Erin McHale is a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources department at Rutgers University. She has a strong background in wildlife rehabilitation and has participated in various wildlife conservation projects throughout New Jersey. In 2017, she graduated with a B.S. in Biology and worked on various entomology and parasitology research projects. Her dissertation research focuses on bat foraging strategies and behaviors. Erin delivers educational programming for the Wildlife Conservation and Management Program.