I am an evolutionary biologist, animal behaviorist and ornithologist. I am especially interested in understanding how and why organisms communicate. I recently earned my doctoral degree at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA, USA (2011).

The focus of my dissertation was vocal communication in the stripe-headed sparrow (Peucaea r. ruficauda) in Costa Rica.

During my Ph.D., I studied in the birdsong lab of Dr. Michael Beecher of the UW Biology and Psychology Departments.