I am an evolutionary biologist and animal behaviorist. I am especially interested in understanding how physiological, environmental and evolutionary constraints affect behavior. I am also interested in 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 PhD dissertation was vocal communication in the stripe-headed sparrow (Peucaea r. ruficauda) in Costa Rica.

I conducted my PhD research in the birdsong lab of Dr. Michael Beecher of the UW Biology and Psychology Departments.