Rhiannon Jakopak (former UHURU project manager, Mpala)
Biography
As the kids tweet these days, Rhiannon Jakopak "AKA RPJ, AKA Rocket Propelled Jakopak" oversaw UHURU like a boss in 2016. She conducted independent work with Jake on dispersal limitation as an alternative to Brown's resource breadth hypothesis. Rhiannon began her MSc at the University of Wyoming in 2017, working on dispersal and population genetics of mule deer. In this photo, she is handling one of two four-toed hedgehogs captured in UHURU, ever, with equal parts trepidation and exuberance.
Current position: Outreach Coordinator and Research Scientist, University of Wyoming's Haub School