Presenter Details

Jessica Schaefer (she/her) Jessica was born and fledged in Wisconsin before she translocated to the West Coast. She is currently a PhD candidate in the Animal Behavior Graduate Group at UC Davis. Her dissertation research focuses on mating and parental behavior of Spotted Sandpipers breeding in the Mono Basin and she spent the last four summers observing these charismatic shorebirds closely at Rush and Mill Creeks. Jessica has been involved in a variety of citizen science and K12 education projects, and she is passionate about mentoring younger scientists and science communication.