Zayn Cheema – Class of 2025; Neuroscience and Behavior Major
Zayn joined us in the Spring of 2024. Zayn is working on a project to understand how the distribution of sound energy and seasonal changes in habitat structure influence the active space of chickadee, titmice, and nuthatch vocalizations at the Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve.
Zahara Goldkin – Class of 2025; Environmental Studies Major
Zahara joined us in the Spring of 2023. Zahara is working on a project to understand how the distribution of sound energy and seasonal changes in habitat structure influence the active space of chickadee, titmice, and nuthatch vocalizations at the Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve. She, Lucinda, and Susie are our experts on sound source recordings and signal playback. Zahara is also our resident expert on measuring vegetation structure. She is studying abroad during the Spring 2024 semester.
Alex Graber – Class of 2027; Undeclared
Alex joined the lab as an HHMI rising sophomore in the summer of 2024. Alex is working on a project to understand how the distribution of sound energy and seasonal changes in habitat structure influence the active space of chickadee, titmice, and nuthatch vocalizations at the Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve. Alex has been working on propagation and vegetation density experiments. He is also our best copy editor.
Gabriel Grimes – Class of 2026; Neuroscience and Behavior Major
Gabe joined the lab as a Beckman Scholar in the summer of 2024. Gabe is working on our bioacoustics project. Gabe has also been working on a project in collaboration with Tim Boycott (a Gall lab alum!) to quantify sound source amplitude.
Lauren Jones – Class of 2027; Undeclared
Lauren joined us in the Spring of 2024. Lauren is working on a project to understand how the distribution of sound energy and seasonal changes in habitat structure influence the active space of chickadee, titmice, and nuthatch vocalizations at the Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve.
Susie Osborne – Class of 2026; Cognitive Science Major
Susie joined us in the Fall of 2023 and is working on a project to understand how the distribution of sound energy and seasonal changes in habitat structure influence the active space of chickadee, titmice, and nuthatch vocalizations at the Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve. She, Zahara, and Lucinda are our experts on sound source recordings and signal playback.
Kalina Sloat – Class of 2026; Neuroscience and Behavior Major
Kalina soft joined the lab in the Spring of 2023 and became a full fledged member in Fall of 2023. Kalina is working on a project to understand how the distribution of sound energy and seasonal changes in habitat structure influence the active space of chickadee, titmice, and nuthatch vocalizations at the Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve. She and James are our experts on sound attenuation and signal fidelity.
Teo Soydan – Class of 2026; Neuroscience and Behavior Major
Teo joined the lab as an URSI scholar in the summer of 2024. Teo is working on a project to understand how the distribution of sound energy and seasonal changes in habitat structure influence the active space of chickadee, titmice, and nuthatch vocalizations at the Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve. Teo has been working on propagation and vegetation density experiments. He is also our resident computer programming expert.