Genifer Lara

… currently teaches geology and geography at Mohave Community College in Kingman, Arizona. For the past several years, she has been a field instructor for Round River Conservation Studies, a study abroad program for undergraduates majoring in life and environmental sciences from the U.S. and Africa. During her time with RRCS, she worked in Botswana and Namibia, and spent semesters living in primitive field camps, falling asleep to the sounds of lions, hippos, and hyenas. She has also traveled extensively for work, studying a variety of species in diverse locations such as, the beach in Uruguay, the harsh Impenetrable Forest of Argentina, the tropical rain forests of Honduras and Costa Rica, and the savannas of Malawi. She received her B.A. in Environmental Studies and Wildlife Biology from Prescott College in 2008, her M.S. in Geosciences from Mississippi State University in 2011, and is currently finishing up a second M.S. in Entomology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She also has a certificate in Aquarium Science and is a current Wilderness First Responder. She loves teaching and inspiring others to get out and be a part of nature. She has a passion for bats, reptiles, birds, and insects, among most other animals. In her spare time she enjoys birding, herping, photography, traveling, and spending time with her husband and their furkids.