About me

Background

My name is Seth Lattner and I am originally from Statesboro, GA. I am currently a Master’s Student at the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, housed in UGA’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to beginning graduate school, I received a BSFR in Wildlife Resources at UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. A fun fact about me is that I have an identical twin brother!

Research Interests/Experience

I am currently studying canine distemper virus in wild carnivores of North Carolina. My undergraduate research focused on bat habitat use on a barrier island. Additionally, I assisted in projects studying Guinea Worm Disease and Snake Fungal Disease. I have spent field seasons assisting in research on small mammals and snakes of southwest Georgia.

Coding/Data Analysis Experience

I was introduced to R coding and data analysis during my undergraduate coursework/research and have tried to continue improving my proficiency in these areas through graduate coursework. I have a lot to learn, but I am enjoying the process. I am interested in working with GitHub and Quarto, as I have no prior experience with these tools.

I am excited about the start-to-finish approach to data management and analysis in this course. My goal is to learn and practice using tools and techniques to streamline my data management and analysis that I can then use in my own research.

microshades R Package

While I myself am not colorblind, using color palettes that are accessible to colorblind individuals is of growing interest in the scientific community. A relatively recent publication from ASM in the journal Microbiology Resource Announcements details a new R package, named microshades, that provides a wide range of colorblind-accessible color options for use in microbiome data visualization, as well as some other useful functions.