{"id":9346,"date":"2025-07-24T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/?p=9346"},"modified":"2025-08-12T14:30:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T18:30:50","slug":"2025-student-awards-for-best-papers-and-posters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turtlesurvival.org\/2025-student-awards-for-best-papers-and-posters\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Student Awards for Best Papers and Posters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At the 23rd Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles, Anders Rhodin and the Chelonian Research Foundation presented the 2025 Student Awards for Best Papers and Posters, recognizing and honoring student excellence in scholarship and presentation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Awards Judging Committee 2025, listed here in alphabetical order by last name, consisted of Deborah Bower, Grover Brown, Germ\u00e1n Forero Medina, Christel Griffioen, Ethan Hollender, Natalie Hyslop, Day Ligon, Rodrigo Macip-R\u00edos, Pearson McGovern, Donald McKnight, Eric Nordberg, Luke Pearson, Anders Rhodin, Denise Thompson (Committee Chair), and Tracey Tuberville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All Winners:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Winner \u2013 Best Paper:\u00a0Zoie McMillian\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For research titled, \u201cCharacterizing Current and Potential Turtle Consumers: Identifying Drivers of Demand in the United States\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Runner-up \u2013 Best Paper:\u00a0Noah Devros\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For research titled, \u201cDrones as a Viable Method of Conducting Basking Surveys and Collecting Habitat Data\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Runner-up \u2013 Best Paper:\u00a0Kyra \u201cSully\u201d Sullivan\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For research titled, \u201cHealth Impacts of Harmful Algal Blooms on Australian Freshwater Turtles\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Winner \u2013 Best Poster:<\/strong> Erin Trimpe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the paper, \u201cMovement Ecology and Predation Risk: An Analysis of Co-occurring Raccoons and Wood Turtles in an Actively Managed Landscape\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Header image: (from left) Kyra \u201cSully\u201d Sullivan, Erin Trimpe, Zoie McMillian, and Noah Devros. All photos by Samantha Stephens
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