Trina Chou – Class of 2023; Neuroscience and Behavior Major
Trina joined us in the Fall of 2020 and is part of team Chickadee. She spent time abroad in the Fall of 2021 but rejoined us in the Spring. Team Chickadee wrapped up some experiments with wild-caught chickadees (and titmice and nuthatches) to better understand how anthropogenic noise affect anti-predator behaviors. Trina and Anjali presented this work at the 2023 SICB Meeting in Austin, TX. Trina is currently working on her thesis, investigating auditory processing in noise in these three species.
Avani Desai – Class of 2023; Biology Major
Avani joined us in the Fall of 2021. Avani was part of Team Chickadee which has wrapped up experiments with wild-caught chickadees (and titmice and nuthatches) to better understand how anthropogenic noise affect anti-predator behaviors. Avani is currently working on her thesis, investigating auditory processing in noise in Northern saw-whet owls, following up on some work by Joe Nowacki.
Mark Fossesca – Class of 2023; Environmental Studies and Neuroscience and Behavior Major
Mark joined us in the Fall of 2021. Team Chickadee has wrapped up experiments with wild-caught chickadees (and titmice and nuthatches) to better understand how anthropogenic noise affect anti-predator behaviors. Mark is currently working on a review paper on the comparative avian auditory processing of sounds in noise and its implications for behavior and conservation.
Zahara Goldkin – Class of 2025; ENST Major
Zahara joined us in the Spring of 2023. Zahara is starting off on Team Chickadee and is working on updating some of our field equipment and 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.
Anjali Krishna – Class of 2023; Biology Major
Anjali joined us in the Fall of 2020. Team Chickadee wrapped up experiments with wild-caught chickadees (and titmice and nuthatches) to better understand how anthropogenic noise affect anti-predator behaviors. Anjali and Trina presented this work at the 2023 SICB Meeting in Austin, TX. Anjali is currently working on her thesis investigating the information encoded in pilot whale calls.
James Mannix – Class of 2024; Cognitive Science Major
James joined us in the Spring of 2023. James is starting off on Team Chickadee and is working on updating some of our field equipment and 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.
Kalina Sloat – Class of 2026; Prospective NSB Major
Kalina soft joined the lab in the Spring of 2023 and will be a full fledged member in Fall of 2023. Kalina is starting off on Team Chickadee and will be 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.
Morgan Stephens – Class of 2023; Biology Major
Morgan joined us in the Fall of 2021. Morgan is helping transcribe our field records, keeping our Endnote up to date, and helping to manage the lab.