I am very grateful for the following organizations for their financial support:

Scholarships

• Marda West Scholarship, California State University, Sacramento, May 2018, $4000

• Dr. Suzanne A. Snively Graduate Assistantship, California State University, Sacramento, 2019, $4200

• M. D. F. Udvardy Graduate Student Award, California State University, Sacramento, 2021, $500

• Middle Class Scholarship, California State University, Sacramento, $2298

Grants

• State Wildlife Grant, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, July 2024, $93,873

• Conservation Research Grant, CuriOdyssey, April 2022, $1000

• Conservation Research Grant, CuriOdyssey, April 2020, $1000

• Conservation Research Grant, CuriOdyssey, April 2019, $1000

• Conservation Research Grant, CuriOdyssey, April 2018, $1000

• Graduate Research Fellowship Program, National Science Foundation, 2019, Honorable Mention