Paris, Steve
Biological Science Technician
Assisting animal management by providing reproductive and adrenal hormone testing and interpretation. Training interns, graduate students, and visiting researchers on noninvasive hormone monitoring and immunoassay methods.
Positions
- Biological Science Technician, SNZCBI - Center for Species Survival 2012 -
Background And Education
Education And Training
- M.S. in Biology, University of Nebraska Kearney 2018
- B.S. in Conservation Biology, George Mason University 2007
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Minor, Rashea L., Edes, Ashley N., Kanarr, Michelle L., Cannizzo, Sarah A., Griffioen, John A., Stacy, Nicole I., Cray, Carolyn, Paris, Steve, Brown, Janine L., and Rainwater, Kimberly L. 2026. "Blood analyte changes associated with musth in two captive Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) bulls." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 57, (2). https://doi.org/10.1638/2025-0064. 2026
- Corder, Molly L., Abulez, Tamara, Cleland, Timothy, Petricoin, Emanuel F., Zhou, Weidong, Nagashima, Jennifer, Miller, Michele, Buss, Peter, Rossouw, Leana, Citino, Scott, Griffioen, John A., Haefele, Holly, Brown, Janine L., Paris, Steve, Dikow, Rebecca, Pennington, Parker, Conrads, Thomas P., Bateman, Nicholas W., Davis, Joshua, Alonso Aguirre, A., and Pukazhenthi, Budhan. 2026. "Immunoproteomic insights into inflammatory diseases of the critically endangered black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)." Scientific Reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-43055-0. 2026
- Todd, Kimberly R., Freeman, Elizabeth W., Shamon, Hila, Nelson, Dana L., Alexander, Jessica, McShea, William J., Songer, Melissa, Messerly, Tevin, Paris, Steve, and Songsasen, Nucharin. 2026. "Personality and fecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations are associated with post-release fitness in translocated swift foxes (Vulpes velox)." Frontiers in Conservation Science, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2026.1746027. 2026
- Harwell, Faye S., Brown, Janine L., Paris, Stephen, Boisseau, Nicole P., Kane, Erin, Susanto, Tri Wahyu, Setiawan, Endro, and Knott, Cheryl D. 2026. "Sex Differences in Estimated Lean Body Mass of Captive and Wild Orangutans." American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 189, (1). https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.70173. 2026
- Robeck, Todd R., Steinman, Karen J., Montano, Gisele A., Paris, Steve, and Brown, Janine L. 2026. "Variations in Circulating Thyroid Hormone Profiles Across Age, Sex, and Pregnancy Outcomes in Killer Whales (Orcinus orca) Under Human Care." Animals, 16, (6). https://doi.org/10.3390/ani16060907. 2026
- Chusyd, Daniella E., Chester, Emily, Steiniche, Tessa, Dickinson, Stephanie, Ortyl, Bailey, Paris, Steve, Boisseau, Nicole, Wasserman, Michael, and Brown, Janine L. 2025. "Comparison of methods for faecal hormone preservation and analysis in African savanna elephants under field conditions." Conservation Physiology, 13, (1). https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coaf026. 2025
- Chusyd, Daniella E., Brown, Janine L., Paris, Steve, Boisseau, Nicole, Mwaanga, Webster, Kasongo, Moses, Olivier, Lisa, Dickinson, Stephanie L., Ortyl, Bailey, Steiniche, Tessa, Austad, Steven N., Allison, David B., and Wasserman, Michael D. 2025. "Fecal glucocorticoid metabolite and T3 profiles of orphaned elephants differ from non-orphaned elephants in Zambia." PeerJ, 13. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19122. 2025
- Chusyd, Daniella, Brown, Janine, Paris, Steve, Dickinson, Stephanie, Steiniche, Tessa, Austad, Steven, Allison, David B., and Wasserman, Michael. 2023. "Orphaned elephants exhibit higher thyroid hormone concentrations compared to controls." Innovation in Aging, 7 1093–1094. https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad104.3512. 2023
- Glaeser, Sharon S., Edwards, Katie L., Paris, Stephen, Scarlata, Candace, Lee, Bob, Wielebnowski, Nadja, Finnell, Shawn, Somgird, Chaleamchat, and Brown, Janine L. 2022. "Characterization of Longitudinal Testosterone, Cortisol, and Musth in Male Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus), Effects of Aging, and Adrenal Responses to Social Changes and Health Events." Animals, 12, (10). https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12101332. 2022
- Edwards, Katie L., Bansiddhi, Pakkanut, Paris, Steve, Galloway, Marie, and Brown, Janine L. 2019. "The development of an immunoassay to measure immunoglobulin A in Asian elephant feces, saliva, urine and serum as a potential biomarker of well-being." Conservation Physiology, 7, (1). https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coy077. 2019