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After being single for many years and staying only focused on my education and research, I finally met my compatible match for love and married fellow herpetologist Sarah A. Orlofske. Sarah is an amphibian biologist that studies the physiologic effect that parasites have on her favorite organisms, tadpoles. Sarah and I share many common interests that adds to our relationship. We enjoy traveling to interesting places and meeting with fellow biologists to discuss the latest research. We love reptiles, amphibians, biology, hiking, long drives, symposiums, reading herpetology journals, and many other activities. We are each also involved in academia because we "love" the research and not to just do the research so that we may stay in academia (there actually is a difference). We love and enjoy what we do and have true passions for finding out and sharing new things that interest us in science. She her lab page to find out more about her research!
Sarah is an alumni of the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point with majors in biology and wildlife, plus a chemistry minor. Sarah excelled as an undergrad and is continuing her education and research at Virginia Tech as a master's student.


Sarah was president of the UWSP Herpetological Society for 2 years, which often conducts outreach programs at their University and around the state.	Sarah and her good friend Nathan Peterson presenting their poster at the National Undergraduate Symposium in Indianapolis.	Sarah and her herpetology professor (Dr. Erik Wild) at their poster during the joint meetings in Tampa.
Like most herpetologists, Sarah became interested in herpetology as a child (e.g. chasing snakes, catching frogs, and even raising tadpoles since the age of 10). Sarah is enthusiastic to learn about many areas of biology but her true passions are in the fields of herpetology, parasitology, and physiology. She is very dedicated and hard working and loves field, lab, and book work. Sarah and I actually met on the Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation listserv (someone should tell them to advertise their ability to create romantic matches!!!). Sarah is an incredible woman, biologist, and partner with a compassionate heart and tremendous love for both life and science. The conversations and time spent together have made me a better person and I feel incredibly lucky to have found someone that complements and adds so much to my adventurous and hectic lifestyle.

Sarah with an Arizona Ridgenose Rattlesnake (Crotalus w. williardi) that we found with David Kahrs in Arizona.	Sarah keying out a frog at Reserva Amazonica, Peru. Sarah spent a month there over winter break 2004-2005 at the same time that I was in Bolivia.	Sarah in the field at one of her Butler's garter snake sites. Sarah has been working on Butler's garter snakes for two summers now and will finish her last season this summer.

Sarah and I hiking on the Appalachian Trail		Sarah and I near the border of West Virginia and Virginia

Sarah is my best friend and means the world to me. She is a joy to be in the field with, talk about science with, and share my life with. I love meeting new people with her and am proud for all that she has accomplished in life already. She is absolutely amazing and I love listening to her talk for hours. She is beautiful, brilliant, and always makes me laugh. She is incredibly nerdy and I am honored to be in a serious relationship with her.

But I still can't understand what in the heck she sees in me...

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