Molly Podraza Email & Phone Number

Palatine, IL, US

Cook County, Illinois, United States

For 0.1 black rhinoceros, 2.2 American bison, 0.1 okapi, 1.2 red river hog, 1.1 red-flanked duiker: - Implement mentally stimulating positive reinforcement training to elicit target behaviors from species contributing to their daily and veterinary needs- Prepare and feed out diets to a variety of taxa utilizing behavioral enrichment items, and subsequently.

Brookfield, Illinois, United States

Animals observed: 2.4 reticulated giraffe, 0.1 Eastern black rhinoceros, 1.0 capybara, 0.1 okapi, 1.1 yellow-backed duiker, 1.0 Kirk's dik-dik- Performed live behavioral observations for upwards of 5 hours daily utilizing instantaneous, all-occurrence, and ad libitum sampling on the ZooMonitor app; for video playback, employed continuous, all-occurrence.

Urbana-Champaign Area

- Contributed to the general care and welfare of the lab’s stock of Neotropical frog species across all life stages - Presented findings to a wide range of ages and education levels in a way that was both deeply informative and conducive to the audience’s understanding of the topics at hand- Designed and conducted experiments pertaining to the acoustic.

- Aided in the creation and administration of constructive feedback of various projects investigating the behavior of Neotropical frog species - Contributed to the general care and welfare of the lab’s stock of various poison frog species - Drove the development of a study investigating the role of acoustic communication within the context of the only.

- Prepared and processed up to 200 white-tailed deer tissue samples per day following safety protocols outlined by the university’s research division- Worked under the direct supervision of a wildlife veterinarian to organize lab data and facilitate the development of research projects and data collection

Decatur, Illinois, United States

- Partnered with keepers to maintain exhibits, develop enrichment activities, andperform daily health checks on a wide range of taxa following AZA-guidelines- Prepared and fed out diets adhering to a veterinary nutritionist’s set of recommendationstailored to the nutritional requirements of individual animals- Recorded the behavior of animals for use by.

Lake Forest, Illinois

- Educated guests spanning a broad array of demographics about the natural historyof the various local and exotic species cared for by the facility- Researched and designed husbandry and mentally stimulating enrichment activitiesfor the facility’s resident animals to reflect their natural habitats and behaviors

Mundelein, Illinois, United States

Master Of Science - Ms, Integrative Biology, 3.9/4.0

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Animal Sciences, 3.6/4.0

Activities and Societies: Marching Illini, Athletic Band, The Wildlife Society, Illini Wildlife and Conservation Club

Education record