Tricia began working with The Wildlife Society staff in 2004, when abstract submission went digital! As a TWS contractor, Tricia manages the academic side of the annual conference, the Awards program, webinar series, and the Native American Research Assistantship program. As a wildlifer, Tricia’s work focuses on fish and wildlife health. She received her PhD studying polar bear physiology and climate change from the University of Wisconsin Madison School of Veterinary Medicine in 2022 and her M.S., many years before, from the Department of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Wisconsin. During her graduate work she was a Welder Wildlife Fellow. Along with working with TWS, she has worked for federal and state agencies on wildlife health issues. More recently, Tricia’s day job has been working in fish and wildlife health policy in the Midwest region. Tricia is a member of the Wisconsin Chapter of The Wildlife Society and the North Central Section. Tricia lives in Madison, Wisconsin with her two teenagers and when she isn’t driving kids to practice is happiest on some form of water – swimming, boating, and cross-country skiing.
