Sanimal

Wildlife Researcher and Conservationist

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Category: 2021 – 2025

Non-Lethal Effects of Poaching on Wildlife

Non-Lethal Effects of Poaching on Wildlife

Posted on December 25, 2024January 6, 2026 by Sandy Slovikosky
Wildlife species around the world face a variety of threats, including from poaching (illegal hunting). Poaching can be incentivized by a variety of factors, including to obtain trophies, capture bush... Read More
SUNY ESF Wildlife Society Graduate Advisor

SUNY ESF Wildlife Society Graduate Advisor

Posted on June 19, 2023December 25, 2024 by Sandy Slovikosky
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

Scaling Carnivore-Human Conflict & Leopard Density

Posted on June 19, 2023August 22, 2025 by Sandy Slovikosky
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 prior to publication. ... Read More
Senior Research Aide

Senior Research Aide

Posted on January 16, 2022December 25, 2024 by Sandy Slovikosky
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

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Posted on January 1, 2022December 25, 2024 by Sandy Slovikosky
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

Statistical Modeling in R

Posted on December 31, 2021June 17, 2023 by Sandy Slovikosky
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

Machine Learning Models

Posted on December 31, 2021June 17, 2023 by Sandy Slovikosky
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

SUNY ESF Graduate Student Association

Posted on December 30, 2021December 25, 2024 by Sandy Slovikosky
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
Article Interview

Article Interview

Posted on December 29, 2021January 1, 2026 by Sandy Slovikosky
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

Recent Posts

  • Non-Lethal Effects of Poaching on Wildlife
  • SUNY ESF Wildlife Society Graduate Advisor
  • Scaling Carnivore-Human Conflict & Leopard Density
  • Senior Research Aide
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

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