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Abbigail Felix, B.S.

She/They

Behavior Core Research Technician

Location

Stella 304
Biddeford Campus

Contact

Currently, I work as a research technician for the COBRE Behavior Core. I began working in research fall 2018 at the UNE under Dr. Teresa Dzieweczynski working with Betta splendens. From there, I furthered my research skills through the zebrafish facility as well as an Atlantic sturgeon project with Dr. Jeri Fox. I graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Animal Behavior with minors in Marine Biology and Environmental Studies in May of 2022. As such, I am extremely interested in conservation behavior especially in marine environments. In the fall after graduation, I taught the Animal Learning and Behavior lab under Dr. Michael Burman before transitioning to my position with the Behavior Core.

Credentials

Education

B.S. Animal Behavior
University of New England
2022

Expertise

  • Animal behavior
  • Animal handling

Research

Selected publications

Amidon, S., Birch, C., Brown, S., Butts, K., Felix, A., Fuller, S., Gao, E., Lewis, E., Michaud, A., Proto, D., Spear, B., Wales, G., Welch, H., Wiley, C., Wurth, K., & Frederich, M. (2021). Impacts of Invasive Aquatic Species & Mammals: Invasion of Pablo Escobar's Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius). Who invited you? The complex story of aquatic invasive species. (pp. 11-21, 86-92). Marine Science Student Projects.

Funded grants

Summer Undergraduate Research Experience Grant for 2020

-Unable to complete due to COVID-19