Dominic DeSantis, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Biology at Georgia College & State University, in Milledgeville, Georgia USA. He earned his B.S. in Wildlife Biology from Texas State University in 2013 and his Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in 2019. While at UTEP, Dr. DeSantis was a National Science Foundation-Graduate Research Fellow from 2016–2019. Dr. DeSantis’ research interests include the behavioral ecology and conservation biology of herpetofauna, and his work in these areas has produced 76 peer-reviewed publications (29 journal articles, one book chapter, and 46 research notes). Dr. DeSantis has mentored numerous graduate and undergraduate students in snake behavioral ecology research, particularly projects refining and applying integrated radio telemetry and accelerometry monitoring of pitviper behavior in nature.