{"657865":{"#nid":"657865","#data":{"type":"news","title":"U to Zoo: Psychology Alumni Lead in Wildlife and Conservation","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMegan Ross\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;(M.S. PSY 99, Ph.D. PSY 01), never considered that\u0026nbsp;the time she spent as a child,\u0026nbsp;\u0026quot;always digging in the dirt, looking at\u0026nbsp;the bugs, picking up the worms,\u0026quot; would eventually lead to being the first woman president and CEO of Chicago\u0026#39;s Lincoln Park Zoo.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFellow School of Psychology alumni\u0026nbsp;have also ended up in leadership positions\u0026nbsp;at some of the country\u0026#39;s most prestigious zoos and conservation societies:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EChristopher Kuhar\u003C\/strong\u003E (Ph.D. PSY 04), executive director of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKristen Lukas\u003C\/strong\u003E (M.S. PSY 95, Ph.D. PSY 99), director of conservation and science at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEstelle Sandhaus\u003C\/strong\u003E (M.S. PSY 04, Ph.D. PSY 13), director of conservation and science at the Santa Barbara Zoo\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETara Stoinski\u003C\/strong\u003E, Ph.D. PSY 00, and CEO of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. (Fun fact: Georgia Tech President and fellow School of Psychology alum \u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026Aacute;ngel Cabrera\u003C\/strong\u003E was Stoinski\u0026#39;s statistics teaching assistant.)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe five School of Psychology alumni are profiled in the spring 2022 edition of the Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine. Read about their time at Georgia Tech and their current roles in wildlife and conservation:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtalumni.org?sid=1481\u0026amp;gid=21\u0026amp;pgid=22495\u0026amp;cid=50788\u0026amp;ecid=50788\u0026amp;crid=0\u0026amp;calpgid=5677\u0026amp;calcid=12432\u0022\u003EThe Effects of Extraordinary care on Animal Behavior\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EMeet Megan Ross, CEO and scientist-in-chief at the Lincoln Park Zoo. In January 2022, Ross became the first woman to lead the zoo in its 154-year history.\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EHighlights: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/issuu.com\/gtalumni\/docs\/vol98_no1_low_res\/54\u0022\u003EChristopher Kuhar\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/issuu.com\/gtalumni\/docs\/vol98_no1_low_res\/55\u0022\u003EKristen Lukas\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/issuu.com\/gtalumni\/docs\/vol98_no1_low_res\/56\u0022\u003EEstelle Sandhaus\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtalumni.org?sid=1481\u0026amp;gid=21\u0026amp;pgid=22507\u0026amp;cid=50829\u0026amp;ecid=50829\u0026amp;crid=0\u0026amp;calpgid=5677\u0026amp;calcid=12432\u0022\u003EGorilla Power\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003EAlumna Tara Stoinski is CEO of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. She oversees a staff of about 300 based in Africa and the group\u0026rsquo;s headquarters in Atlanta.\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cem\u003EAlso in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/issuu.com\/gtalumni\/docs\/vol98_no1_low_res\u0022\u003E\u0026quot;Inspired by Nature\u0026quot;\u003C\/a\u003E edition: \u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.gtalumni.org\/s\/1481\/alumni\/17\/magazine-pages.aspx?sid=1481\u0026amp;gid=21\u0026amp;pgid=22365\u0022\u003EWILD TECH\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nGeorgia Tech researchers venture out of the lab to find clues to everything from how to better communicate with robots to curing disease. Here are some of their wildest innovations inspired by nature.\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/issuu.com\/gtalumni\/docs\/vol98_no1_low_res\/10\u0022\u003EWildlife at Home on Campus\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAtlanta is often called the \u0026ldquo;city in a forest\u0026rdquo; because of its lush canopy of trees, uncommon for a major city. In the heart of that forest sits Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s 400-acre campus. And within campus lies a variety of wildlife that has made Georgia Tech its home.\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"School of Psychology alumni are now sharing expertise at major city zoos and wildlife conservation funds."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFour School of Psychology alumni are now in leadership positions are two major U.S. zoos, while another is the CEO of a top wildlife conservation fund. 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