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Anna M. Young, Ph.D. - Otterbein University. Westerville, OH, UNITED STATES

Anna M. Young, Ph.D.

Director and Associate Professor | Otterbein University

Westerville, OH, UNITED STATES

Dr. Young is an undergraduate Professor and Director of the Zoo and Conservation Science Program at Otterbein University

Biography

As Director of the Zoo and Conservation Science Program, Dr. Young teaches Introduction to Zoo and Conservation Science, Conservation Biology, Animal Behavior, and leads practicums that occur at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. Before attending graduate school she worked at the Phoenix Zoo as a zookeeper, and at Reid Park Zoo as a zoo educator. Dr. Young’s research focuses on vocal learning and social behavior in parrots, in both her aviary of budgerigars and in fieldwork in South Africa on the threatened Cape parrot. She also received an NSF WIDER grant to study the science of teaching and learning in STEM fields, which has resulted in a publication in the prestigious journal Science. Dr. Young has mentored over two dozen students in her research lab on their own projects which range from wildlife rehabilitation trends to giant panda behavior. She is also a member of the Association of Zoo and Aquarium’s Field Conservation Committee.

Areas of Expertise (4)

Zoo

Animal Behavior

Zoo and Conservation Science

STEM Pedagogy

Accomplishments (2)

2015 New Teacher of the Year awardee, Otterbein University (professional)

2015-01-01

2015 New Teacher of the Year awardee, Otterbein University

Professor Gilbert E. Mills Memorial Endowed Faculty Sabbatical Project Award Affiliations (professional)

2018-01-01

Professor Gilbert E. Mills Memorial Endowed Faculty Sabbatical Project Award Affiliations

Education (2)

University of Arizona: B.S. 2002

New Mexico State University: Ph.D 2011

Research Grants (12)

Exploring Vocal Dialects in the Threatened Cape Parrot of South Africa as an Indicator of Taxonomic Distinction

Eppley Foundation for Research $12,020

2017 Eppley Foundation for Research $12,020 Exploring Vocal Dialects in the Threatened Cape Parrot of South Africa as an Indicator of Taxonomic Distinction

Grant-In-Aid of Research

Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology $1,000

2007 Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology Grant-In-Aid of Research $1,000

Opening Doors: A Wider Examination of STEM Teaching and Learning, Culture and Support

NSF WIDER DUE-1347243 (Co-PI) $241,254

2013 – 2015 NSF WIDER DUE-1347243 (Co-PI) $241,254 Opening Doors: A Wider Examination of STEM Teaching and Learning, Culture and Support

2018 Summer Writing Grant, Otterbein University

Otterbein University $1,000

2018 Summer Writing Grant, Otterbein University $1,000

2016 International Faculty Enrichment Grant: Ecology and Conservation in South Africa: Building Educational and Research Opportunities

Otterbein University $12,000

2016 International Faculty Enrichment Grant, Otterbein University $12,000 Ecology and Conservation in South Africa: Building Educational and Research Opportunities

2019 Faculty Scholarship Grant

Otterbein University $2,000

2019 Faculty Scholarship Grant $2,000

2018 International Faculty Enrichment Grant: Conservation Science (Art & Animals) in the United Kingdom

Otterbein University $12,000

2018 International Faculty Enrichment Grant, Otterbein University $12,000 Conservation Science (Art & Animals) in the United Kingdom

Sabbatical Award

Otterbein University $4,947

2018 Sabbatical Award $4,947

2018 Biology and Earth Science Faculty Research Fund

Otterbein University $1,434

2018 Biology and Earth Science Faculty Research Fund $1,434

2018 Faculty Scholarship Grant

Otterbein University $2,000

2018 Faculty Scholarship Grant $2,000

2015 Summer Writing Grant

Otterbein University $1,000

2015 Summer Writing Grant, Otterbein University $1,000

International Faculty Enrichment Grant: Culture, and Modernity in Chengdu, China

Otterbein University $11,820

2013 International Faculty Enrichment Grant, Otterbein University $11,820 Science, Culture, and Modernity in Chengdu, China

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