Shailee Shah
  • Home
  • News
  • Research
  • Blog
  • CV
  • Contact
  • Home
  • News
  • Research
  • Blog
  • CV
  • Contact
Search by typing & pressing enter

YOUR CART

News

2020

November

I gave a talk in the Ecology, Evolution, Behavior, & Organismal Biology (EEBOB) seminar series at Kennesaw State University. Thank you for the invitation and great discussion!

October

I gave a talk in the Long Term Animal Research seminar series organized by colleagues at Duke University. The session also featured a talk by my Ph.D. advisor, Dr. Dustin Rubenstein, and both talks were followed by a great discussion on the environmental drivers of social behavior in superb starlings and other cooperative societies.

August

My presentation at the North American Ornithological Congress' 2020 meeting received a Student Presentation Honorable Mention!
I attended the North American Ornithological Congress' online meeting, where I
  • presented my research in a talk titled Alternative Reproductive Tactics in a Cooperatively Breeding Bird with Low Kin Structure 
  • ​Led the organization of the student-mentor meetup event along with a group of Student Affairs Committee members
  • Co-organized a workshop titled Promoting Diversity and Inclusion: Minidiscussions

July

I gave a talk – titled Alternative Reproductive Tactics in a Cooperatively Breeding Bird with Low Kin Structure – at the American Behavior Society's online meeting. While the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on in-person conferences this year, it was a treat to be able to watch pre-recorded talks on my own time instead of running between conference rooms!

2019

October

I wrote a blog post summarizing the main takeaways from our workshop at the American Ornithological Society's 2019 meeting – Writing Successful Proposals for Small Grants – for the society's blog, Wing Beats.

July

Picture
I presented my poster – Alternative Male Reproductive Tactics in a Plural Cooperative Breeder – at the Animal Behavior Society's 2019 meeting at the University of Illinois (Chicago). It was a jam-packed four days with some really exciting research presentations as well as a bit of obligatory Chicago sight-seeing!

June

Picture
I presented my poster – Alternative Male Reproductive Tactics in a Plural Cooperative Breeder –at the American Ornithological Society's 2019 meeting in Anchorage, AK. Additionally, as a member of and subcommittee chair on the Student Affairs Committee, I:
  • Led a workshop on Writing Successful Proposals for Small Grants
  • Organized the Student-Mentor Lunch for 237 participants
  • Volunteered at other student-led events such as the Quiz Bowl and Silent Auction
 ​A whirlwind of a conference, made possible by near-perpetual daylight!

​May

I received a travel grant for the Animal Behavior Society's 2019 meeting in Chicago, IL to present my work on alternative male reproductive tactics in superb starlings.
I received the following grants for my project on the ecological basis of dispersal decisions in superb starlings. Can't wait to get started on the lab work for ddRAD sequencing!
  • Van Tyne Research Award from the American Ornithological Society
  • Chapman Grant from the American Museum of Natural History
  • Grant-in-Aid of Research from Sigma Xi Society

April

Picture
I finished the last field season for my Ph.D. work; collected the last blood sample for my project on the ecological basis of dispersal decisions in superb starlings on February 20th, TA-ed Biology of African Animals and Ecosystems for Princeton + Columbia in Kenya in March, and then travelled around for a couple of weeks in Kenya. I will miss the savanna and the people at Mpala Research Centre dearly! 

March

I received a travel grant for the American Ornithological Society's 2019 meeting in Anchorage, AK to present my work on alternative male reproductive tactics in superb starlings.

​February

Picture
Stefanie Siller (Columbia University) and I received Outreach Grants from the Animal Behavior Society and the Society for the Study of Evolution to write and illustrate a children's book on cooperative behavior in superb starlings for the Northern Kenya Conservation Clubs. The book will accompany an interactive game developed Stephanie Wheeler (University of Florida) and me.

Proudly powered by Weebly