Author: Sandy Slovikosky
SUNY ESF Wildlife Society Graduate Advisor
During the final year of my Master’s, from 2022 – 2023, I chose to become the graduate advisor of SUNY ESF’s student chapter of The Wildlife Society (TWS). Previously I had served as... Read More
Scaling Carnivore-Human Conflict & Leopard Density
My thesis research for my Master’s degree entailed two chapters, the two abstracts of which are attached below in addition to the abstract for the entire thesis as a whole. Because I started my ... Read More
Senior Research Aide
Up until mid-2021, much of my work and experience had been both volunteer- and research-based. I had mostly worked either independently or as an assistant (an exception being my time as president of a... Read More
Graduate Teaching Assistant
My first semester of graduate school was marked by many major life changes, not least by a move from Tucson, Arizona to Syracuse, New York. Combined with starting my Master’s program virtually due t... Read More
Statistical Modeling in R
One of the most useful courses I took in graduate school was “Statistical Modeling in R” (EFB 796). Because there is such a wide array of analysis techniques available to scientists for an... Read More
Machine Learning Models
One of the most unique classes I took in graduate school, taught by a PhD student, was called “Machine Learning Concepts and Applications” (FOR 796). Machine learning refers to the process... Read More
SUNY ESF Graduate Student Association
Many universities have a club or organization for graduate students dedicated to organizing events, workshops, seminars, and fun activities, providing funds for research or travel to professional deve... Read More
Miscellaneous
As a member of The Wildlife Society’s International Wildlife Management Working Group, I’ve had the opportunity to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what wildlifers across the United States are d... Read More