Rachel Hamrock
I am an Integrative Biology Ph.D. student in Dr. Jason Bruck's lab at Oklahoma State University. I attended Texas A&M University at Galveston for my undergraduate career where I received a B.Sc. in Marine Biology and a B.Sc. in Marine Fisheries.
“In the end, we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught.”
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- Baba Dioum
My Goal
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Taking Baba Dioum's words to heart, my goal is to train marine mammals at a conservation forward and research oriented facility as well as study and learn more about them from a scientific standpoint. I want to educate the public not just on my relationship with the animals but also on my research about them. This will expand our knowledge on the species and ultimately help their wild counterparts. By educating the public on these mammals I hope to instill a passion for conservation and the preservation of these species.