Originally from San Mateo, California Rachael completed a BS in Animal Sciences from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 2022. During her time at CSU she coached the Academic Quadrathlon team, served as a graduate TA, mentored countless undergraduate research experiences, and completed two research projects as the lead graduate student. Her animal project investigated perinatal outcomes in lambs born from ewes fed diets simulating winter range production. She also led a pedagogy project aimed at using case based assessment to develop critical thinking and professional skills in undergraduate animal science students. Upon graduation Rachael became a research technician at the USDA ARS Meat Animal Research Center before joining the Wyoming Extension team as the 4-H youth development educator for Teton County.
AWARDS:
2024 Western Section ASAS Graduate Student 3 Minute Video Competition 2nd Place
2024 JBS Student Seminar Series 1st Place M.S. Division
2024 CSU CAS Charles N. Shepardson Graduate Student Teaching Award
2023 American Society of Animal Science Graduate Poster Competition 1st Place
2023 National Western Stock Show Graduate Teaching Scholarship