Seminars

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