Dr. Kate Mansfield is a Davis-Shine Endowed Professor in Conservation Biology and graduate program coordinator of the UCF Turtle Lab in the College of Sciences. As a marine scientist and sea turtle biologist she studies the movements and behavior of sea turtles using satellite telemetry and monitors long-term nesting beaches and coastal juvenile research programs. In this episode we’ll learn how Kate got into this field, some of the coolest things she’s discovered over the years and what hands-on experiences for her students look like.

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