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A new genus for the rufous potoo

8/2/2017

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Our paper recommending a new genus for the rufous potoo has been accepted to the Journal of Ornithology! The rufous potoo is a standout in a family of unique birds--all which are believed to be ancient lineages. This work combined expert morphological analysis by  Thiago V. V. Costa, with the ecological and behavioural input of leading neotropical ornithologists, and finally, genetics. Say hello to Phyllaemulor bracteatus!


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Photo from Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Senate of Scientist Lightning Talk

6/28/2017

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A recording of a lightning talk I gave at the Spring 2016 Senate of Scientists Symposium at the National Museum of Natural History (see my post from 4/20/2016) is available here. It is entitled "Evolving into the Night: Visual Adaptations to Nocturnality in Birds."
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JAB Publication

3/13/2017

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My most recent manuscript, "Ultraconserved Elements Resolve the Phylogeny of Potoos (Aves: Nyctibiidae)" has been published in the Journal of Avian Biology. Check it out here.
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NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship

3/5/2017

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I am very excited to announce that I have been awarded a three-year postdoctoral fellowship from the National Science Foundation for my project entitled "Visual Adaptation to Nocturnality in Birds."
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New Ornitología Neotropical publication!

12/15/2016

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My manuscript "A Multi-Gene Estimate of Higher-Level Phylogenetic Relationships among Nightjars (Aves: Caprimulgidae)" has been accepted to Ornitología Neotropical!  It is open access, and available here.
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BEES Research Award 2016

5/30/2016

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 I am honored to accept the 2016 Student Research award from the University of Maryland BEES graduate program. This award was voted on by my peers, and makes winning all the sweeter! This award recognizes "outstanding research achievements in the field of behavior, ecology, evolution and/or systematics, and for contributing to the academic excellence of the program."
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Senate of Scientists Lightning Talks

4/20/2016

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It can take hours to boil down your research into a 6-minute presentation suitable for both members of the public visiting the museum for the day, and curators that have worked there for more than 10 years. I was happy to do it for the 12th round of the Senate of Scientist Lightning Talks at the National Museum of Natural History on April 8th. Recordings of the presentations will be available on iTunesU 6 Minute Science Collection.

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 Museum Day Live! 2016

3/21/2016

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I was very excited to be a part of this year's Museum Day Live! at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. This year's events focused on women in the sciences, and events took place in museums across the country. I had a table set up in the Q?rius exhibition that featured coloring sheets for the little ones, bird skins from our collections, and an interactive phylogenetics exercise.
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Ernst Mayr Award

3/3/2016

 
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Paul Lewis presenting me with the Ernst Mayr award.
At the 2015 Evolution meeting in Guarujà, Brazil, I was very honored to receive the Ernst Mayr award. From the SSB website: "The Ernst Mayr Award is given to the presenter of the outstanding student talk in the field of systematics at the annual meetings of the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB). This is SSB's premier award, and is judged by the quality and creativity of the research completed over the course of the student's Ph.D. program."

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3/3/2016

 
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