Olivia Ruppert
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Olivia Ruppert
@oliviaruppert.bsky.social
PhD student @ OSU

Interested in population & landscape genetics, genomics, eDNA, herpetology

MS @ MSUFW | (they/she) #HERper 🏳️‍🌈🦎🧬
Mentoring my first undergraduate student this semester on an amphibian monitoring project for a school district in rural Ohio. Some crazy field days and finds including this leucistic small-mouthed salamander (photo 3)!
March 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
My first first-author publication is out now in Environmental DNA!

The first portion of my MS project focused on comparing sampling methodology for eDNA metabarcoding for reptiles and amphibians in wetlands. 🧬 🐸
January 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
First real post on this app is a summary of TWS 2024 in Baltimore.
Presented preliminary results on habitat suitability modeling of the gray fox in Ohio, eDNA workshops at the National Aquarium, fun with Out in the Field, and time with OSU folks!
November 16, 2024 at 8:22 PM