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
- 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
- Keady, Mia M., Prado, Natalia, Lim, Haw Chuan, Brown, Janine, Paris, Steve, and Muletz-Wolz, Carly. 2021. "Clinical health issues, reproductive hormones, and metabolic hormones associated with gut microbiome structure in African and Asian elephants." Animal Microbiome, 3, (1) 85. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-021-00146-9. 2021
- Prado, Natalia A., Carlstead, Kathy, Malloy, Elizabeth J., Paris, Stephen, Wielebnowski, Nadja, Rockwood, Larry L., and Brown, Janine L. 2020. "Ovarian cyclicity and prolactin status of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) in North American zoos may be influenced by life experience and individual temperament." Hormones and behavior, 125 104804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yhbeh.2020.104804. 2020
- Prado, Natalia A., Paris, Stephen W., and Brown, Janine L. 2019. "Prolonged ovarian acyclicity is associated with a higher likelihood of developing hyperprolactinemia in zoo female African elephants." Zoo biology, 38, (2) 180–188. https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21464. 2019
- 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
- Chave, Emmanuelle, Edwards, Katie L., Paris, Steve, Prado, Natalia, Morfeld, Kari A., and Brown, Janine L. 2019. "Variation in metabolic factors and gonadal, pituitary, thyroid, and adrenal hormones in association with musth in African and Asian elephant bulls." General and comparative endocrinology, 276 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.02.005. 2019
- Brown, Janine L., Paris, Stephen, Prado-Oviedo, Natalia, Meehan, Cheryl L., Hogan, Jennifer N., Morfeld, Kari A., and Carlstead, Kathy. 2016. "Reproductive Health Assessment of Female Elephants in North American Zoos and Association of Husbandry Practices with Reproductive Dysfunction in African Elephants (Loxodonta africana)." PloS One, 11, (7). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145673. 2016
Contact
Location
- National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute Academic Department