DR. NINA ATTIAS
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Nina Attias, PhD

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Skills
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Biodiversity Inventory and Monitoring; Animal Tracking; VHF and GPS Telemetry; Mammal Trapping; Camera Trapping; Line transects; Data management; GIS tools; R Programming; Movement Ecology Modeling and Analysis; Species Distribution Modeling; Continuous Time Movement Models; Resource Selection

About ​Me

​I am a biologist with over 15 years of experience in ecological studies, quantitative skills and research interests that integrate behavioral ecology, spatial ecology and conservation biology

Currently, I am the Scientific Coordinator at the Wildlife Conservation Institute (icasconservation.org.br) and a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Florida.

When I'm not working I like to travel, kayak and hike.
Interests
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Wildlife Ecology; Biodiversity & Conservation; Mammalogy; Spatial Ecology applied to Conservation; Wildlife Management; Natural History; Thermal Ecology; Xenarthra; Behavioral Ecology; Population Ecology; Global Change Biology
​Education

​Ph.D., Ecology and Conservation (2017)
Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil


M.Sc., Ecology (2011) 
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Licentiate Teaching Degree, Biological Sciences (2009)
Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

B.Sc., Biological Sciences (2008)
Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Awards & Grants
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Grant: Conservation Nation Established Conservationist (2022)
Grant Stipend Award: Jacksonville Zoo & Gardens (2018, 2019, 2020)
Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award (2nd place): IX Brazilian Mammalogy Congress (2017)
PhD Scholarship: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Capes (2016)
Grant: Idea Wild (2013)
Grant: The Rufford Foundation (2013)
Grant: Neotropical Grassland Conservancy (2013)
PhD Scholarship: Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento do Ensino, Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul - FUNDECT (2013)
Master's Scholarship: Capes (2009)
Technical Support Grant: FUNPEA (2008)
Undergraduate Research Scholarship: Faperj (2007)
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