Chrissy Rivera

Chrissy Rivera was born in Brooklyn, NY on March 5th 1986. She is a Spring 2008 alum who majored in animal behavior and ecology, with a strong focus on birds and bioacoustic behavior. Her Division III project, entitled Vocal Correlates of Physiological Stress in Domestic Sheep, researched the changes in the bioacoustic parameters of stress behavior (vocalizations) as determined by the physical state of stress measured through salivary cortisol concentrations.

Division III Research

Vocal Correlates of Physiological Stress in Domestic Sheep