Meagan Owens | Undergraduate Research Assistant

Undergraduate Researcher

Meagan Owens

As an undergraduate researcher majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry, Meagan is working towards earning a Wildlife Ecology and Management Certificate. Passionate about wildlife conservation, her position within the Walker Lab includes work on Species from Feces program with the Bat Ecology and Genetics Lab. 

Her research includes Sanger Sequencing for bat IDs using DNA extracted from bat fecal matter, bat tissue, and the environment. She also manages public and client outreach as the manager for the lab’s marketing campaigns.

Following her undergraduate career, she’s aiming for a master’s degree in wildlife biology to pursue a career in wildlife conservation and management.