Tess Moody

Forestry and Natural Resources Extension Associate
Forestry and Wildlife Resources Program Team

Office: TEACH Center, Charleston
Phone: 864-784-7925

Email: tmoody3@clemson.edu

Educational Background

MS Fisheries and Wildlife Science-Wildlife Health
University of Tennessee 2013

BS Natural Resource Management - Wildlife Biology
University of Tennessee at Martin 2011

Profile

I do program evaluation for the Forestry and Natural Resources Program Team. My educational background includes studying non-formal adult education within the contexts of citizen science and natural resource studies for a doctoral degree, a B.S. in Natural Resource Management – Wildlife Biology from the University of Tennessee at Martin and a M.S. in Fisheries & Wildlife Science from the University of Tennessee. My research at UT focused on the transmission cycle of Lyme disease in the southeast, specifically in Plestiodon skinks. My career has included working as a consultant environmental scientist, naturalist kayak tour guide, and natural history interpreter for Charleston County Parks. I have completed the Master Naturalist and Master Rain Gardener courses with Clemson Extension. I am also the founder and active member of the South Carolina Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation.

Extension and Outreach

Master Naturalist
Master Rain Gardener

Publications

Ginsberg, Howard S., et al. "Why Lyme disease is common in the northern US, but rare in the south: The roles of host choice, host-seeking behavior, and tick density." PLoS biology 19.1 (2021): e3001066.