CHRIS THOMAS TROMBORG

www.christromborg.com (530) 753-2763 (home)

cattrromborg@gmail.com (530) 902-2763 (office)

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Psychology, emphasis experimental, University of California, Davis (3/1999)

Dissertation: Figure and Ground Squirrels: Acoustic environments and their influence on
the behavior of California ground squirrels

M.A., Biology, emphasis Physiology and Behavior, California State University, San
Francisco (5/1993) Thesis: Behavioral effects of exposing captive cotton-top tamarins to
controlled auditory stimuli

M.A., Psychology, emphasis Comparative, University of California, Davis (3/1991)

B.S., Biology, emphasis Zoology, California State University, San Francisco (8/1983)

B.A., Biology, emphasis Ecology & Systematics, California State University, San
Francisco (1/1983)

TEACHING, COURSE DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED EXPERIENCE

Sacramento City College, Sacramento 1995-2023

Professor. Courses: Animal Behavior (11 semesters), Animal behavior and Cognition
(12 semesters), Biological Psychology (52 semesters), Cognitive Psychology (26 semesters),
General Principles of Psychology (58 semesters), Introduction to Human Behavior (4
semesters).

Lecturer. Courses: Biological Psychology (9 semesters), Introduction to Human

Behavior (6 semesters), General Principles of Psychology (17 semesters).

University of California, Davis 1988-2019

Lecturer. Courses: Advanced Animal Behavior (1 quarter), Animal Cognition (4
quarters), Cognition (6 quarters), General Principles of Psychology (10 quarters), Human
Learning and Memory (1 quarter), Perception (17 quarters), Physiological Psychology (1
quarter), Psychobiology-Biological Psychology (8 quarters).

Associate Instructor. Courses: Animal Learning and Motivation (1 quarter), Comparative

Psychology (4 quarters), Introduction to Psychobiology (2 quarters), Introduction to
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Research in Psychobiology (1 quarter), The Teaching of Psychobiology <team-taught> (1

quarter).

American College of Applied Science 2021-2022

Lecturer. Courses: Feline Behavior and Intervention (1 semester).

University of San Francisco 2015-2016

Lecturer. Courses: Biological Psychology (1 semester), Psychopharmacology
(1 semester), Cognition (1 semester).

California State University, San Francisco 1997-2003

Lecturer. Courses: Communication between Humans and Other Animals >with Hal
Markowitz> (9 semesters), Human Biology (3 semesters), The Darwinian Century (1
semester).

California State University, Hayward 1999-2003

Lecturer. Courses: Critical Thinking (10 quarters), General Principles of Psychology

(1 quarter).

California State University, Sacramento 1996-2003

Lecturer. Courses: Animal Behavior (2 semesters), Cognitive Psychology (1 semester),
Controversial Issues in Psychology (2 semesters), General Principles of Psychology
(1 semester), Motivation (1 semester), Perception (1 semester), Research Methods
(1 semester).

American River College, Sacramento 1997-1998

Lecturer. Courses: Biological Psychology (2 semesters).

In conjunction with Hal Markowitz, developed the curriculum for Communication

Between Humans and Other Animals, and independently developed the curriculum for
The Darwinian Century, Animal Behavior, Advanced Animal Behavior, Animal
Behavior and Cognition, Cognitive Psychology, Biological Psychology Laboratory, and
Psychopharmacology. Introduced the influence of climate change on the behavior and
physiology of a variety of organisms, including humans, into the curriculum of all
courses where appropriate, contributed to development of AA degree in Cognitive
Psychology.

TEACHING AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Introductory Psychology, Biological Psychology, Physiological Psychology,

Evolutionary Psychology, Environmental Psychology, Ecological Psychology, Learning
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and Memory, Psychopharmacology, Cognition, Sensation and Perception, Sensory

Processes, Motivation, Comparative Psychology, Animal Learning and Motivation,
Animal Communication, Animal Cognition, Human-Animal Relationships,
Communication Between Humans and Other Animals, Research Methods, Critical
Thinking, Biology, Mammalogy, Primatology, Conservation Biology, Physiology,
Captivity and Behavior, Bioaucoustics.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Principal Investigator, UC Davis (1993-95). Effects of rearing history on the emergence

and antipredator behavior of California ground squirrels (Spermophilus beechii spp.).

Principal Investigator, UC Davis (1993-95). Effects of habitat acoustics on the behavior

of two subspecies of California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beechii spp.).

Principal Investigator, UC Davis (1993-94). Changes in college students' attitude

towards zoo animals as a function of ambient sound conditions.

Principal Investigator, UC Davis (1992-94). Comparative study of normative behavior

in black-and-white-ruffed and red-ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata and Varecia
variegata rubra) at the San Francisco, Sacramento, and Happy Hollow Zoos.

Principal Investigator, UC Davis (1994). Comparative study of behavioral effects of

naturalistic habitat improvements in five species of African and South American felids
and collateral changes in visitor perception of refurbished exhibits at the San Francisco
Zoo.

Principal Investigator, UC Davis (1993-94). Observational study of the behavior of three

species of South American felids: Geoffroy's cats (Felis geoffroyi), margays (Felis
wiedii), and jaguars (Panthera onca) in response to habitat improvement at the
Sacramento Zoo.

Principal Investigator, UC Davis, (1993-94). Changes in social and reproductive

behaviors of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) following improvements in their physical
environments at the Sacramento Zoo.

Principal Investigator, CSU San Francisco (1985-87). Behavioral effects of exposing

captive cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus oedipus) to controlled auditory stimuli at
the San Francisco Zoo.
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Research Associate, Professors for the Future, UC Davis (1995). Designed and
implemented a program to facilitate successful matriculation through the university by
visually impaired students.

Research Coordinator, CSU San Francisco (1985-87); UC Davis (1991-95). Organized,

trained, and supervised student research assistants; managed several student research
projects; mentored students in the areas of academic preparation, research, and scientific
writing.

RESEARCH AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Captivity and behavior, behavioral enrichment, reproductive physiology and behavior,

animal communication, environmental design, environmental education development,
conservation education development, developing special museum and science education
approaches for disadvantaged and disabled populations.

APPLIED EXPERIENCE: CONSULTING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN

Cooperatively designed and executed Habicat feline environment for Genetics Saving
and Clone
Consulted on the design of The Lowland Gorilla Project for The Lincoln Park Zoo
Consulted on approaches for enhancing ADA accessibility for the Little Rock Zoo
Consulted on Callitrichid management and husbandry for UC San Francisco

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

Tromborg, C. T. & Coss, R. G. (2015). Isolation rearing reveals latent anti-snake

behavior in California ground squirrels (Otospermophilus becheeyi) searching for
predatory threats. Animal Cognition DOI: 10.1007/s10071-015-0853-5.

Morgan, K. N. & Tromborg, C. T. (2007). Sources of stress in captivity. Applied

Animal Behaviour Science 102, 262-302.

Mitchell, G., Herring, F., Tromborg, C., Dowd, B., Steiner, S., & Obradovitch, S. (1992).
Targets of aggressive facial displays by three groups of golden-bellied mangabeys
(Cercocebus galeritus chrysogaster) at the Sacramento Zoo. Applied Animal Behavior
Science 33, 249-259.
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Mitchell, G., Obradovitch, S., Herring, F., Tromborg, C., & Burns, A. (1992).
Reproducing gender in public places: Adults' attention to toddlers in three public locales.
Sex Roles 26, 323-330.

Mitchell, G., Tromborg, C. T., Kaufman, J., Bargabus, S., Simoni, R., & Geissler, V.
(1992). More on the influence of zoo visitors on the behavior of captive primates.
Applied Animal Behaviour Science 35, 189-198.

Mitchell, G., Obradovitch, S., Herring, F., Dowd, B., & Tromborg, C. (1991). Threats to
observers, keepers, visitors, and others by zoo mangabeys (Cercocebus galeritus
chrysogaster). Primates 32, 515-522.

Mitchell, G., Steiner, S., Dowd, B., & Tromborg, C. (1991). Male and female observers
evoke different responses from monkeys. Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society 29, 358-
360.

Mitchell, G., Herring, F. W., Obradovitch, S., Tromborg, C., Dowd, B., Neville, L.E., &
Field, L. (1990). Effects of visitors and cage changes on the behavior of mangabeys.
Zoo Biology 10, 417-423.

EDITED AND NONREFEREED PUBLICATIONS, AND THESES

Tromborg, C., & Morgan, K. (2016). A canticle for Markowitz: A tribute to Hal
Markowitz. Science Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) Newsletter, 39, 2, 7-13,
Summer-Fall, 2016: Academia.edu.

Tromborg, C. T. (2016). A short history of behavioral enrichment through

environmental engineering: From flying meatballs for servals to acoustic prey for
leopards. Feline Conservation Federation Journal 60, 3, 25-29, May, June.

Tromborg, C. T. (2012). Stressors for captive exotic felines (I). Feline Conservation
Federation Journal 56, 5, 36-38, September, October: Academia.edu.

Tromborg, C. T. (2012). Stressors for captive exotic felines (II). Feline Conservation
Federation Journal 56, 6, 37-40, November, December : Academia.edu.

Tromborg, C. T. (2012). Is taming domesticating captive exotic felines? Feline

Conservation Federation Journal 56, 4, 40-46, July-August: Academia.edu.

Tromborg, C. T. (2012). Behavioral enrichment for captive wild felines I. Feline

Conservation Federation Journal 56, 2, 8-10, March-April: Academia.edu.
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Tromborg, C. T. (2012). Behavioral enrichment for captive wild felines II. Feline
Conservation Federation Journal 56, 3, 7-13, May-June: Academia.edu.

Tromborg, C. T. (2012). Of panthers, pumas, mountain lions, and mascots. City

Chronicles, 1, Feb. 13, 2012.

Tromborg, C. T. (2005). Shaping sound environments II. The Shape of Enrichment 14,
3-4, (August-November), 10-11.

Tromborg, C. T., & Coss, R. G. (1995). Denizens, decibels, and dens. Annual
Proceedings of the American Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Seattle, Washington:
521-528: Academia.edu.

Tromborg, C.T., Coss, R.G., & Steiner, S. M. 1996. The sound and the furry: animals,
acoustics, and artificial habitats. In Sheperdson, D.G., Mellen, J. and Hutchins, M.
(Eds.). Environmental Enrichment for Captive Animals. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian
Institution Press, in press; As cited in: Larkin, R. P.; Pater, L. L.; Tazik, D. G. (1996)
Effects of military noise on wildlife: Assessing and mitigating effects of military training
on threatened and endangered species: A literature review. U.S. Army Corp of
Engineers Construction Engineering Research Laboratories USACERL Technical Report
96/21); January, 1996; pp. 1-101.
--Approved for public release: Distribution is unlimited--: Academia.edu.

Tromborg, C. T. (1994). Shaping sound environments. The Shape of Enrichment 3,

(November, 7-9).

Tromborg, C. T. (1994). Talking, and other things, to the animals. U. C. Alternatives in

Education, Research, & Testing News #2, Summer, 5.

Tromborg, C. T., & Markowitz, T. F. (1994). Interactions between free-ranging pea

fowl and children at the Atlanta Zoo. International Society for Anthrozoos Newsletter
#7, May, 8.

Tromborg, C. T., & Mitchell, G. (1992). You learn what you eat. Animal Keeper's
Forum 19, 277-278.

Tromborg, C. T., & Mitchell, G. (1992). Zoo food feud. Animal Keeper's Forum 19,
428-429.

Mitchell, G. & Tromborg, C. (1992). The elderly in the zoo. Animal Keeper's Forum
19, 315-318.
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Tromborg, C., Markowitz, H., & Mitchell, G. (1991). Was Hediger wrong? Annual
Proceedings of the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, Portland,
Oregon: 576-585: Academia.edu.

Mitchell, G., Herring, F., Tromborg, C., & Neville, L. (1990). The importance of
sequence of cage visitations in a zoo. Animal Keeper's Forum 17, 374-383.

Tromborg, C. T. (1993). Behavioral effects of exposing captive cotton-top tamarins to

controlled auditory stimuli. Masters Thesis, California State University, San Francisco;
San Francisco, California. AS-36-1993-BIOL,.T76X: Vol 1 & 2: Academia.edu.

Tromborg, C. T. (1999). Figure and Ground Squirrels. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of

California; Davis, Davis, California. AAT 9925761: Academia.edu.

ABSTRACTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND POSTERS

Tromborg, C. T., Mitchell, G., Markowitz, H., & Morgan, K. (1993). Sound and its
significance for captive primates. Abstract published in American Journal of
Primatology 30, 352-353.

Tromborg, C. T. (2021). Cognition in the classroom: Reinventing the wheel, again,

again, and again…. Presentation to the staff and faculty of Sacramento City College as a feature
of professional development meetings held at Sacramento City College, August 19,
Sacramento, California.

Tromborg, C. T. (2017). A report from The Mountain Lion Foundation: A brief history,
some successes, and an uncertain future. Invited presentation to the annual funding event
of the Wild Cat Education and Conservation Fund, March 11, San Francisco, California.

Tromborg, C. & Wyatt, D. (2017). Here, kitty, kitty: Biology, behavior, and
conservation of mountain lions (Puma concolor) and an introduction to ring-tails
(Bassariscus astutus),in California, a big cat and a cat that is not a cat. Invited
presentation to the visitors and staff of Safari West, April 21, Santa Rosa, California.

Tromborg, C. T. (2017). People are panthers--Mountain lions are mascots. Presentation

to the students, staff, and faculty of Sacramento City College, sponsored by The Animal
Behavior and Conservation Alliance of Sacramento City College, in cooperation with
The Wild Cat Education and Conservation Fund, October 15, Sacramento, California.

Tromborg, C. T. (2016). A short history of behavioral enrichment through

environmental engineering: From flying meatballs for servals to auditory prey for
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leopards. Invited presentation to the annual meeting of The Feline Conservation

Federation, June 18, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Tromborg, C. T. (2016). Biology, behavior, and conservation of California’s mountain

lions (Puma concolor) in nature and in captivity. Invited presentation to the visitors and
staff of Safari West, April 15, Santa Rosa, California.

Tromborg, C. T. (2015). Biology and behavior of the mountain lion (Puma concolor) in
nature and in captivity. Invited presentation to the visitors of Safari West, November 13,
Santa Rosa, California.

Tromborg, C. T. (2015). Behavioral enrichment in the zoo: Beyond bamboo sprouts and
boomer balls to building more natural brains. Invited presentation to the visitors of Safari
West, September 17, Santa Rosa, California.

Tromborg, C. T. (2015). A history of behavioral enrichment in the zoo: Why we should

provide captive animals with responsive environments. Invited presentation to the animal
care staff of Safari West, September 18, Santa Rosa, California.

Gunderson, L, Tromborg, C., Pitman, G. & Chopyak, D. (2009). Recruiting and

retaining minority faculty at the community college. Round-table discussion held as part
of a day-long conference on diversity entitled "Embracing Change", sponsored by the
F.A.C.C.C., at Sacramento City College, January 14, 2009, Sacramento, California.

Coss, R. G. & Tromborg, C. T. (2008). Experience shapes the assessment of California

ground squirrel alarm calls. Poster presented to the annual meeting of the
Animal Behaviour Society, August 16-20, Snowbird, Utah.

Tromborg, C. T. (2006). Science versus religion in the classroom. Presentation to the

staff and faculty of Sacramento City College as a feature of professional development
meetings held at Sacramento City College, January 12, Sacramento, California.

Tromborg, C. T. (2006). The utility of the zoological garden as a venue for student
-based research at community colleges. Presentation to the staff and faculty of
Sacramento City College as a feature of professional development meetings held at
Sacramento City College, January 12, Sacramento, California.

Tromborg, C. T. (2005). The history of behavioral enrichment in zoos. Invited

presentation to a meeting of the Sacramento Zoological Society's Education Department,
October 22, 2005.

Tromborg, C. T. (2003). The role of technology in the education of students with

disabilities. Invited contribution to a symposium entitled Technology and Education.
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Held at UC Davis, under the auspices of the Summer Institute for Technology in
Teaching, July 22, Davis, California.

Tromborg, C. T. & Knudsen, C. (2003). Natural learning cycles and the brain.
Workshop presented to the staff and faculty of Sacramento City College, August 12,
Sacramento, California.

Tromborg, C. T. & Bohorquez, A. S. (2001). Noise and its influence on the health and
behavior of free-living and captive marine mammals. Invited presentation to the
American Cetacean Society, March 22, Pacifica, California.

Tromborg, C. T. (1999). Technology and the red queen hypothesis. Keynote address
presented to the staff and faculty of Sacramento City College at its Celebration of
Excellence, August 13, 1999, Sacramento, California.

Tromborg, C. T. (1999). Inherit the wind. Presentation of the film classic during the
UC Davis Summer Film Festival, August 5, Davis, California.

Tromborg, C. T. (1999). Zoos: Arks, Parks, or Snarks? Invited presentation at the

University of California, Davis as a part of the summer faculty Speaker Series, July 28,
Davis, California.

Tromborg, C. T., & Coss, R. G. (1995). Figure and ground squirrels. Invited paper
presented to a meeting of the Research Department of the National Zoological Park at
the Smithsonian Institution, November 3, Washington, DC.

Tromborg, C. T., & Coss, R. G. (1995). Decibels, denizens, and dens. Invited paper
presented at a symposium entitled: Maintaining behavioral competence in captivity:
Behavioral enrichment do's and don'ts. Held at the 1995 joint meeting of the Canadian
Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums and the American Association of Zoos
and Aquariums, September 15-19, Seattle, Washington.

Tromborg, C. T., Steiner, S. M., Coss, R. G., Herring, F. W., & Dowd, B. D. (1994).
Changes in attitudes expressed by students viewing animals under natural versus urban
sound conditions. Paper presented at a meeting of the Pacific Division of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science, June 19-23, San Francisco, California.

Tromborg, C. T., Burk, J., Coss, R. G., & Steiner, S. (1994). Changes in the perception
of animals viewed under urban or natural sound conditions. Paper presented at a meeting
of The Animal Behavior Society, July 22-28, Seattle, Washington.

Tromborg, C. T., & Bursten, S. N. (1994). The sound and the furry: Behavioral and
perceptual implications of anthropogenic and naturalistic acoustic environments. Invited
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paper presented at a symposium of the Nature's Sounds Society on the uses and
integration of natural sounds at a meeting of the Pacific Division of the American
Association for the Advancement of Science, June 19-23, San Francisco, California.

Tromborg, C. T., Coss, R. G., Mitchell, G., Markowitz, H., & Steiner, S. M. (1993).
Sound and its significance for captive animals. Paper presented to the First Conference
on Environmental Enrichment, July 16-22, Portland, Oregon.

Tromborg, C. T., Mitchell, G., Herring, F. W., & Bursten, S. (1993). The sound and the
furry. Paper presented at a meeting of The Animal Behavior Society, July 24-30, Davis,
California.

Tromborg, C. T., Mitchell, G., Markowitz, H., & Morgan, K. (1993). Sound and its
significance to captive primates. Paper presented at a meeting of The American Society
of Primatologists, August 18-22, Sturbridge, Massachusetts.

Tromborg, C., Mitchell, G., & Herring, F. (1992). Learning to teach in the zoo. Invited
symposium conducted at a meeting of the Western Psychological Association, Zoo
Education and Conservation Biology section, April 26-30, Portland, Oregon.

Tromborg, C. T. (1991-96). Environmental awareness in the zoo. Annual invited

speaker for R. G. Coss, Ph.D., for Environmental Awareness (Psychology 144) at the
University of California, Davis.

Tromborg, C., & Herring, F. (1991). Behavioral effects of exposing captive cotton-top
tamarins (Saguinus oedipus oedipus) to controlled auditory stimuli. Paper presented at a
meeting of the Western Psychological Association, April 25, San Francisco, California.

Tromborg, C, Markowitz, H., & Mitchell, G. (1991). Was Hediger wrong: Is taming
domesticating zoo animals? Invited paper presented at a meeting of the American
Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums, August 25, San Diego, California.

Tromborg, C. T. (1986). Behavioral effects of exposing a captive pair of cotton-top

tamarins (Saguinus oedipus oedipus) to auditory stimuli. Paper presented at a meeting of
the Nature's Sounds Society, San Francisco, California.

Tromborg, C. T. (1986). The vocal behavior of captive cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus

oedipus oedipus). Radio interview conducted by producer Marisa Hutter for "Sounds of
Science" broadcast on National Public Radio.

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
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Tromborg, C. T., , Coss, R. G., & Morgan, K. M. Naturalistic sounds influence

emergence & environmental assessment behavior in California ground squirrels.

Tromborg, C. T., Morgan, K. M. The sounds and the furry: Captive animals,
acoustics, and artificial habitats: The relationship between waves and welfare.

Tromborg, C. T. The Power of Improvisation: Forward to The Power of Improvisation

by Linda Fulton (2020).

Tromborg, C. T. and Morgan, K. M. Some animals are more equal than others:
Zoo visitors demonstrate reliable preferences for a few species over most others.

Tromborg, C. T., Cusimano, D, and Morgan, K. M. The Trojan cat: Agriculture,

toxoplasmosis, and neoteny and their role in the development of the domestic cat.

Tromborg, C. T., Morgan, K. M., & Maple, T. L. The impoverishment of enrichment: A

critique of contemporary approaches to behavioral enrichment.

HONORS AND AWARDS

2016 Sacramento City College Celebration of Excellence Excellence in Teaching Award

Accepted first place award in a state-wide competition at the 2016 California State Fair
for the best logo, designed for The Animal Behavior and Conservation Alliance, a student
organization founded and advised by Chris Tromborg for its logo designed by the
graphics design classes of Robin Waxman, all of Sacramento City College
Honorary Degree & Induction into the Terra Nova Hall of Fame (February, 2003)
Nomination for UC Davis Undergraduate Teaching Award (2003)
Selection as 1999 Celebration of Excellence Keynote Address Presenter at the
Celebration of Excellence Event at Sacramento City College
Psi Chi (Psychology Honor Society)
Sigma Xi (Science Honor Society)
Professors for the Future Fellowship (1994)
University of California Dissertation Year Fellowship (1994)
California State University Chancellor’s Dissertation Incentive Fellowship (1993-95)
University of California Graduate Research Fellowship (1992)
University of California Graduate Opportunity Fellowship (1991-93)
California State University Educational Equity Fellowship (1991-92)
California State University Graduate Equity Fellowship Award (1985)
Gordon Hein Memorial Scholarship (1989-91)
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Foundation for Science and the Handicapped Scholarship (1988)

Twitty-Milsap Foundation Scholarship (1987)
National Federation of the Blind Scholarship (1986)
American Council of the Blind Scholarship (1986)
National Federation of the Blind of California Scholarship (1984)
Lions Club Scholarship (1981)

Current (Active) AFFILIATIONS

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi Society, Animal

Behavior Society, Zoo Association of America, American Zoo Association, Sacramento
Zoological Society, Scientists Center for Animal Welfare, Animals and Society, National
Center for Science Education, Los Rios Community Colleges Federation of Teachers,
Faculty Association of California Community Colleges, CSU San Francisco Alumni
association, UC Davis Alumni Association, Nature's sounds society, League of
Conservation Voters, Union of Concerned Scientists, Center for Biological Diversity, Bat
Conservation International, Sea Otter Foundation, Mountain Lion Foundation, Cheetah
Conservation Fund, Snow Leopard Conservancy, Endangered Feline Conservation
Center, Feline Conservation Foundation, Defenders of Wildlife, World Wildlife Fund,
Wildlife Conservation Network, Sierra Club, Sierra Club Mother Lode Chapter, Natural
Resources Defense Council, Rain Forest Action Network, Wild Felid Research and
Management Association, Wild Futures, Planned Parenthood, TED.com, National
Geographic Society, Center for American Progress, Cognitive Science Society,
ScienceSays: The CLEAR Project, California Academy of Science, International
Association of Animal Behavior Consultants Foundation, National Center for Faculty
Development and Diversity, California Coast Keeper Alliance.

Former (Inactive) AFFILIATIONS

American Association for the Advancement of Science (Division for Handicapped

Scientists and Engineers), American Association for the Advancement of Science,
Foundation for Science and Disability, Association for Psychological Science, American
Psychological Association, Western Psychological Association, American Society of
Primatologists, International Primatological Society, American Association of Zoo
Keepers, Consortium of Aquariums, Universities, and Zoos, San Francisco Zoological
Society, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, National Federation of
the Blind, American Council of the Blind, American Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, Animal Protection Institute, Humane Society of the United States,
Fund for Animals, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Sinapu Wolf Conservation,
Big Cat Rescue, National Wildlife Federation, The Nature Conservancy, National Parks
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Conservation Association, The Wildlife Society, Keystone Conservation, Born Free

U.S.A., Wildcat Sanctuary, Feline Conservation Federation.

CERTIFICATIONS

Beginning feline husbandry course certification: Feline Conservation Foundation (2021)

Advanced feline husbandry course certification: Feline Conservation Foundation (2021)
Laboratory Animal Technician, American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
(1991)
Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician, American Association for Laboratory Animal
Science (1991)
Feline Husbandry Course, Feline Conservation Foundation (2021)

SERVICE

Vicechair: Board of Directors: Mountain Lion Foundation 2022-present

Member: Board of Directors: Mountain Lion Foundation 2010-2022
Science Advisory Council: Mountain Lion Foundation 2010-present
Board of Directors: Feline Conservation Foundation (formerly Feline Conservation
Federation) 2012-present

Feline Conservation Foundation Conservation, Education, and Membership

Committees 2016-2021
Board of Directors: African Wild Dog Conservancy 2006-2021
Advisory Board: Total Improv Kids 2016-2020

Graduate Committees: Paul Bulakowski, Orals, Ph.D.(Psychology), UC Davis; James

Engle, Orals, M.A. (Psychology), CSU Sacramento; Althea Pena, thesis and orals, M.S.
(Psychology), American College of Applied Science; M. Cecil Ashen-Young, thesis and
orals, M.S.(Psychology), American College of Applied Science.

Sacramento City College Recruitment and Hiring Committees: Lisa Gunderson, Maria
Regalado, Grace Austin, Richard Driver, Jacek Kozikowski, Alan Keys, Mark Dennis,
Kathleen Carbary.

Animal Behaviour 2021 Mentor Program

Learning Ally College Student Success Program provisional mentor (2021)
Sacramento City College Peer Evaluations Committees
Sacramento City College Academic Senate
Sacramento City College Matriculation & Student Success Committee
Sacramento City College Accreditations Committees: Area 2A
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Sacramento City College Student Learning Outcomes Advisory Committee

Sacramento City College Institutional Equity Committee
Sacramento City College Disability Access Committee
Sacramento City College D.S.P.&S. Advisory Committee
Sacramento City College Technology Access Committee
Sacramento City College Kitty Committee
Sacramento City College Voices of Hope Club (founding faculty advisor)
Sacramento City College Animal Behavior and Conservation Alliance (founding faculty
advisor)
Hosted public presentations to advance science sponsored by The Animal Behavior and
Conservation Alliance or by The Sacramento City
College Student Leadership Council
Sacramento City College sponsored scholarships: Thomas A. Tromborg, Carl E.
Tromborg, Eleanor M. Tromborg, Tromborg Family Scholarship, and C.A.T.
Tromborg Scholarship (sponsor)
Sacramento City College Annual Fund
Sacramento City College Davis Academic Center Annual Fund
Sacramento City College Apple Alliance
Los Rios Community College District Faculty Diversity Internship Program Mentor
California Community College Faculty Preparation Certification Program Advisor
UCD Psychology Department Animal Care and Use Committee
UCD Psychology Department Safety Committee
Ad hoc reviewer, Zoo Biology
Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Animal Behavior
Ad hoc reviewer, Biological Psychology by James W. Kalat
Local Arrangements Committee: Animal Behaviour Society: Davis Meeting 1993
Local Arrangements Committee: American Society of Primatologists: Davis: 1990
Feline Lifeline Rescue and Adoption Organization
City of Davis Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance Committee
Outside Advisory Board, Lincoln Park Zoo Lowland Gorilla Project
Outside Advisory Board, Little Rock Zoo's school for the sensorally challenged
Animal Behavior and Husbandry Advisory Board, American Association of Zoological
Parks and Aquariums
Feline Conservation Federation Conservation Committee
Feline Conservation Federation Education Committee
Feline Conservation Federation Member Services Committee
Volunteer, UC Davis Psychology Department Animal Care Facilities
Volunteer, C.S.U.S.F. Biology Department animal Care Facilities
Volunteer, Pedro Point Veterinary Hospital
Consultant on callitrichid husbandry, UC San Francisco (literature review and
collation of suggested techniques)
Consultant on adaptive accessibility strategies for the blind, Sacramento Zoological
Society Education Department
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Designed and prepared Braille signage for San Pedro Valley Creek Park in Pacifica,
California
Contributed “Sounds of the zoo” to Pacifica Radio's World Ear Project

Current REFERENCES

Richard G. Coss, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, UC Davis, Young Hall,

Davis, CA 95616. (530) 752-1626.

G. D. Mitchell, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, UC Davis, P. O. Box

2101 Davis, CA 95617. (530) 756-5460.

Jennifer Breckler, Professor emeritus, Department of Biology, CSU San Francisco, 1600
Holloway Ave., San Francisco, CA 94132. (415) 338-2340.

Robert M. Murphey, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, UC Davis, Young

Hall, Davis, CA 95616. (530) 752-1855.

Robert B. Post, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, UC Davis, Young Hall,

Davis, CA 95616. (530) 752-6988.

Rosemarie H. Kraft, former Associate Dean of Graduate Studies, UC Davis, Mrak Hall,
Davis, CA 95616. (530) 752-0650.

Kathleen M. Morgan, Ph. D., Department of Psychology, Wheaton College

26 E. Main St., Norton, Ma 02766 (508) 341-4934

Stanley N. Bursten, Ph.D., Chair: Department of Psychology, Santa Barbara City

College, 721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109 (805) 965-0581 X:4713.

Douglas R. Miller, California Regional Primate Center educator, UC Davis, C.R.P.C.,

Davis, CA 95616. (530) 848-1258.

Former REFERENCES

Hal Markowitz, Professor Emortitus, Department of Biology, CSU San Francisco, 1600
Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA 94132. (415) 338-2320.

Donald H. Owings, Professor Emortitus, Department of Psychology, UC Davis, Young

Hall, Davis, CA 95616. (530) 752-1673.
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Robert I. Bowman, Professor Emortitus, Department of Biology, CSU San Francisco,

1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco, CA 94132. (415) 338-2440.

R. Stuart Mackay, Professor Emortitus, Center for Interdisciplinary Science, CSU

San Francisco, 1600 Holloway Ave., San Francisco, CA 94132. (415) 338-2444.

Bernard R. Goldstein, past Provost, California State University, Sonoma, 1801 E. Cotati
Ave. Rohnert Park, CA 94928. (707) 664-2028.

Current as of April 7,
2023 Courses current through May 18, 2022