Genifer Lara

Education

Entomology M.S. all but thesis from University Nebraska Lincoln.

M.S. from Mississippi State University in GeoSciences, 2011; 

B.S. Environmental Studies and Wildlife Biology with a minor in Natural History, 2007.

Biography

Genifer Lara currently teaches geology, oceanography, and natural resource courses at Mohave Community College in Kingman, Arizona. For the past 10 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 been an instructor for Project Dragonfly since 2016, and has traveled to Belize, Galápagos, and Guyana as part of their Earth Expeditions program. She has also traveled extensively for work outside of education, 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. and B.S. 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, along with all other animals. Her favorite courses to teach are Conservation Biology and Intro to Biodiversity. In her spare time, she enjoys birding, herping, tracking, traveling, and spending time with her husband and their furkids--all rescues.