Andrew Ibach is a research assistant and graduate student in the Price Lab. He received his BS in Biology (Ecology, evolution, and behavior emphasis) from the University of Wisconsin Whitewater in 2017. Andrew cultivated his interest in herpetology at UW-Whitewater while working in Dr. Joshua Kapfer’s lab on a project to investigate differences in habitat use and preference of headstarted and hatchling Blanding’s turtles. Andrew works on the snake fungal disease project in the Price lab and is excited to continue and expand on this long term study. Andrew’s interests include herpetology, conservation biology, backpacking, fishing, and football.