rhiannon_schultz Position: Graduate Students Contact Info Email: rlschultz@uga.edu My research involves primate nutrition and health, including the methods used to measure and conceptualize nutrient intake and requirements, welfare implications of the diets fed in captivity, and how nonhuman primate dietary modifications might inform both historical and contemporary human health. I focus on investigating the nutrition, physical activity, and energy expenditure of gorillas and how the diets they are fed in zoological institutions impact their metabolic and cardiovascular health. Education: 2013 B.A. in Biological Anthropology, University of California – San Diego 2016 M.A. in Biology, Miami University Other Affiliations: Personal Webpage ResearchGate Of note: Selected Publications & Presentations Publications Bloomfield, L. S., Tracy, C., Mbabazi, E., Schultz, R. L., Henderson, R., Bardosh, K. Randolph, S., & Paige, S. (in review). Engagement in Research Influences Retention of Zoonotic Disease Knowledge in Rural Uganda. Global Health: Science and Practice. Schultz, R. (2016) Killer conservation: the implications of disease on gorilla conservation. BioRisk 11:1-11. https://doi.org/10.3897/biorisk.11.9941 Presentations 2021 Schultz, R. Watching Gorillas: my job as a primatologist. Invited speaker for the Oconee County School District “Rock Your School!” event. 2021 Schultz, R. Gorilla Body Basics. Science communication piece presentation at the 2021 ComSciCon Workshop, Atlanta, GA. 2020 Schultz, R. Why do we care about gorillas? Invited speaker for World Gorilla Day outreach event, Oconee County School District. 2019 Plucinski, K., Atkins, K., Borau, M., Driscoll, R., Remine, K., Schultz, R., Matteson, K. Engaging local communities to create social and ecological change: Lessons from Project Dragonfly’s Advanced Inquiry Program. Poster presentation at the Annual Conference for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, New Orleans, LA. 2018 Gibson, L., Ruppert, K., Kutina, K., Blue, J., Dunch, V., Miller, A., Schultz, R. Do conservation pledges work? Measuring students’ behavior change in response to zoo field trip and conservation action pledge. Poster presentation at the Annual Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education. Spokane, WA. 2016 Schultz, R., Incentivizing conservation education in Kenya. Poster presentation at the World Community Conference, Cincinnati, OH. Photo:
