Mercer Colby – Class of 2029; Neuroscience and Behavior Major
Mercer joined the lab in the fall of 2026 and is just now getting her feet wet on learning how to identify and record birds.
Julia Fallon – Class of 2028; Neuroscience and Behavior Major
Julia joined the lab in the fall of 2026 and is just now getting her feet wet on learning how to identify and record birds.
Lila Fortner – Class of 2030; Undeclared
Lila joined the lab in the fall of 2026 and is just now getting her feet wet on learning how to identify and record birds.
Alex Graber – Class of 2027; Biology
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 and Lauren are our resident vegetation analysis experts. He is also our best copy editor and checklist maker.
Lora Janczewski – Class of 2028; Biology Major
Lora joined the lab in the fall of 2025 and is just now getting her feet wet on our seasonal propagation experiment.
Lauren Jones – Class of 2027; Double Major in Biology and Religion
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. Lauren and Alex are our current vegetation analysis experts.