142 – Conducting Fisheries Research with a Disability Featuring Sasha Pereira

<p>This week Hannah catches up with Sasha Pereira, who is currently working as a Fisheries Technician with the Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, about her interdisciplinary interests in aquatic community ecology, equity in science and environmental education, and environmental justice. Hannah and Sasha discuss her diverse research experiences and her Fisheries Blog <a href='https://thefisheriesblog.com/2020/10/04/to-hells-canyon-and-back-conducting-fisheries-science-with-a-disability/'>article</a>. </p> <p>Main Point: Accommodations are rights not privileges - they put people on equal footing. </p> <p>How to get in contact with Sasha: </p> <p>Email: spereir@ncsu.edu </p> <p>Twitter: @sasha_piranha </p> <p>Instagram: @sasha_piranha </p> <p>Get in touch with us! </p> <p>The Fisheries Podcast is on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @FisheriesPod  </p> <p>Become a Patron of the show: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/FisheriesPodcast'>https://www.patreon.com/FisheriesPodcast</a> </p> <p>Buy podcast shirts, hoodies, sticker, and more: <a href='https://teespring.com/stores/the-fisheries-podcast-fan-shop'>https://teespring.com/stores/the-fisheries-podcast-fan-shop</a> </p> <p>Thanks as always to Andrew Gialanella for the fantastic intro/outro music. </p> <p>The Fisheries Podcast is a completely independent podcast, not affiliated with a larger organization or entity. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the podcast. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by the hosts are those of that individual and do not necessarily reflect the view of any entity with those individuals are affiliated in other capacities (such as employers). </p>