Boyscout Tree. Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park

Daniel Choi, dychoi@ncsu.edu

Growing up in Fayetteville, North Carolina, I enjoyed being outside, playing with blocks, building with scraps of wood, asking riddles, and doing all sorts of things that required the use of my mind and hands. My seven siblings and I were never bored, always inventing some new pastime or game.

Academic and Professional Experience; View Full CV

I will graduate in 2021 with a master of wildlife biology from NC State University. I graduated from NC State University in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in wildlife biology. Since 2016, I have spent summers working at Fort Bragg, NC on a Bachman's sparrow research project; in Couer d'Alene, ID for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game; in Hadley, MA for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and at Padre Island National Seashore for the U.S. National Park Service. At NC State, I work as a teaching assistant in addition to working on various research project and working with university housing. As an undergraduate, I worked as a campus photographer, tutor, teaching assistant, leadership program coordinator, and university housing community assistant. I have been involved with the University Honors Program, Social Innovation Fellows, Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program, Engaging Leaders Program, USFWS Directorate Fellows Program, and NPS/ESA Future Park Leaders Program. Read more about different research projects I've worked on HERE.

​Hobbies and Interests

I have traveled through a diverse set of hobbies, some passing quickly and some remaining through the years. Current activities I find interesting and enjoyable include photography, painting, piano, poetry, reading, writing, puzzles, codes, building, backpacking, climbing, ultimate frisbee, and spikeball. Some topics that interest me include ecology, ethnobiology, ornithology, leadership, philosophy, psychology, linguistics, curiosity, physics, creative writing, time travel, education, and logic.

Belief in God

I am steadfast believer in God. I believe that Jesus was a real person, that he was both God and human, that he sacrificed himself for us, and that he rose to life again. I believe that no one can know God except through the Jesus. I believe that Jesus' death reconciles us to God out of grace, that no effort is required on our part. Out of reverence for this act of mercy and love for God, I strive to live a life that is set aside for God, a life filled with selfless love in every way. It is my goal that each day I understand more of God's grace and love for me and that I will do all that he might be glorified.