Cheryl Asa

Cheryl Asa

Affiliate Scientist, Saint Louis Zoo

Primary subject of interest: Reproductive and behavioral sciences

Primary geographic area of interest: Latin America,  Mexico

Cheryl established and served as director of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Reproductive Management Center, formerly the AZA Wildlife Contraception Center, for over 27 years. She concurrently directed the Saint Louis Zoo’s Reproductive and Behavioral Sciences Department.

Cheryl holds an affiliated faculty position at Saint Louis University and has supervised graduate and post-doctoral students including LEC postdoctoral fellows and taught courses in Animal Behavior at Washington University and in Endocrinology and Behavioral Endocrinology at Saint Louis University.