Hello! My name is Alexandra Syunkova, but many may know me as Sasha. I'm an ecologist and bioacoustician with a passion for animal conservation, a strong interest in programming, and a slight musical inclination from my younger days.

I'm currently a biological science technician at the Lahontan National Fish Hatchery Complex within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The LNFHC manages the recovery of native fish populations - in particular, the Lahontan cutthroat trout and the Cui-ui sucker, - in the Truckee River Basin. I assist in various hands-on hatchery and field work, like invasive species removal, habitat and population assessments, stocking, and aquaculture.

In the past, I was a research technician in the Kitzes Lab at the University of Pittsburgh, where I analyzed audio collected across the Americas to learn more about species and sounds of interest.

I hold a Bachelor of Science in Marine Science, Biology, and Computer Science from the University of Miami, where I also did marine behavioral and acoustic research with the Paris Lab. I am seeking to soon advance to a research-centered graduate program, while also considering permanent positions related to my interests.