Ryan Draper making a difference in human and ecological communities

2015 Mar 9

Tomball, Texas, resident Ryan Draper, a graduate student in the Global Field Program (GFP) from Miami University's Project Dragonfly, has been awarded a Community Engagement badge from the university for making a difference in human and ecological communities. As part of the GFP, students like Draper apply the tools of conservation science and advance the tenets central to the master's degree: inquiry, community and voice.

Through his Conservation Science & Community course project entitled "Uncovering Opportunities for Conservation Messaging at the Houston Zoo," Draper developed a map of suggested areas for conservation messaging at the Houston Zoo. Draper is an interactive marketing coordinator at Houston Zoo.

As part of his master's program coursework, Draper studied desert and marine ecosystems on the Baja peninsula. Study sites include 13 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Australia and the Americas.

The GFP master's degree is designed for educators and other professionals from all disciplines and settings who are interested in working collaboratively to bring about change in local and global contexts. Applicants can be from anywhere in the United States or abroad. To learn more about the GFP, visit http://gfp.miamioh.edu/.

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