Blogger Profile: Debra Shier

Debra Shier, Ph.D., is a scientist in the Applied Animal Ecology Division of the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research. For the last 17 years, she has studied the application of behavioral ecology to conservation with an emphasis on captive breeding/reintroductions and translocations in small mammals. She received a bachelor's degree in biopsychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a master's degree in biology from San Francisco State University, and a master's and a doctorate in animal behavior with an emphasis on wildlife conservation from the University of California, Davis.