Bauer, Erika

Former Assistant Curator, Asia Trail, Smithsonian's National Zoological Park

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Bauer, Erika

Former Assistant Curator, Asia Trail, Smithsonian's National Zoological Park

Positions

Assistant Curator, Asia Trail, National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute 2010 -
Affiliate Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University 2011 -
Interim Curator of Giant Pandas and Primates, National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute 2010
Fujifilm Curatorial Resident, National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute 2007 - 2009
Biologist/Assistant Curator, Kids Farm, National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute 2009
Christine Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Graduate Fellow/Research Associate, Board on Science Education, National Academy of Sciences 2006 - 2007

Background And Education

Education And Training

Ph.D. in Psychology (Biospychology), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor , Dyadic play interactions and social relationships in three species of complex social mammals: domestic dogs (Canis familiaris), bonobos (Pan paniscus) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) (Doctoral Dissertation) 2002 - 2005
M.S. in Psychology (Biospychology), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 2000 - 2002
Oklahoma State University , Zoo Biology and Management 1998
B.S. in Biology, John Carroll University , Sociology Minor, Environmental Concentration, magna cum laude graduate 1993 - 1997

Research And Grants

Co-principal Investigator On

Publications

Selected Publications

Article
- Fazio, Jilian M., Freeman, Elizabeth W., Bauer, Erika, Rockwood, Larry, Brown, Janine L., Hope, Katharine, Siegal-Willott, Jessica, and Parsons, E. c. m. 2020. "Longitudinal fecal hormone monitoring of adrenocortical function in zoo housed fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) during institutional transfers and breeding introductions." Plos One, 15, (3) e0230239–e0230239. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230239. 2020
- Tabellario, Stacey, Babitz, Mindy A., Bauer, Erika B., and Brown-Palsgrove, Michael. 2020. "Picture recognition of food by sloth bears (Melursus ursinus)." Animal Cognition, 23 227–231. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-019-01314-w. 2020
- Fazio, Jilian M., Freeman, Elizabeth W., Bauer, Erika, Rockwood, Larry, and Parsons, Edward C. M. 2018. "Evaluation of management in North American zoos to enhance breeding success of the fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) ex situ population." Zoo biology, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21465. 2018
- Smuts, Barbara, Bauer, Erika B., and Ward, Camille. 2015. "Rollovers during play: Complementary perspectives." Behavioural processes, 116 50–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2015.04.006. 2015
- Moore, Donald, Bauer, Erika B., and Smith, Brandie. 2013. ""Animals First": Good Communication May Be the Missing Element in Nonhuman Animal Welfare Systems." Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 16, (4) 393–393. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888705.2013.827940. 2013
- Bauer, Erika B., Babitz, Mindy, Boedeker, Nancy C., and Hellmuth, Heidi. 2013. "Approaches to Understanding and Managing Pacing in Sloth Bears in a Zoological Setting." International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 26, (1) 53–74. 2013
- Bauer, Erika B., Ward, Camille, and Smuts, Barbara. 2009. "Play Like a Puppy, Play Like a Dog." Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 4, (2) 68–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2008.10.013. 2009
- Ward, Camille, Bauer, Erika B., and Smuts, Barbara B. 2008. "Partner preferences and asymmetries in social play among domestic dog, Canis lupus familiaris, littermates." Animal Behaviour, 76, (4) 1187–1199. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.06.004. 2008
- Bauer, Erika B. and Smuts, Barbara B. 2007. "Cooperation and competition during play in domestic dogs, Canis familiaris." Animal Behaviour, 73, (3) 489–499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.09.006. 2007
- Bauer, Erika B. and Hellmuth, Heidi. 2007. "Trying to reduce stereotypic pacing behavior in an adult male Sloth bear: a scientific approach with environmental enrichment." ABMA Wellspring, 8, (3) 8–13. 2007

Activities

Responsible Collections Areas

I am the Assistant Curator for Asia Trail, the unit at the Smithsonian's National Zoological Park which manages Sloth bears (Melursus ursinus), Clouded leopards (Neofelis nebulosa), Fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus), Asian small clawed otters (Aonyx cinereus), Red pandas (Ailurus fulgens), and Giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca).