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Jess Ahearn

Jess Ahearn

I collaborate with expert instructors and course developers to create educational videos about science and nature as part of Bird Academy, the Lab's online learning initiative.

Educational Media • Video Production & Post-Production • Online Learning

Media Producer/Editor

Media Producer/Editor

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/jess-ahearn/

Engagement in Science and Nature

Bird Academy
Bruno Arantes Bueno

Bruno Arantes Bueno

I'm responsible for developing and maintaining the Android version of the Merlin Bird Id app. I believe Merlin is a powerful tool for bringing new people from all around the world into birding, and thus raise their awareness of birds and the environment. Tools like Merlin can change people's and birds' lives.

Mobile Development • Java Development

Android Developer

Android Developer

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/bruno-arantes-bueno/

Macaulay Library

eBird, Merlin
Tom Auer

Tom Auer

I help lead the production efforts for eBird Status and Trends and the development of geovisualizations of these products for public engagement, science, and conservation.

Geographic Information Science • Geovisualization • Statistical Programming • Cloud Computing • Workflow Architecture

Geospatial Data Science Team Lead

Geospatial Data Science Team Lead

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/tom-auer/

Avian Population Studies

eBird
Joanne Avila

Joanne Avila

I design the print layout for Living Bird, our quarterly membership magazine.

Graphic Design

Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/joanne-avila/

Advancement

Living Bird
Gustave Axelson

Gustave Axelson

I am editorial director at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, where I oversee content strategy and production for the Cornell Lab’s online and print publications.

Science Journalism • Strategic Communications • Conservation Policy

Editorial Director

Editorial Director

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/gustave-axelson/

Advancement

All About Birds, Living Bird
Fiona Backhouse

Fiona Backhouse

I am an acoustic and spatial ecologist with a focus the audio-visual display of male lyrebirds. My research also investigates how animal cultures such as bird song can be integrated into conservation.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/fiona-backhouse/

Biodiversity Studies & Higher Education
Robyn Bailey

Robyn Bailey

I manage NestWatch, the Lab's citizen-science project focused on nesting birds. The Cornell Lab has been monitoring nesting birds' reproductive success since the 1960s, and this long-term database is the nation's richest source of information on avian reproductive biology.

Nesting Biology • Nest and Egg Identification • Nest Boxes • Citizen Science

Project Leader

Project Leader

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/robyn-bailey/

Engagement in Science and Nature

NestWatch
Sara Barker

Sara Barker

I am the program leader for the Cornell Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative, and I help provide strategic planning, resources, and tools to advance the pace of land trust protection.

Project Leader

Project Leader

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/sara-barker/

Avian Population Studies

Golden-winged Warbler Conservation Initiative, Land Trust Initiative
Jessie Barry

Jessie Barry

Program Manager

Program Manager

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/jessie-barry/

Macaulay Library

Merlin
Chelsea Benson

Chelsea Benson

I design, implement, and evaluate programs and events that serve our regional community both here at the Visitor Center and off-site. My role is to engage volunteers and the public in the Lab's mission.

Environmental Education • Citizen Science • Volunteer Management • Program Development

Public Programs Coordinator

Public Programs Coordinator

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/chelsea-benson/

Engagement in Science and Nature
Shawn Billerman

Shawn Billerman

I study hybridization across five hybrid zones in the Great Plains: Indigo and Lazuli Buntings, Rose-breasted and Black-headed Grosbeaks, Eastern and Spotted Towhees, Baltimore and Bullock’s Orioles, and the yellow-shafted and red-shafted forms of Northern Flicker.

Extension Associate

Extension Associate

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/shawn-billerman/

Biodiversity Studies & Higher Education
Liz Bodner

Liz Bodner

I assist current and potential donors and members of the Lab with questions about their membership status, about making a donation, or renewing or giving a gift of membership.

Member Services Associate

Member Services Associate

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/liz-bodner/

Advancement
Jordan Boersma

Jordan Boersma

I study the causes and consequences of elaborate coloration in birds using physiological, behavioral, and ecological studies.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/jordan-boersma/

Macaulay Library
Rick Bonney

Rick Bonney

I focus on developing the field of citizen science as a tool for science, conservation, and education.

Citizen Science • Public Engagement in Science • Informal Science Education • Editing

Senior Extension Associate Emeritus

Senior Extension Associate Emeritus

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/rick-bonney/

Engagement in Science and Nature
David Bonter

David Bonter

In addition to supervising various citizen science programs, I'm an avian ecologist focused on mentoring undergraduate research, teaching field courses, and engaging the public in scientific research.

Citizen Science • Avian Ecology • Foraging Ecology

Co-Director, Center for Engagement in Science and Nature

Co-Director, Center for Engagement in Science and Nature

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/david-bonter/

Engagement in Science and Nature
Kathi Borgmann

Kathi Borgmann

My work focuses on engaging people in science, birds, and nature. I manage and coordinate the Cornell Lab's communications, helping us maximize our impact to reverse pervasive bird declines. I love writing and talking about science, helping people see the amazing things in our world, and I am lucky enough to be able to do that every day.

Science Communication • Bird Identification • Breeding Biology • Avian Conservation • Bird Song • Wildlife Restoration Ecology

Communications Manager

Communications Manager

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/kathi-borgmann/

Advancement
Léa Bouffaut

Léa Bouffaut

I'm a marine acoustician that focuses on the automatic detection of whale signals in large datasets using AI and experiments on opportunistic ways to capture bioacoustic recordings.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/lea-bouffaut/

K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
Susan Bowman

Susan Bowman

I support Development staff with projects and events, schedule team meetings and travel, and provide administrative support for the entire program. I also provide backup to the Cornell Lab’s Membership Program during busy season when necessary.

Philanthropy Assistant

Philanthropy Assistant

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/susan-bowman/

Administration and Business Operations, Operations & Staff Development
John Bowman

John Bowman

I provide the strategic vision, editorial direction, and administrative and financial oversight for the Conservation Media program.

Director, Conservation Media

Director, Conservation Media

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/john-bowman/

Conservation Media
Myrah Bridwell

Myrah Bridwell

I am the permissions editor for the Handbook of Bird Biology. I also coordinate trips to the Galapagos Islands that are especially designed for Cornell Lab members.

Permissions Editor, Handbook of Bird Biology

Permissions Editor, Handbook of Bird Biology

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/myrah-bridwell/

Biodiversity Studies & Higher Education
Tayler Brooks

Tayler Brooks

I work in content creation and new feature development for the Merlin Bird ID app.

Curatorial Assistant

Curatorial Assistant

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/tayler-brooks-2/

Macaulay Library
Kristin Brunk

Kristin Brunk

At the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics, I use bioacoustics data collected from California’s Sierra Nevada to model several avian focal species in the context of habitat, forest restoration, and wildfire. The overarching goal of this work is to inform conservation decisions into the future, especially in the face of an uncertain climate.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/kristin-brunk/

K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
Bronwyn Butcher

Bronwyn Butcher

Lab Manager

Lab Manager

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/bronwyn-butcher/

Biodiversity Studies & Higher Education
Leonardo Campagna

Leonardo Campagna

I use genomic tools to study the evolution of avian systems, generally in the early stages of speciation. I use similar strategies to understand the evolutionary processes that generate differences among species.

Evolutionary Biology • Genomics • Speciation • Phylogeography • Neotropical Ornithology

Assistant Director, Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program

Assistant Director, Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/leonardo-campagna/

Biodiversity Studies & Higher Education
Audrey Carlsen

Audrey Carlsen

I work as a data visualization developer on the BirdCast project.

Data Visualization Developer

Data Visualization Developer

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/audrey-carlsen/

Avian Population Studies

BirdCast
Jessica Cassidy

Jessica Cassidy

I am in charge of the team that works on all of our fundraising campaigns, as well as the folks who handle our customer service for the Cornell Lab's more than 120,000 donors and members around the world.

Development • Direct Marketing Fundraising • Systems/Operations • Digital Engagement

Director, Membership and Annual Giving

Director, Membership and Annual Giving

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/jessica-cassidy/

Advancement
Gladys Chan

Gladys Chan

As a member of the Financial Affairs team, I provide support to our faculty, students and staff for contracts and other financial matters.

Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/gladys-chan/

Financial Affairs
Alex Chang

Alex Chang

I work with the Web Communications team on the Cornell Lab's website, All About Birds, Merlin for the Web, and service the Lab's web needs.

Product Management • Marketing • Product Development

Director, Web Communications

Director, Web Communications

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/alex-chang/

Advancement

All About Birds
Fred Channell

Fred Channell

I operate our research vessel and organize field work; mostly placing sound recording devices in the ocean.

Expedition Planning and Logistics • Research Vessel Operations • Scientific Instrument Preparation and Deployment • Weather Forecasting and Navigation

Captain, R/V Jaeger

Captain, R/V Jaeger

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/fred-channell/

K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
Patrick Chaopricha

Patrick Chaopricha

I'm a software developer in the Cornell Lab's K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics group. I help expand the software functionality and deployment platforms for the Swift autonomous sound recorders.

Software Programming: C, C#, Python, Swift, and Flutter • Vector Graphics Design • Hardware Programming and Design–MCU Driven and Mixed Signal • Manufacturing • Supply Chain Coordination

Software/Firmware Developer

Software/Firmware Developer

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/patrick-t-chaopricha/

K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
Mike Charnoky

Mike Charnoky

I develop software and computer infrastructure used to manage content related to the life histories of birds.

Full Stack Software Development (focused on the back end) • Linux/Unix Enterprise Systems Design • Expert in Java • Databases and Networking

Applications Programmer

Applications Programmer

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/mike-charnoky/

Avian Population Studies

Birds of the World
Jerry Chiang

Jerry Chiang

Assistant Editor

Assistant Editor

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/jerry-chiang/

Conservation Media
Adrianne Chissus

Adrianne Chissus

Bird Research Technician

Bird Research Technician

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/adrianne-chissus/

Avian Population Studies
Miyoko Chu

Miyoko Chu

I collaborate with the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's staff, partners, and supporters to raise awareness of the Lab's mission and to grow the communities who join us to learn about birds and nature, advance science, and protect the natural world.

Science Journalism • Digital Communications • Engaging Online Communities

Senior Director, Science Communications

Senior Director, Science Communications

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/miyoko-chu/

Advancement

All About Birds, Bird Cams, Living Bird, Media Relations
Christopher Clark

Christopher Clark

I study how and why animals listen to and produce sounds to communicate, navigate, find food, maintain social networks, and survive.

Acoustic Ecology • Behavioral Ecology • Bioacoustics • Animal Communication • Bio-engineering

Senior Scientist Emeritus

Senior Scientist Emeritus

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/christopher-clark/

K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
Justin Cleveland

Justin Cleveland

I manage the relationships between the Cornell Lab and our partners in the private sector.

Manager of Corporate Partnerships

Manager of Corporate Partnerships

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/justin-cleveland/

Advancement

Corporate Sponsorships
Dena J. Clink

Dena J. Clink

My main research interests are primate behavior, ecology and conservation. I aim to develop tools that can be used to improve conservation efforts of vocal primates across the globe.

Research Associate

Research Associate

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/dena-j-clink/

K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics

Conservation Science
Gemma Clucas

Gemma Clucas

My research focuses on seabird ecology. Studying these birds can indicate how forage fish populations are responding to a changing environment. I use a range of genomic and field methods to study different aspects of seabird ecology, including metabarcoding of fecal samples and GPS tracking.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/gemma-clucas/

Avian Population Studies
Rebecca E. Cohen

Rebecca E. Cohen

I use acoustic data to investigate the ecology of marine and aquatic species, such as marine mammals and fish.

Bioacoustics • Marine mammals • Machine learning • Habitat modeling

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/rebecca-e-cohen/

K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
Marla Coppolino

Marla Coppolino

As a Course Developer, I create engaging content for the Bird Academy’s online courses. I write material for course pages and scripts for videos, and I design games for our audiences to enjoy, while expanding their knowledge about birds.

Course Developer

Course Developer

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/marla-coppolino/

Engagement in Science and Nature

Bird Academy
Chris Corrigan

Chris Corrigan

I facilitate and provide support for all aspects of media production from concept to archive.

Unit Production Manager

Unit Production Manager

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/chris-corrigan/

Conservation Media
Cynthia Crowley

Cynthia Crowley

I help develop computational tools to detect patterns in bird species distributions using data from the Cornell Lab's eBird project.

Data Science Developer

Data Science Developer

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/cynthia-crowley/

Avian Population Studies

eBird
Shannon Curley

Shannon Curley

I study bird migration using weather surveillance radar as a tool to understand how patterns of migration differ between seasons and over time.

Community Ecology • Avian Migration • Climate Change

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/shannon-curley/

Avian Population Studies

BirdCast
Jenna Curtis

Jenna Curtis

My focus is on enhancing engagement and communication among eBird contributors, regional data editors, and our scientific partners. I work to develop resources to support and instruct eBirders and eBird reviewers alike; because an active, knowledgeable eBird community means more high-quality data for bird conservation!

Project Co-Leader, eBird

Project Co-Leader, eBird

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/jenna-curtis/

Avian Population Studies

eBird
Charles Dardia

Charles Dardia

I am responsible for management of the specimens housed in the Museum of Vertebrates and also assist with areas of regulatory compliance.

Collections Manager

Collections Manager

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/charles-dardia/

Biodiversity Studies & Higher Education
Ian Davies

Ian Davies

Project Coordinator, eBird

Project Coordinator, eBird

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/ian-davies/

Avian Population Studies

eBird
Courtney Davis

Courtney Davis

I am an applied quantitative ecologist, broadly interested in how we can improve our understanding and monitoring of biodiversity and ecosystem health in a changing world.

Quantitative Ecology • Community and Population Ecology • Conservation Science

Research Associate

Research Associate

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/courtney-davis/

Avian Population Studies
Marta del Campo

Marta del Campo

I develop educational materials, webinars and other online resources tailored to diverse communities. I also organize and facilitate educational workshops for educators, community leaders, and youth in Latin America and the United States.

Bilingual Outreach Specialist

Bilingual Outreach Specialist

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/marta-del-campo/

Engagement in Science and Nature
Glaucia Del-Rio

Glaucia Del-Rio

I'm investigating the genomic mechanisms behind the processes in which new species of birds arise and persist in nature.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/glaucia-cristina-del-rio/

Biodiversity Studies & Higher Education
Marc Devokaitis

Marc Devokaitis

I assist with producing Living Bird magazine and the All About Birds website, including writing, editing, research, fact-checking, and photo selection.

Science Communication • Proofreading • Bird Identification

Associate Editor

Associate Editor

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/marc-devokaitis/

Advancement

All About Birds, Living Bird
André Dhondt

André Dhondt

I design and coordinate bird-related research, and teach and supervise research of undergraduate and graduate students. I also collaborate with colleagues both at Cornell and elsewhere.

Disease Ecology • Population Ecology • Behavioral Ecology • Evolutionary Ecology • Conservation Biology

Director, Bird Population Studies

Director, Bird Population Studies

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/andre-dhondt/

Avian Population Studies
Casey Dillman

Casey Dillman

Curator of Fishes and Herps

Curator of Fishes and Herps

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/casey-dillman/

Biodiversity Studies & Higher Education
Jillian Ditner

Jillian Ditner

I work as the staff biological illustrator and graphics editor for Living Bird magazine as well as the Lovette Evolutionary Biology Lab.

Science Communication • Graphic Design • Illustration

Graphics Editor and Staff Illustrator
Bartels Science Illustration Program Coordinator

Graphics Editor and Staff Illustrator
Bartels Science Illustration Program Coordinator

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/jillian-ditner/

Advancement
Colleen Dittman

Colleen Dittman

Network Support Specialist

Network Support Specialist

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/colleen-dittman/

Operations & Staff Development
Adriaan Dokter

Adriaan Dokter

I study the seasonal migrations of birds, and use weather radar networks as well as individual tags to address questions in migration ecology. I also develop software tools for biologists using weather radar as a tool in their research.

Bird Migration • Radar Ornithology • Foraging Ecology • Computer Science

Research Associate

Research Associate

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/adriaan-dokter/

Avian Population Studies

BirdCast
Iain Downie

Iain Downie

I build and maintain the Android version of the eBird Mobile App.

Android • Java • Citizen Science

eBird Android Developer

eBird Android Developer

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/iain-downie/

Avian Population Studies

eBird
Peter Dugan

Peter Dugan

I have more than 20 years of high-level engineering experience in commercial and defense industries focused on applied analytical software development systems science.

Applications Engineering Scientist

Applications Engineering Scientist

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/peter-dugan/

K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
Kylee Dunham

Kylee Dunham

My research interests are broadly focused on population ecology and natural resource decision-making, with special emphasis on developing effective monitoring programs.

Decision Analysis • Quantitative Ecology

Research Associate, Applied Quantitative Ecologist

Research Associate, Applied Quantitative Ecologist

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/kylee-dunham/

Avian Population Studies
Charles Eldermire

Charles Eldermire

I lead the Bird Cams project at the Cornell Lab.

Project Leader, Bird Cams

Project Leader, Bird Cams

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/charles-eldermire/

Advancement

Bird Cams
Rick Elliker

Rick Elliker

I am responsible for the quality, safety, and availability of the entire Macaulay Library archive, and also provide engineering support, and am involved in lab wide workflows and storage solutions.

Lead Media Engineer

Lead Media Engineer

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/richard-elliker/

Macaulay Library
Rachel England

Rachel England

I support the Cornell Lab's Center for Engagement in Science and Nature, and handle everything from ordering supplies to coordinating events. I work alongside teams at the Cornell Lab, ensuring they have what they need to run their programs.

Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/rachel-england/

Engagement in Science and Nature
Wendy Erb

Wendy Erb

As a primate ecologist, I combine markers of organismal and habitat health with behavioral, ecological, and acoustic data to understand the impacts of environmental change and human disturbance on wild primate populations, primarily in Indonesia.

Primatology • Animal Behavior • Tropical Field Ecology • Conservation • Bioacoustics

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/wendy-erb/

K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
Bobbi Estabrook

Bobbi Estabrook

I use passive acoustic technology in the context of ecology and conservation. Most of my current research is focused on baleen whale spatiotemporal acoustic occurrence in anthropogenically active marine environments in order to better understand habitat use and inform management decisions.

Research Analyst

Research Analyst

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/bobbi-estabrook/

K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
Alexis Falise

Alexis Falise

I oversee the membership team that provides customer service to our members and donors. This team is also the group of data specialists to process memberships and donations that allows the Lab to be all that is can be.

Membership Management • Customer Service

Member Services Manager

Member Services Manager

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/alexis-c-falise/

Advancement
Andrew Farnsworth

Andrew Farnsworth

I study bird migration both by physically observing birds and by using radar and acoustic remote sensing.

Bird Migration • Aeroecology • Bioacoustics • Radar Ornithology • Climate Change

Senior Research Associate

Senior Research Associate

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/andrew-farnsworth/

Avian Population Studies

BirdCast
Heidi Faulkner

Heidi Faulkner

I help out with Project FeederWatch as a project assistant, and am involved in providing support for data entry on our website and in our mobile app, managing project social media pages, co-managing our email inboxes, and aiding the shipping processes for each project.

Project Assistant

Project Assistant

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/heidi-faulkner/

Engagement in Science and Nature

Project FeederWatch
Jennifer Fee

Jennifer Fee

I work with the Lab's K-12 Education team to help educators support young people in getting outside, contributing to citizen science, and doing their own science investigations‚ all inspired by birds.

Manager, K-12 Programs

Manager, K-12 Programs

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/jennifer-fee/

Engagement in Science and Nature
Brennen Feint

Brennen Feint

I work with the IT team to help Cornell Lab staff with their tech needs, preventing problems or making them disappear. It's fun to find the best solution for the occasion, and it's awesome that I get to do it for the Cornell Lab.

Desktop Support Technician

Desktop Support Technician

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/brennen-feint/

Operations & Staff Development
Mary Margaret Ferraro

Mary Margaret Ferraro

I help manage the bird collections here at the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates. I love museums and the opportunities they provide to share knowledge about birds and biodiversity with others.

Bird Collections Manager

Bird Collections Manager

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/mary-margaret-ferraro/

Biodiversity Studies & Higher Education
Daniel Fink

Daniel Fink

I help develop statistical models and data products to understand the broad-scale patterns of species' distributions using data from the citizen scientist project eBird.

Applied Statistics • Machine Learning

Senior Research Associate

Senior Research Associate

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/daniel-fink/

Avian Population Studies
Kelly Fiske

Kelly Fiske

Gift Processing Assistant

Gift Processing Assistant

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/kelly-fiske/

Advancement
John Fitzpatrick

John Fitzpatrick

As Executive Director of the Lab from 1995–2021, I oversaw all aspects of the Lab's affairs and conducted research as a professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Since stepping down from the directorship in July 2021, I am still closely involved in Lab affairs, and I am active in a variety of research projects, including my long-term project on the Florida Scrub-Jay.

Administrative Oversight • Fundraising • Board Relations • Conservation Science • External Communication

Director Emeritus

Director Emeritus

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/john-fitzpatrick/

Administration and Business Operations, Operations & Staff Development
Tom Fredericks

Tom Fredericks

My job at the Cornell Lab is to design and manage the databases that hold participants' data for our Citizen Science projects.

Database Management

Database Admistrator IV

Database Admistrator IV

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/tom-fredericks/

Avian Population Studies

eBird, Great Backyard Bird Count, NestWatch, Project FeederWatch
Lisa Galford

Lisa Galford

I work with Project FeederWatch participants to ensure they have a smooth experience; this includes everything from troubleshooting problems, answering questions, shipping printed materials, and more.

Program Assistant

Program Assistant

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/lisa-galford/

Engagement in Science and Nature

Project FeederWatch
Joshua Ganger

Joshua Ganger

I assist in the operation and maintenance of our internal and external facing IT systems.

Systems Administrator

Systems Administrator

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/joshua-ganger/

Avian Population Studies
Kelly Gardner

Kelly Gardner

I help support the Cornell Lab's financial needs.

Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/kelly-gardner/

Financial Affairs
John Garrett

John Garrett

I help run the eBird Help Center, answer questions related to eBird policy, and beta test new developments in the eBird Mobile app and website.

Project Assistant

Project Assistant

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/john-garrett/

Avian Population Studies

eBird
Jeff Gerbracht

Jeff Gerbracht

I am a technical lead for Avian Population Studies at the Cornell Lab and oversee software development and system architecture teams that serves eBird, Birds of the World and a number of other projects.

Application Programmer

Application Programmer

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/jeff-gerbracht/

Avian Population Studies
Philip Glaser

Philip Glaser

I develop a variety of web applications that engage the public with the Cornell Lab's mission and citizen science projects.

Application Programmer

Application Programmer

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/philip-glaser/

Advancement
Joe Goldman

Joe Goldman

My responsibilities include computer endpoint management, watching over the servers and various storage systems used at the Cornell Lab, assisting staff with computer/technology questions, and working with the rest of the IT team to keep the computers behaving well.

Computer Systems Administrator

Computer Systems Administrator

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/joe-goldman/

Operations & Staff Development
Ben Gottesman

Ben Gottesman

As part of the capacity building team at the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics, I develop learning materials, organize workshops and training programs, and conduct collaborative bioacoustics research—all with the goal to make passive acoustic monitoring accessible to anyone wanting to use it for conservation.

Extension Association

Extension Association

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/ben-gottesman/

K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
Miika Grady

Miika Grady

I help design, build and maintain the Lab's Citizen Science program's websites and mobile apps for Celebrate Urban Birds, NestWatch and Project FeederWatch.

Web Designer

Web Designer

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/miika-grady/

Engagement in Science and Nature

Celebrate Urban Birds, NestWatch, Project FeederWatch
Holly Grant

Holly Grant

I help keep NestWatch running smoothly, and am involved with almost all facets of the NestWatch project.

Nesting Birds • Nest Boxes • Feeder Birds • Bird Feeding Strategies • Graphic Design

Project Assistant

Project Assistant

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/holly-faulkner/

Engagement in Science and Nature

NestWatch
Harry Greene

Harry Greene

Professor, Faculty Curator of Herpetology

Professor, Faculty Curator of Herpetology

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/harry-greene/
Emma Greig

Emma Greig

I manage Project FeederWatch, a program in which people who feed birds in their backyards send counts of those birds to the Lab, enabling long-term monitoring of populations.

Behavioral Ecology

Project Leader, Project FeederWatch

Project Leader, Project FeederWatch

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/emma-greig/

Engagement in Science and Nature

Project FeederWatch
Mary Guthrie

Mary Guthrie

I work with individuals who are interested in supporting the Cornell Lab's strategic goals and objectives.

Director, Major Gifts and Corporate Marketing Partnerships

Director, Major Gifts and Corporate Marketing Partnerships

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/mary-guthrie/

Advancement
Mukles Haddad

Mukles Haddad

IT Assistant

IT Assistant

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/mukles-haddad/

Operations & Staff Development
Cullen Hanks

Cullen Hanks

Project Leader, Macaulay Library

Project Leader, Macaulay Library

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/cullen-hanks/

Macaulay Library
Janelle Hanson

Janelle Hanson

I support the staff of the K. Lisa Yang Center for Bioacoustics and the Center for Engagement in Science and Nature.

Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/janelle-hanson/

Engagement in Science and Nature, K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
Jennifer Harris

Jennifer Harris

Senior Director, Operations and Staff Development

Senior Director, Operations and Staff Development

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/jennifer-harris/

Administration and Business Operations, Operations & Staff Development
Olivia Hathaway

Olivia Hathaway

I am the assistant to Cornell Lab director Ian Owens and the liaison to the Lab's administrative board.

Executive Staff Assistant

Executive Staff Assistant

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/olivia-hathaway/

Administration and Business Operations, Operations & Staff Development
Claire Hebbard

Claire Hebbard

I support the social research work of the Center for Engagement in Science & Nature.

Evaluation planning • Goal setting • Survey development

Research Support Specialist

Research Support Specialist

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/claire-hebbard/

Engagement in Science and Nature
Daniela Hedwig

Daniela Hedwig

I am a behavioral and conservation biologist who studies various functional aspects of mammalian vocal communication systems and how we can apply such information to improve current passive acoustic monitoring methods. While my research interests comprise diverse species, ranging from gorillas to manatees, I currently focus on the elusive African forest elephant.

Director, Elephant Listening Project

Director, Elephant Listening Project

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/daniela-hedwig/

K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics

Elephant Listening Project
Laura Helft

Laura Helft

I oversee content, create new courses, and provide creative direction for Bird Academy.

Science Communication • Science Education • Media production • Evaluation

Project Leader, Bird Academy

Project Leader, Bird Academy

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/laura-helft/

Engagement in Science and Nature

Bird Academy
Osvel Hinojosa-Huerta

Osvel Hinojosa-Huerta

I direct the Coastal Solutions Fellows Program, with the main goal to build conservation capacity along the Pacific coast from Mexico to Chile for communities and shorebirds.

Conservation • Wetlands • Shorebirds • Freshwater • Latin America

Director, Coastal Solutions Fellows Program

Director, Coastal Solutions Fellows Program

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/osvel-hinojosa-huerta/

Avian Population Studies

Coastal Solutions
Dan Hitchen

Dan Hitchen

I support member and donor outreach, and assist in the coordination of the Lab's fundraising campaigns and initiatives.

Direct Response Fundraising Coordinator

Direct Response Fundraising Coordinator

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/dan-hitchen/

Advancement
Wesley Hochachka

Wesley Hochachka

I work as a research scientist at the Lab of Ornithology, mostly on studies that aim to identify why bird species live where they do.

Population Ecology • Citizen Science • Ecological Informatics • Disease Ecology

Senior Research Associate

Senior Research Associate

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/wesley-hochachka/

Avian Population Studies

eBird
Carl Hopkins

Carl Hopkins

Professor Emeritus of Neurobiology and Behavior

Professor Emeritus of Neurobiology and Behavior

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/carl-hopkins/

Biodiversity Studies & Higher Education
Marshall J. Iliff

Marshall J. Iliff

I help manage the eBird project, with a particular focus on data quality and review of our scientific output.

eBird • Status and Trends • Migration • Species Distribution • Taxonomy

Project Leader, eBird

Project Leader, eBird

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/marshall-iliff/

Avian Population Studies

eBird
Jasdev Imani

Jasdev Imani

I am an application developer in Information Science focused mainly on eBird and Merlin.

Application Developer

Application Developer

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/jasdev-imani/

Avian Population Studies

eBird, Merlin
Karen Ingall

Karen Ingall

Transaction Specialist

Transaction Specialist

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/karen-ingall/

Administration and Business Operations, Financial Affairs
Derek Jaskula

Derek Jaskula

I am the first mate on the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics research vessel, the R/V Jaeger, and help deploy and recover bioacoustic equipment in the field.

Field Research Specialist & First Mate

Field Research Specialist & First Mate

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/derek-jaskula/

K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
Erica Jessup

Erica Jessup

Senior Director of Finance and Contracts

Senior Director of Finance and Contracts

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/erica-jessup/

Administration and Business Operations, Financial Affairs
Andy Johnson

Andy Johnson

I research, document, and produce media that supports partnerships and conservation outcomes around the world. My role in the Cornell Lab spans pre-production partnership-building, story research and writing, field production logistics and cinematography.

Producer

Producer

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/andy-johnson/

Conservation Media
Anne Marie Johnson

Anne Marie Johnson

I coordinate Project FeederWatch's print and email communications, help maintain the project's website, and help answer questions from participants.

Project FeederWatch

Project Assistant

Project Assistant

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/anne-marie-johnson/

Engagement in Science and Nature

Project FeederWatch
Stefan Kahl

Stefan Kahl

I am a computer scientist working on algorithms that can identify birds by sound to help researchers monitor and protect our birds.

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/stefan-kahl/

K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
Sara Kaiser

Sara Kaiser

I direct the field-based, student research and training program in avian biology at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, mentor student research, teach field courses, and provide additional, year-round training opportunities through my research program in the Caribbean Islands and locally in central New York at a migration banding station that I am working to establish.

Behavior • Ecology • Evolution • Conservation

Research Ecologist

Research Ecologist

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/sara-kaiser/

Biodiversity Studies & Higher Education
Laura Kammermeier

Laura Kammermeier

My role is to help institutions and keen birders find, purchase, and enjoy Birds of the World, a subscription-based online database containing more than 10,700 species accounts.

Communications • Marketing • Content Strategy • Business Development

Digital Publications Marketing Manager

Digital Publications Marketing Manager

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/laura-kammermeier/

Avian Population Studies

Birds of the World
Jessica Kane

Jessica Kane

I provide customer support to the users of Birds of the World, a subscription-based online database containing over 10,000 species accounts (one for every bird in the world). My job is to ensure that anyone who needs or wants access to this one-of-a-kind resource gets it and that they continue to enjoy the valuable content it provides.

Accounts Manager

Accounts Manager

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/jessica-kane/

Avian Population Studies

Birds of the World
Brooke Keeney

Brooke Keeney

I am the managing editor for Birds of the World.

Managing Editor

Managing Editor

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/brooke-keeney/

Avian Population Studies

Birds of the World
France Kehas-Dewaghe

France Kehas-Dewaghe

Web Developer

Web Developer

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/france-kehas-dewaghe/

Advancement
Sarah Khalil

Sarah Khalil

I use an integrative approach to understand how and why birds produce ornamentation, and specifically color.

Evolution • Sexual Selection • Genomics • Endocrinology

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/sarah-khalil/

Biodiversity Studies & Higher Education
Liz Kinast

Liz Kinast

I work with supporters who want to make a planned gift to the Cornell Lab. I enjoy helping people create a legacy that expresses their love for birds and nature.

Assistant Director, Gift Planning Administration and Stewardship

Assistant Director, Gift Planning Administration and Stewardship

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/liz-kinast/

Advancement
Megan King

Megan King

I tell conservation stories through media, specifically video production. I love the intersection of art and science, which to me, is exactly what conservation filmmaking is!

Conservation Filmmaking • Film Editing

Associate Producer

Associate Producer

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/megan-king/

Conservation Media
Connie Kintner

Connie Kintner

I enjoy welcoming people from all over the world to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and answering their questions either in person or by email.

Public Information Assistant

Public Information Assistant

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/connie-kintner/

Engagement in Science and Nature

Visitor Center
Holger Klinck

Holger Klinck

I lead the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics, where our team works on acoustic monitoring of wildlife, developing hardware and software for marine acoustic monitoring, and studying the impacts of anthropogenic noise on animals.

John W. Fitzpatrick Director, K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics

John W. Fitzpatrick Director, K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/holger-klinck/

K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics
Anne Klingensmith

Anne Klingensmith

Gift Processing Assistant

Gift Processing Assistant

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/anne-klingensmith/

Advancement
Bramble Klipple

Bramble Klipple

I work with Lab friends to garner the financial support that fuels our work to conserve birds and biodiversity.

Fundraising • Conservation Partnerships

Director, Development and Philanthropy

Director, Development and Philanthropy

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/bramble-klipple/

Advancement
Walter Koenig

Walter Koenig

Visiting Senior Scientist

Visiting Senior Scientist

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/walter-koenig/

Avian Population Studies
Peter Kopp

Peter Kopp

I manage the Cornell Lab's funding-focused outreach to most of its members, donors, and potential supporters.

Fundraising • Marketing • Communications • Project Management

Direct Response Fundraising Manager

Direct Response Fundraising Manager

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/peter-kopp/

Advancement
Lisa Kopp

Lisa Kopp

Visitor Experiences Manager

Visitor Experiences Manager

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/lisa-kopp/

Engagement in Science and Nature

Visitor Center
Frank La Sorte

Frank La Sorte

I am a research ecologist whose work explores the macroecology, biogeography, and conservation of plants and birds with a special focus on migratory birds and global change.

Bird Migration • Climate Change • Urbanization • Biogeography • Macroecology • Environmental Pollution

Senior Research Associate

Senior Research Associate

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/frank-la-sorte/

Avian Population Studies
Lisa Larson

Lisa Larson

I write software that enables people to contribute observations of bird populations and behavior in human-modified as well as natural environments.

Lead Developer

Lead Developer

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/lisa-larson/

Engagement in Science and Nature
Kirsty Lauder

Kirsty Lauder

Social science • Neurodiversity • Psychology

Postdoctoral Fellow

Postdoctoral Fellow

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/kirsty-lauder/

Engagement in Science and Nature
Susanna Lawson

Susanna Lawson

I oversee the development and delivery of customized print and digital ad campaigns in Living Bird magazine and All About Birds website.

Advertising and Marketing Manager

Advertising and Marketing Manager

https://www.birds.cornell.edu/home/staff/susanna-lawson/

Advancement

All About Birds, Living Bird
Jill Leichter