asafiyaclay

Forum role	Member since	Last activity	Topics created	Replies created
Member	April 19, 2019 (7 years)	2 years	2	2

Forum role: Member
Member since: April 19, 2019 (7 years)
Last activity: 2 years
Topics created: 2
Replies created: 2

Bio

I am particularly interested in the relationship between culture and the development of environmental ethics, especially with respect to the conservation and welfare of wild animals. I am also proficient in five languages: English, French, Russian, Korean, and German. My PhD research in Environmental Science and Policy will focus on a comparative study of zoos in the United States, South Korea, and France - specifically how these institutes fit into the larger context of the twenty-first century debate on modern zoos. I received a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Biology and Society from Arizona State University and was awarded a Boren Fellowship to South Korea, where I conducted research at the Seoul Zoo. My master’s thesis, which explored the zoo’s animal welfare management and conservation priorities, has been published as a chapter in The Ark and Beyond, a book on the evolution of zoo and aquarium conservation.