James F. Scudday Scholarship Winners AnnouncedBeginning her graduate studies at SRSU in August 2018, Rachel “hit the ground running” according to Ryan S. Luna, Ph.D., Committee Chair and Kelly R. Thompson Professor of Quail Research and Associate Professor of Wildlife Management, Chair of the Department of Natural Resource Management, Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) of SRSU. Luna went on to state, “Rachel’s current project is assessing eyeworm and cecal worm prevalence in scaled quail throughout the Trans-Pecos. Her project will help to determine areas that have a higher prevalence and also identify factors contributing to parasitic loads.” Dr. Luna concluded, “Ultimately, this research will aid in determining factors that are influencing the quail decline and identify areas where we might be able to make a difference to bolster current populations.”
