Lily Bishop

• Analyze hormonal mechanisms in rodent social behavior using behavioral scoring, often with BORIS software.
• Conduct literature review on tree squirrels to support field research on eastern gray squirrels.
• Monitor the health and well-being of laboratory rats and perform routine cage maintenance.

Lylburn Downing Middle School and Parry Mcleur High School

• Assisted with 6th grade life science and 7th grade chemistry and physics, supporting students with writing, labs, and projects.
• Explored inclusive teaching strategies to enhance student engagement, success, and foster scientific literacy.
• Observed and assisted in high school biology and ecology classes, teaching lessons on genetic diversity and evolution.
• Guided students outdoors for fieldwork demonstrations and helped develop critical thinking through practical applications and connections.

• Collaborated with Yellowstone National Park Service on a long-term fencing project tracking soil health and nutrient cycling related to ungulates, hauling poles and equipment over long distances.
• Collected soil samples and conducted assays to measure nitrogen and carbon ratios.

• Conducted fieldwork for a long-term study on the health of Big Levels and Red-Backed Salamanders across elevation sites in local National Forests.
• Collected data on Red-Backed Salamanders to examine bimorphism and fitness advantages in red-backed vs. lead-backed morphs within fall foliage.
• Collected, measured, and safely returned over 200 salamanders of various species during fieldwork.