Shell Brewer
SHELL STACHOWICZ BREWER, BS, MS, LVT
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EDUCATION
Licensed Veterinary Technician #873 – Nevada
Obtained professional license in 2013.
West Texas A&M University
MS Biology 2004, thesis: A skeletochronologic assessment of demography of two North American lizard species.
Texas A&M University
BS Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences 2000
EXPERIENCE
Las Vegas Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, Las Vegas, NV (+ various veterinary hospitals)
Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Technician, 1997 to present
Worked at Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and several private emergency and specialty hospitals in OH, AK, IN, GA, WA, and NV. Currently employed at Las Vegas Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care since 2016. Care for emergency and critical small animals including patient assessment, CPCR, blood product transfusions, anesthesia, surgical assisting, and client relations. Heavily involved in diagnostics including hematology, urinalysis, and microscopy. Proficient in using blood chemistry, hematology, electrolyte, and clotting factor laboratory equipment and microscope.
US Department of Energy: BWXT Pantex, Panhandle, TX
Contract Biologist, 2003-2004
Conducted three herpetofauna studies on 16,000 acre nuclear weapons plant: amphibian and reptile diversity, Prairie rattlesnake home range, and Prairie rattlesnake translocation. Used radiotelemetry including surgically implanting radiotransmitters in snakes. Frequently reported findings to and collaborated with team scientists and administrators.
West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX
Graduate Research Assistant, 2001-2004
Used ELISA to qualify hormonal evidence of endocrine disruption in Hellbender salamanders. Developed unique bone preparation (dehydration, appropriate decalcification, mounting, and staining), microtome, and microscopy techniques to analyze skeletochronologic data on lizards. Oversaw several laboratory students and volunteers and taught preparation and microtome techniques. Maintained live and preserved plant and animal collections.
Amphibian & Reptile Trust, International, Gardner, MA
Board member, 2020 to present
AWARDS
Kilgore Research Grant (2002), American Museum of Natural History Grant (2002), Kritser Biology Scholarship (WTAMU, 2003-2004), College Outstanding Student (TAMU, 2000).
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Ray, J. D., M. D. Stachowicz, and R. T. Kazmaier. 2005. The influence of habitat on
home range and movements of prairie rattlesnakes. 40th Annual Meeting of the
Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Amarillo, Texas.
Stachowicz, M. D., and R. T. Kazmaier. 2004. A skeletochronological assessment of
demography for two North American lizard species. 2004 Joint Meeting of the
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Society for the Study of
Amphibians and Reptiles, and Herpetologist’s League, Norman, Oklahoma.
Ray, J. D., M. D. Stachowicz, and R. T. Kazmaier. 2004. Spatial ecology of prairie
rattlesnakes in the High Plains of Texas. 31st Annual Meeting of the Kansas
Herpetological Society, Manhattan, Kansas.
RESEARCH GRANTS
M. Stachowicz, and R. T. Kazmaier. FY 2002. Assessment of endocrine contamination
in Ozark hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi) from Arkansas.
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grant, American Museum of Natural History.
M. Stachowicz, and R. T. Kazmaier. FY 2002. Assessment of endocrine contamination
in Ozark hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi) from Arkansas.
Killgore Research Grant, West Texas A&M University.
SHELL STACHOWICZ BREWER, BS, MS, LVT
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EDUCATION
Licensed Veterinary Technician #873 – Nevada
Obtained professional license in 2013.
West Texas A&M University
MS Biology 2004, thesis: A skeletochronologic assessment of demography of two North American lizard species.
Texas A&M University
BS Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences 2000
EXPERIENCE
Las Vegas Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care, Las Vegas, NV (+ various veterinary hospitals)
Emergency and Critical Care Veterinary Technician, 1997 to present
Worked at Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and several private emergency and specialty hospitals in OH, AK, IN, GA, WA, and NV. Currently employed at Las Vegas Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care since 2016. Care for emergency and critical small animals including patient assessment, CPCR, blood product transfusions, anesthesia, surgical assisting, and client relations. Heavily involved in diagnostics including hematology, urinalysis, and microscopy. Proficient in using blood chemistry, hematology, electrolyte, and clotting factor laboratory equipment and microscope.
US Department of Energy: BWXT Pantex, Panhandle, TX
Contract Biologist, 2003-2004
Conducted three herpetofauna studies on 16,000 acre nuclear weapons plant: amphibian and reptile diversity, Prairie rattlesnake home range, and Prairie rattlesnake translocation. Used radiotelemetry including surgically implanting radiotransmitters in snakes. Frequently reported findings to and collaborated with team scientists and administrators.
West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX
Graduate Research Assistant, 2001-2004
Used ELISA to qualify hormonal evidence of endocrine disruption in Hellbender salamanders. Developed unique bone preparation (dehydration, appropriate decalcification, mounting, and staining), microtome, and microscopy techniques to analyze skeletochronologic data on lizards. Oversaw several laboratory students and volunteers and taught preparation and microtome techniques. Maintained live and preserved plant and animal collections.
Amphibian & Reptile Trust, International, Gardner, MA
Board member, 2020 to present
AWARDS
Kilgore Research Grant (2002), American Museum of Natural History Grant (2002), Kritser Biology Scholarship (WTAMU, 2003-2004), College Outstanding Student (TAMU, 2000).
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Ray, J. D., M. D. Stachowicz, and R. T. Kazmaier. 2005. The influence of habitat on
home range and movements of prairie rattlesnakes. 40th Annual Meeting of the
Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Amarillo, Texas.
Stachowicz, M. D., and R. T. Kazmaier. 2004. A skeletochronological assessment of
demography for two North American lizard species. 2004 Joint Meeting of the
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Society for the Study of
Amphibians and Reptiles, and Herpetologist’s League, Norman, Oklahoma.
Ray, J. D., M. D. Stachowicz, and R. T. Kazmaier. 2004. Spatial ecology of prairie
rattlesnakes in the High Plains of Texas. 31st Annual Meeting of the Kansas
Herpetological Society, Manhattan, Kansas.
RESEARCH GRANTS
M. Stachowicz, and R. T. Kazmaier. FY 2002. Assessment of endocrine contamination
in Ozark hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi) from Arkansas.
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grant, American Museum of Natural History.
M. Stachowicz, and R. T. Kazmaier. FY 2002. Assessment of endocrine contamination
in Ozark hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi) from Arkansas.
Killgore Research Grant, West Texas A&M University.