Cybil "Nikki" Cavalieri is an ORISE Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the USGS Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, working on climate change refugia in Tanzania. With her research, Cavalieri aims to provide agencies and communities in Tanzania with information to be able to help make decisions on how and where to prioritize resources for conservation. Hosts Michael Holtz and Matthew Underwood talk to Cavalieri about the meaning of her research, how she became interested in biogeography, the importance of collaboration when you're working remotely -- not only is Cavalieri not working in Tanzania on the regular, she lives deep in the Great Lakes Woods -- and how good mentors can change the path of your life. Plus, you'll hear about her travel adventures and her love for all manner of creatures.