Lucia Snyderman
“In nature nothing exists alone.” – Rachel Carson
How can extinction narratives inform the present?
I’m interested in uncovering the extinction stories of species using a combination of conservation paleobiology tools — radiocarbon dating, stable isotopes, modeling, and ancient DNA — to directly inform conservation management.
Who am i?
My name is Lucia Snyderman, and I received a Bachelor’s of Arts in Biology at Middlebury College in February 2024. For my senior thesis which received High Honors, I researched the spatiotemporal extinction dynamics of the Great Auk with Dr. Alexis Mychajliw (stay tuned for the publication!).
Beginning in September 2024, I am pursuing a PhD (“The Pelican Brief”: Using environmental archives to establish ecological baselines for UK wetland biodiversity restoration) at the Zoological Society of London and the University of Reading with Dr. Samuel Turvey, Dr. William Mills, and Dr. Stuart Black. Over the next four years, I will research wetland ecosystem change in the UK through time, and how anthropogenic and climatic change have driven the extirpations of the Dalmatian pelican and sturgeon species, using stable isotope analysis, radiocarbon dating, and ancient DNA.
The Dalmatian Pelican
Contact me: SNyderman.lucia@gmail.com
I’m always excited to collaborate!
Beyond the Lab
- I volunteer @PalaeoPoems and share poems about paleontology through time
- I play the bagpipes (and am on the hunt for extinct animal tunes)
- I love to hike and spend as much time outdoors as I can
- I love to read (currently reading The Tomb of the Mili Mongga by Samuel Turvey)