Congrats Schubot Grant Recipients
Congrats to the 8 research grant recipients and 3 travel grant recipients in the inaugural round of the Schubot research and travel grant program. Recipients span undergrads, grad students, postdocs, and faculty across 5 different Departments and 3 Colleges. Research grant winners were awarded up to $2,500 in support of their project. Travel grant winners will receive up to $1,000 to defray costs of presenting avian research at conference. Thanks for your membership and acknowledging the Schubot Center in your work! Stay tuned for the next round of funding.
Schubot Mini Research Grants | ||||
Name | Position | Dept | Mentor | Title |
Dr. Wes Brashear | Postdoc | BIOL | Dr. Kira Delmore | Study of a natural avian hybrid zone to assess temporal patterns of hybridization and genomic introgression |
Viridiana Martinez | PhD student | WFSC | Dr. Jacquie Grace | Interactions between stress hormones and blood parasites in birds along elevation gradients |
Dr. Abigail Kimmitt | Postdoc | BIOL | Dr. Kira Delmore | Viability selection against hybrids in a songbird migratory divide |
Amanda Beckman | PhD student | EEB | Dr. Michael Morrison | Struttin’ with two brothers versus eight cousins: investigating how relatedness influences cooperative coalitions and parasite dynamics |
Spencer DeBrock | PhD student | VIBS | Dr. Sarah Hamer | The role of migratory birds in the spread and dispersal of parasites |
Hannah Justen | PhD student | EEB | Dr. Kira Delmore | Can we predict how juvenile migrants will respond to environmental changes? |
Mariel Ortega | undergraduate | WFSC | Dr. Jacquie Grace | The Effects of Pishing and Playback on Avian Fitness |
Randall ‘Keith’ Andringa | undergraduate | WFSC | Dr. Jacquie Grace | Stable isotope analysis of features to analyze dietary shifts in dabbling ducks |
Schubot Travel Grants | ||||
Name | Position | Dept | Mentor | Destination |
Simon Kiacz | PhD student | VTPB | Dr. Don Brightsmith | NA Ornithology Conference, Puerto Rico |
Michael McCloy | PhD student | EEB | Dr. Jacquie Grace | 2020 conference of the Ecological Society of America, Salt Lake City, Utah |
Dr. Jeffrey Musser | Faculty | VTPB | N/A | ExoticsCon 2020, Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, CO |