CAROL S. HENGER
carolhenger1@gmail.com
CAROL S. HENGER
carolhenger1@gmail.com
Science Educator, Molecular Pathology Post-Doctoral Fellow, Bronx Zoo, 2020 - 2022; Primate Keeper and Trainer, Bronx Zoo and Palm Beach Zoo, 2003-2014; Volunteer, Cheetah Conservation Fund, Namibia, 2012; Animal Curator, Lutz Children's Museum, 2002-2003.
Ph.D. Fordham University
Biological Sciences, GPA 3.83
Bronx, NY
2014-2019
Hunter College, City University of New York
M. A., Animal Behavior and Conservation
New York, NY
Dec 2010
Texas Christian University
B.S., Environmental Science
Fort Worth, TX
May 2002
Freedman Fellowship
2018-2019
2016-2018
Calder Graduate Student Research Grants
2015-2018
Fordham Graduate Student Support Grant
2016
Animal Welfare Institute Grant
2016
Northeast Natural History Conference
Session Organizer and Moderator: Northeastern Coyote: Genetics, Ecology, and Perceptions
April 2019
American Society of Mammalogists Meeting
Symposium Co-organizer and Moderator: Ecology, Evolution, and the Behavior of Urban Mammals
July 2019
American Society of Mammalogists Meeting
Molecular Diet Analysis of New York City Coyotes
Molecular Ecology of Coyotes in New York City
June 2018
June 2016
Northeast Natural History Conference
Population Genetics of Coyotes in New York City
April 2016
Hunter College N.E.U.R.O.N. Conference
Measuring Antiparasitic Behaviors in the Red-winged Blackbird
April 2011
International Urban Wildlife Conference
Molecular Ecology of Coyotes in New York City
June 2017
Bedford Audubon Society: Urban/Suburban Coyotes
May 2018
Queens Zoo: Relatedness and Diet of NYC Coyotes
November 2018
Wave Hill Hoot and Howl Event: Ecology of NYC Coyotes
February 2017
Brooklyn Historical Society Panel: Wild New York
September 2016
Guided an undergraduate researcher through a project in molecular ecology. Taught how to incorporate laboratory techniques and data analysis to answer specific questions
June-August 2015
Supervised five teams of Fordham undergraduates and their teenage mentees and assisten them with creating and implementing ecological research projects
June-August 2016-2017
Taught three Fordham undergraduates and one Master's student laboratory techniques and data analysis
2016-2019
American Society of Mammalogists, Society for the Study of Evolution, American Museum of Natural History, Biology Graduate Student Association