Postdoctoral Research Associate, Sep 2000-Aug 2003
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology
University of California, Santa Barbara, and
Genetics Program, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Advisors: Dr. Stephen I. Rothstein, Dr. Robert C. Fleischer
Coevolution between avian brood parasites and their hosts
Postdoctoral Research Associate, June 1999-Aug 2000
USDA National Wildlife Research Center, Bismarck, ND, and
Department of Zoology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
Advisors: Dr. George M. Linz, Dr. William Bleier
Population, bioenergetic, and economic models of blackbird damage to sunflower
Postdoctoral Research Associate, 1997-1998
Illinois Natural History Survey / University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
Advisor: Dr. Scott K. Robinson
Landscape patterns of host usage by the Brown-headed Cowbird
Ph.D. Zoology 1998, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB
Dissertation: "An experimental investigation of egg rejection behavior in the
grackles"
Advisor: Dr. Spencer G. Sealy
M.Sc. Zoology 1993, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
Thesis: "Host specificity of the Brown-headed Cowbird"
Advisor: Dr. Eric K. Bollinger
B.A. Biology 1989, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL
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