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Green Care Lab @GreenCareLab

Research lab headed by Dr. @BeccaCalisi (UC Davis) with the goal of supporting diverse communities through scientifically-backed natural interventions

Joined August 2022
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Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez, PhD@BeccaCalisi
5 Mar 2025
#DEI is under attack, but the stakes are higher than many realize. Universities *must stand firm* in defending it. I lay out why in my latest piece for @Nature Silence is complicity. Without DEI, we fail our students, our research, and our future. nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

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Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez, PhD@BeccaCalisi
14 Dec 2024
Looking for a gift to support a #queer friend?🏳️‍🌈 Or someone anti-queer who could use some light? Try Wild Pride! A Colorful Celebration of Same-Sex Relationships in the Animal Kingdom. Quippy cited facts & vibrant family-friendly illustrations! Still #1! a.co/d/dOm8keC
Cover of the book Wil Pride. A painted rainbow in the sky running into a stream in a rainforest. Labeled as Top New Release on Amazon.

ALT Cover of the book Wil Pride. A painted rainbow in the sky running into a stream in a rainforest. Labeled as Top New Release on Amazon.

Sample page from Wild Pride. Text: Male crested black macaques do it together after flirting”. Illustration: 2 males looking sweetly at each other.

ALT Sample page from Wild Pride. Text: Male crested black macaques do it together after flirting”. Illustration: 2 males looking sweetly at each other.

Sample page from Wild Pride. Text: Marmot females do it together after nose boops. Illustration: Two painted marmots giving each other nose boops.

ALT Sample page from Wild Pride. Text: Marmot females do it together after nose boops. Illustration: Two painted marmots giving each other nose boops.

Sample page from the book Wild Pride. Text: Blue man skin males do it together jumping up and down in a moist forest, shouting “dik-dik-dik”. Illustration: 2 painted manakins doing just that.

ALT Sample page from the book Wild Pride. Text: Blue man skin males do it together jumping up and down in a moist forest, shouting “dik-dik-dik”. Illustration: 2 painted manakins doing just that.

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Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez, PhD@BeccaCalisi
5 Dec 2024
When my daughter came out to me she asked if being gay was “natural.” A classmate had suggested otherwise. As a professor of animal behavior I shared 2k examples from the animal kingdom! Those became a book. Today it’s still #1 top release & #3 best seller. #LoveWins #WildPride
Colorful book cover of Wild Pride, by Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodriguez, showing a label of “Top New Release”

ALT Colorful book cover of Wild Pride, by Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodriguez, showing a label of “Top New Release”

Colorful book cover of Wild Pride, by Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodriguez, showing #1 paperback and #2 kindle “Top New Release”

ALT Colorful book cover of Wild Pride, by Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodriguez, showing #1 paperback and #2 kindle “Top New Release”

Colorful book cover of Wild Pride, by Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodriguez, showing a #3 ranking of “Best Seller”

ALT Colorful book cover of Wild Pride, by Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodriguez, showing a #3 ranking of “Best Seller”
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Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez, PhD@BeccaCalisi
14 Jun 2024
Hiring! Part-time #postdoc in my lab @UCD in #SciComm! In collaboration w/ UCSD & Moore Foundation, will research, develop & implement a recurring sci comm workshop for faculty to enhance cultural knowledge/sensitivity, especially w/ Latino/a/x communities greencarelab.ucdavis.edu/gra…
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Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez, PhD@BeccaCalisi
14 Jun 2024
Hiring! NSF-funded #postdoc position in my lab @ucdavis in #ScienceEducation & Research! Investigate best practices for integrating/evaluating undergrad research experiences in faculty labs. Special interest in supporting Latino/a/x communities! greencarelab.ucdavis.edu/gra… #SACNAS
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Just watched this video by @GreenCareLab @ucdavis and what they are doing is so cool! One of my favorite things about living in Davis is the interaction with animals- farm and wild. They bring me peace, joy and happiness! Please check out the video! 1/ youtu.be/g8U4W-8JIV0?si=G4bB…
A screenshot from the GreenCare Lab YouTube video. Link here: https://youtu.be/g8U4W-8JIV0?si=5scdUgW1iizn4A0m

ALT A screenshot from the GreenCare Lab YouTube video. Link here: https://youtu.be/g8U4W-8JIV0?si=5scdUgW1iizn4A0m

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Replying to @sheepmowers
@sheepmowers & @GreenCareLab are on a mission to use sustainable 🐑sheep-grazing🌱to support community mental health🧠💚. Today is the LAST DAY to garner support, & we’re so close to our goal! Be a part of the change you want to see! Please donate today!👉🏻 crowdfund.ucdavis.edu/projec…

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**FINAL DAY ALERT! 🎉** Help us fund the science behind supporting mental health with animal interactions! An anonymous donor is MATCHING gifts up to $1k until midnight (2/29)! Double your impact now: 👉 crowdfund.ucdavis.edu/projec…. More info in this thread! #Greencare #CareFarming

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Did we mention that an anonymous donor is MATCHING gifts up to $1k until midnight (2/29)!!!! Double your impact by donating today! Crowdfund campaign ends at midnight!!! #DonateOrShare 💚 crowdfund.ucdavis.edu/projec…
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Romeo was a mistake. That’s right. We said it. Though kept isolated in his pen to keep him away from all the Miss Piggies, his clever dad rocked the Marvin Gay and got it on with his mom THROUGH THE FENCE SLATS THAT SEPARATED THEM. If that’s not talent we don’t know what is 🤷🏻‍♀️ 1/
Baby Romeo the pig, holding one of his toys in his mouth

ALT Baby Romeo the pig, holding one of his toys in his mouth

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Romeo and his sisters are free to come and go as they please as we take behavioral, endocrine, and neuro observations of the people who hang out with them. 5/
Jellybean approaching Nora

ALT Jellybean approaching Nora

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Romeo may have started out life as a “mistake”, but he is anything but in our eyes. The heart on his head truly reflects his purpose, and we’re grateful to be able to give he and his sisters forever homes with us ❤️ #CareFarming #GreenCare #AnimalTherapy #FarmTherapy #UCDavis 6/6
A very handsome Romeo. The heart shaped white spot on his forehead is clearly visible ❤️

ALT A very handsome Romeo. The heart shaped white spot on his forehead is clearly visible ❤️
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Thx @ctitusbrown for helping us in the garden! Dr. Brown is a professor of #DataScience at @ucdavis @ucdvetmed. His lab creates software to analyze huuuge genomic datasets in meaningful ways. If his computer coding is as good as his cucumber patch weeding, the future is bright☀️
Professor Titus Brown, smiling, bent over a raised garden bed, weeding.

ALT Professor Titus Brown, smiling, bent over a raised garden bed, weeding.
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Amid the #mentalhealth crisis, supporting family well-being is crucial. Proud of Jessie Ostrove for her work in the Green Care Lab @ucdavis investigating the science behind the impact of #equinetherapy on parent-child relationships. Congrats on your award for your Honors Thesis!
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Forgot to add alt text to our image: photo of Jessie, standing by her research poster at 2023 UC Davis Undergrad Research Conference. Title of poster reads, "Investigating the Neurobiological and Psychological Effects of Using Equine Dyads to Support Parent-Child Relationships"
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Frozen salad donut, anyone? Animal Cognition intern Nina is showing off her latest creation to keep our equines & pigs entertained & cool this summer. Enrichment activities help support captive animal well-being! If you have ideas Nina should try, please share! #animalwelfare
A photo of Nina, smiling, holding up her frozen salad donut

ALT A photo of Nina, smiling, holding up her frozen salad donut
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