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Michelle Szydlowski

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Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Project Dragonfly, Miami University

I am a university VAP, and continue to research human-pachyderm relationships globally. My focus is on Nepal and captive elephant-mahout-owner triads, along with wild elephants, wild and orphaned (hand-reared) rhinoceros, and how conservation practices are influenced by these human-pachyderm relationships. Likewise, I examine how I/NGOs influence conservation and tourism practices, especially those centered around marginalized multispecies communities. Other projects include elephant and mahout health and welfare, and one health/one welfare concerns.

Experience

  • –present
    Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, Project Dragonfly, Miami University

Education

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    University of Exeter, PhD in Anthrozoology

Grants and Contracts

  • 2024
    The complex lives of cultural icons
    Role:
    Grantee
    Funding Source:
    Culture & Animals Foundation