Conservation Psychology: A Conversation with Emily Routman, Zoo Educator and Owner and Principal at
Emily Routman first became introduced to zoos when visiting the Cincinnati Zoo as a child. “I grew up in Cincinnati and, for me, one of my real passions was drawing animals,” she remembered. “That was my thing. I would take summer animal drawing classes at the zoo. When I was about 15, a friend mentioned that the zoo used illustrations done by volunteers in their publications and they might have a use for some of my drawings. I met with the education director and he said if I