Dr. Meaghan Wetherell holds a Ph.D. in Geoscience from the University of Oregon with a specialization in Paleontology, focusing particularly on the ecology and evolution of hooved mammals.  During her dissertation she did too much computer coding and statistics so now works as an Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Arizona’s College of Information Science where she teaches courses in data visualization, science communication, and educational videogame design. She works remotely out of Central Washington, where she owns a growing herd of sheep whom she is training to carry packs so that they can go on backcountry expeditions with her and carry out all her heavy gear and fossils.