Yang is a Ph.D. Candidate at the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia and designed the Canyon Critters logo. Thank you, Carol!