Media appearances

Birds that build nests with domes may be doomed 

New York Times (April 2022)

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/14/science/birds-nests-domes.html

The forgotten female: How a generation of women scientists changed our view of evolution 

Living Bird Magazine (June 2019)

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/the-forgotten-female-how-a-generation-of-women-scientists-changed-our-view-of-evolution/

Open concept nests are back in style 

National Geographic (December 2018)

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/12/breakthroughs-year-of-the-bird-nests-parrots/

These are the dinosaurs that didn’t die 

National Geographic (May 2018)

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/05/dinosaurs-survivors-birds-fossils/

Nests, songs, feathers – The evolution of birds 

Interview on On the Record, National Public Radio (May 2017)

https://www.wypr.org/post/nests-songs-feathers-evolution-birds

Bird nests used to look more like fortresses 

Scientific American (May 2017)

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird-nests-used-to-look-more-like-fortresses/

Bird nest riddle: Which shape came first?

Science News (August 2016)

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bird-nest-riddle-which-shape-came-first

Why some female birds don't sing

Science Magazine (January 2016)

https://www.science.org/content/article/why-some-female-birds-don-t-sing

Drab female birds were once as flashy as their male mates

Smithsonian Magazine (May 2014)

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/drab-female-birds-were-once-flashy-their-male-mates-180951427

Drab female birds had more colorful evolution

Science News (May 2014)

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/drab-female-birds-had-more-colorful-evolution

The President and the Paupers: Should university presidents’ salaries be tied to those of their lowest-paid employees?

Slate (February 2014)

https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/02/university-presidents-salaries-should-they-be-tied-to-their-lowest-paid-employees.html