Ashley Leininger

Title of Program: Animal Behavior and Conservation

E-mail Address: aleining@vols.utk.edu

Hometown: Hendersonville, TN  

Year: Junior                     

Anticipated Graduation Date: 2022

Description of Program: My program is designed to learn the psychology of animal behavior as well as adding in the skills of biological conservation. I want to use this to help save animals not only  in the wild but also in zoos. 

Departmental Emphases:Psychology and EEB

Faculty Mentor: Dr. Matthew Cooper and Dr. Zenithson Ng

Plans after graduation (career, graduate/professional school, etc.): Masters Program

Research Experiences or Internships: Research assistant for Dr. Ng

Part-time employment; Hobbies; Campus Clubs/Activities: I love working as a keeper assistant at Zoo Knoxville. I also work as a student assistant to the director of College Scholars and am also a tutor with the Academic Success Center. On the side I like fencing and weight lifting.