Seminars

October 4, 2023

“Reduced hybrid survival in a migratory divide between songbirds”

Dr. Stephanie Blain

Postdoctoral associate with Dr. Kira Delmore

Biology Department

April 27, 2023

“Successful infection of Cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) with avian bornavirus via intranasal inoculation.”

Caitlin Mencio PhD* & Dallas Clontz VVM **

* Assistant Research Scientist Schubot Center for Avian Health

** Veterinary Anatomic Pathology Resident

School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University

April 14, 2023

“The Possibility of Chlamydia psittaci Pandemic in Ancient America”

Kelley Taylor

Director and Founder Sacred Scarlets

April 13, 2023

“When the Right Thing is Negative. Optimizing Welfare with Negative Reinforcement”

Barbara Heidenreich

Barbara’s Force Free Animal Training

March 8th, 2023

“Investigation of ophthalmic lesions from traumatic injury in Raptors”

Ashley L. Cubb

DVM Candidate
School of Veterinary Medicine

January 24th, 2023

“Advancing genetic methods in the study of parrot conservation and trade”

Dr. George Olah

Postdoctoral Research Fellow • Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU | researchers.anu.edu.au

Visiting Senior Research Fellow • King’s College London | kcl.ac.uk 

Director • Conservation Genomics | conservationgenomics.com

Research Consultant • BBC Natural History Unit | bbcstudios.com

Co-Founder • Wildlife Messengers | wildlifemessengers.org

January 19th, 2023

“Macaw conservation in the Lacandón Rainforest, Mexico”.

Rodrigo Leon, Biologist

Wildlife Director, Natura Mexicana NGO

December 1st, 2022

“Species-, Sex-, and Age-related microplastic ingestion in hunter-harvested dabbling ducks”

R. Keith Andringa

Ph.D. Candidate in Dr. Grace Lab
Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology

November 17th, 2022

“Captive parrots take it with a grain of salt too: recreating sodium-hunger driven geophagy in Monk Parakeets”

Elise Voltura

PhD. Candidate

Department of Veterinary Pathobiology

School of Veterinary Medicine

November 2nd, 2022

“Long-term Avian Studies: Evolution of the System and Scientific Questions”

Jeanne Fair, Ph.D.

Scientist in Genomics and Bioinformatics Group

Los Alamos National Laboratory

October 25th, 2022

“Lights Out Texas: Team Based Approach to Integrating University Research, Natural History Collections and Citizen Science Conservation Efforts”

Heather L. Prestridge Ms.

Curator

Biodiversity Research & Teaching Collections Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology

October 18, 2022

“Impacts of avian malaria and related parasites on free-living captive populations”

Francisco Ferreira, Ph.D.

Former Research Scientist at Smithsonian Institution

Assistant Research Scientist

Department of Entomology Texas A&M University

March 22, 2022

“Clinical ophthalmic parameters of the Quaker parrot (Myiopwitta monachus)”

*Participant in the Summer 2021 Veterinary Medical Scientist Research Training Program at TAMU

December 6th, 2021

“Babel’s birds: functions and mechanisms of vocal learning in parrots”

Timothy F. Wright, Ph.D.

Professor Biology Department
New Mexico University

HOST: Schubot Center and Ecology and Evolutionary Program

December 3rd, 2021

“Relationship between exploratory behavior and the gut microbiome in a wild songbird”

Melanie Florkowski

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Program
Ph.D. Candidate in Dr. Jessica Yorzonki’s Lab
Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology

HOST: Schubot Center

Apr. 23, 2021

“Movement Ecology of Wild Turkeys in South Texas”

Amanda Beckman

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Program
PhD Student in Dr. Rosenthal’s Lab
HOST: Schubot Center

“Lack of Sexual Dimorphism in Stress-Induced Corticosterone in West Texas Breeding Birds”

Viridiana Martinez

Department of Ecology & Conservation Biology
PhD Candidate in Dr. Grace’s Lab
Host: Schubot Center

Apr. 9, 2021

“The Migratory Behavior of Juvenile Swainson’s Thrush Hybrids”

Hannah Justen, MSc

Department of Biology
Graduate Student in Dr. Kira Delmore’s Lab
HOST: Schubot Center

“Warmer Springs Predict Stronger Selection Favoring Earlier Breeding in a North American Songbird”

Abby Kimmit, PhD

Department of Ecology & Conservation Biology
Post-Doctoral Research in Dr. Grace’s Lab
Host: Schubot Center

“Comprehensive Anatomy Research Project-Implications Across the Species”

Mar. 26, 2021
Mobile Avian Surgical Services
The Medical Center for Birds (Oakley, CA)
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Pathobiology
HOST: Schubot Center/Dr. Sharman Hoppes

“Inter- and Intra- Specific Effects of Daily Weather on Dabbling Duck Collection Patterns”

Mar. 12, 2021
Department of Ecology & Conservation Biology
HOST: Schubot Center

“Insight into the Dermal Microbiome of Monk Parakeets” 

Feb. 25, 2021
MiDog, LLC
HOST: Schubot Center/Dr. Jill Heatley

“Are Avian Malaria Parasites a Mosquito’s Biological Nightmare?”

Oct. 8, 2020
Department of Entomology
HOST: Schubot Center/Dr. Gabriel Hamer

“Utilizing Genomics to Understand Parrot Evolutionary History and Enhancing Population Management for Conservation and Aviculture”

Sept. 30, 2020
University of Chicago
HOST: Schubot Center/Dr. Janice Boyd

“Attwater’s Prairie Chickens – Threats to Saving the Most Endangered Species of North American Grouse”

Feb. 11, 2020
Staff Veterinarian, Houston Zoo
HOST: Schubot Center/Stephen Levert

“Training to Improve Welfare and Release Success of Orangutans in Borneo”

Feb. 7, 2020
Barbara’s Force Free Animal Training
HOST: Schubot Center

“The Genetic History of an Ice Age Pioneer, the Whooping Crane”

Nov. 5, 2019
Assistant Professor, Department of Poultry Science, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
HOST: Schubot Center

“Development of a Dot-Blot Enzyme Immunosorbent Assay to Detect Avian Bornavirus Antibodies”

Oct. 3, 2019
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology
HOST: Schubot Center/Dr. Jeffrey Musser

“Wetland Wanderer or Urban Specialist: The American White Ibis as a Model System to Understand the Impact of Urbanization and Resource Provisioning on Wildlife”

Sept. 6, 2019
University of Georgia
HOST: Schubot Center/Dr. Sarah Hamer

“Avian Development and Reintroduction”

April 24, 2019
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (Mentor: Dr. Donald Brightsmith)
HOST: Schubot Center/Dr. Donald Brightsmith

April 17, 2019

“Egg Loggers and the Undergraduate Experience”

Ashley Ridlon

Conservation Scholar research program (Mentor: Dr. Don Brightsmith)
HOST: Schubot Center/Constance Woodman

“The Effects of Phishing and Playback on Avian Fitness”

Mariel Ortega

Conservation Scholar research program (Mentor: Dr. Jacquie Grace)
HOST: Schubot Center

“Helping Develop the Unknown: A Clinical Zoological Medicine Research Program”

April 10, 2019
Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine
HOST: Schubot Center/Dr. Jill Heatley

Apr. 2, 2019

“Avian Disease Ecology – Bridging Immunology, Behavior, and Landscape”

Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, Washington State University
HOST: Schubot Center/Dr. Sarah Hamer

Mar. 27, 2019

“Effects of Lithium Supplementation on Feather Plucking in Birds”

Presenting the work of Elizabeth Cruser (Undergraduate Research Scholar)
HOST: Schubot Center

“Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Treatment of Cockatiels (Nymphicus hollandicus) Experimentally Inoculated with Parrot Bornavirus 2”

Mar. 27, 2019
Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Musser)
HOST: Schubot Center/Dr. Jeffrey Musser

“Correlating Body Condition and Habitat Management of Wintering Duck Populations in Texas Wetlands”

Mar. 20, 2019
WFSC Department (Mentor: Dr. Jacquie Grace)
HOST: Schubot Center/Dr. Jacquie Grace