Studying social structure and the evolution of sociality
SFI runs a large program for undergrad summer research projects. The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program here fully funds undergrads to come to SFI for the summer to work on independent research projects.
The group this summer was fantastic and I had a lot of fun interacting with them.… [Read full details]
With another SFI postdoc, Andy Rominger, I mentored local high school student Brandi Sanchez this spring through SFI’s high school mentoring program. Brandi was a student at the Santa Fe Indian School, completing her Senior project.… [Read full details]
I traveled to Gainesville Florida for some of my dissertation work on monk parakeet sociality. I worked with a captive population to study how social structure emerged in novel groups when I introduced them into large semi-natural flight pens. I had assistance from two amazing field technicians, Tiffany McIntosh and Darlene John.… [Read full details]