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Members of the lab

  • Mo Metza (MS student: does rock climbing contribute to risks of spreading white nose syndrome to bats?)

  • Window collision team: collectively investigating how and when birds avoid collisions with windows

    • Dr. Pallabi Kundu (Postdoc: developing and testing a window collision detection sensor system)

    • Clara Cebral-Marani (MS student: quantification of collision avoidance behaviors in birds)

    • Nico Gonzalez (Sophomore)​

    • Helen Tiffin (Sophomore)

    • Giselle Boudreaux (Junior)

  • Bird-solar interactions team: collectively studying how birds interact with large-scale utility sites

    • Darius McCallum (First-year)​

    • Olivia Maxey (Senior)

    • Kyla Henty (Sophomore)

    • Halie Sanford (Sophomore)

    • Charlotte Toomey (Sophomore)

    • Megan Pettyjohn (First-year)

  • Birds and polarized light team: collectively understanding whether a model bird uses light polarization cues to detect water and whether that transfers to attraction to objects such as solar panels​

    • Ali Grossweiner (MS student: do zebra finches use light polarization cues to find water?)

    • Rosalee Kelly (Junior)

    • Meghann Mullarkey (Junior)

  • Cara Hall and Alexandra Mendelhson (Juniors : the effects of low exposure to lead (Pb) on mating behavior of zebra finches)

  • Blythe Brewster (Senior: effects of sound and vibration on plant physiology and performance)

  • Ethan Stewart (Junior: evidence-based ways to diversify environmental education and research)

  • Cayley Santella (Junior: modeling decision making processes associated with wildlife road crossings)

  • Sofia Pollitte (Sophomore: using animal behavior to design wildlife road crossings)

  • Ali Otto (Sophomore: is offshore artificial light at night a risk to migrating birds)

Prospective graduate students and current undergraduates, if you are interested in collaborating please reach out to introduce yourself and your interests. Email me at jpswad@wm.edu 

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I am particularly interested in mentoring students who want to explore aspects of applied conservation--helping to solve real-world conservation issues--through the Institute for Integrative Conservation (IIC). If you are interested in learning more about the IIC, please watch this introductory video

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