Shalina Peterson

I joined the Ornithology and Mammalogy department in 2022, first as a volunteer and later as a Curatorial Assistant focused on marine mammals. I double-majored with a B.S. in biology and zoology from Cal Poly Humboldt and have over 5 years of experience in marine mammal stranding response. As part of the Prescott grant, I participate in marine mammal stranding response, large whale necropsies, collection, preparation, and data digitization. In 2023, I was brought onto the RANGES grant to digitize trait data of the O&M departments 16,000+ terrestrial mammals.