LAUREN E. NIPPA

• Supervise dogs during play
• Bathe dogs in preparation to be groomed
• Conduct housekeeping duties such as dishes, laundry, and cleaning
• Assist veterinary staff with restraint and animal care procedures
• Ability to recognize pain, discomfort, or injury in animals
• Communicate with owners if issues or concerns arise
• Restock veterinary supplies
• Familiarity with computer system
• Ability to adapt to a pet and their needs
• Cleaning up after animals
• Answering radio calls

• Executed safe capture and release of deer fawns
• Handled live deer fawns
• Performed ear biopsies on deer fawns
• Took measurements of deer fawns
• Administered a collar and ear tag to each captured deer fawn
• Filled out data sheets with fawn information
• Conducted mortality searches using radio telemetry
• Identified causes of mortality in deer fawns
• Worked to study Chronic Wasting Disease
• Operated a work vehicle
• Worked in extreme conditions

• Go through footage from deer collars
• Working to track the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in deer
• Report on if deer are interacting with other deer
• Report on what the deer is doing (eating, walking, resting, etc.)
• Study deer vigilance at DNR sharp-shooting sites

Consultant:

• Help students with their writing assignments
• Help graduate students with their writing assignments
• Help students to interpret an assignment, make an outline, write a paper, review a paper, or citations
• Help students with grammar
• Help students with building a resume
• Help students with powerpoints
• Write session reports

Welcome Desk:

• Welcome in students for their consultations
• Reply to emails
• Answer phone calls
• Make appointments

• Provided guidance to teen volunteers at the zoo
• Helped conduct conservation research surrounding butterfly populations
• Assisted in animal feeding
• Assisted zookeepers
• Assisted zoo grounds and maintenance
• Educated teens as well as guests on wildlife conservation

• Interact with guests throughout the zoo
• Educate guests on animals and conservation
• Assisted Zookeeper duties
• Worked interactive areas including: budgies, wallabies, and hobby farm
• Assisted with animal meal preparation
• Performed Critter Chats where I educated guests about a specific animal, providing examples of some of the animals unique characteristics

• Teach a variation of subjects to students with different learning styles
• Accommodate to needs of different students
• Help to improve the learning experiences of students
• Give tips and tricks on how to improve academic experience
• Supply students with resources needed to succeed

• Interact with guests throughout the zoo
• Responsible for cash and credit transaction in ticket booths and interactives
• Educate guests on animals and conservation
• Operated different machinery
• Handled interactions between guests and select animals (i.e. camels)