About MeI am a behavioral ecologist and Ph.D. candidate in the Rubenstein Lab in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology at Columbia University.
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Research
My research aims to understand the evolution and adaptive value of social behavior, using birds as a model group. My current work investigates sociality in superb starlings, a cooperatively breeding species found in East Africa. Previously, I have studied vocal communication in herring gulls and fairywrens.
Read more about my research here and check out the video below: a short piece on my current research produced by Cornell University students with support from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Read more about my research here and check out the video below: a short piece on my current research produced by Cornell University students with support from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Latest News
I defended my doctoral dissertation! Pending minor edits, I will receive my degree in February. While almost everything about the day itself was different than I had imagined back in 2016, given the ongoing global pandemic, I feel incredibly grateful to have had the luck and support that got me to the finish line.
I was selected to participate in the first Professional Development for Animal Behavior Graduate Students workshop sponsored by the Animal Behavior Society. I learned so much and met some amazing people over two days. A huge thanks to the organizers for the excellent workshop and for introducing me to my awesome peer-mentoring group!
I was selected to participate in the first Professional Development for Animal Behavior Graduate Students workshop sponsored by the Animal Behavior Society. I learned so much and met some amazing people over two days. A huge thanks to the organizers for the excellent workshop and for introducing me to my awesome peer-mentoring group!