Staff of the Migratory Bird Center
Permanent Staff
Russell Greenberg
Center Head
Russell is interested in habitat selection, the ecology and evolution of migration, interspecific interaction, and use of man-modified tropical habitats.
Peter Marra
Research Scientist
Peter is interested in isolating the factors that control population abundance in migratory and resident birds.
Robert Rice
Research Scientist
Robert is interested in agroecology and land use policy issues in Central America and Mexico.
Thomas Brandt Ryder
Research Scientist
Thomas Brandt is interested in reproductive strategies of birds. My current study on gray catbirds examines how landscape connectivity and urbanization influence rates of extra-pair paternity among populations.
Scott Sillett
Research Scientist
Scott is interested in how events throughout the annual cycle of migratory birds are interconnected and how multiple mechanisms, both natural and human-related, operate to limit and regulate these bird populations.
Mary Deinlein
Education Specialist
Mary is interested in environmental education; developing and implementing science-based educational materials, programs and outreach events; writing and editing nature and conservation oriented publications
Robert Reitsma
Research Technician
Robert is interested in habitat selection of wintering neotropical migratory birds and use of neotropical agroforestry systems by resident and migratory birds. Bob's research interests now lie in the impact of urbanization and West Nile virus on mid-Atlantic bird communities.
Other Staff
Senior Scientist Emeritus (1)
- Eugene Morton
Postdoctoral Fellows (5)
Graduate Students (15)
- Luke Caldwell
- Nathan Cooper
- Herlitz Davis
- Brian Evans
- Joseph Everton
- Mike Hallworth
- Sara Kaiser
- Katie Langin
- Ann McKellar
- Patricia Newell
- Ashley Peele
- Sarah Rockwell
- Clark Rushing
- Helen Sofaer
- Mark Thomas
Research Associates (28)
- Barbara Ballentine
- Peter Bichier
- Isabelle-Anne Bisson
- Carol Bocetti
- Ginger Bolen
- Tom Dietsch
- Cameron Ghalambor
- Keith Hobson
- Rebecca Holberton
- Richard Holmes
- Brent Horton
- Christina Kennedy
- Marm Kilpatrick
- Shannon LaDeau
- David Luther
- Mary McDonald
- Claudia Mettke-Hofmann
- Ignacio Moore
- Stacy Philpott
- Laurene Ratcliffe
- Nicholas Rodenhouse
- Tom Sherry
- Allan Strong
- Bridget Stutchbury
- James Tate, Jr.
- Richard Wagner
- Michael Webster
- Joseph Wunderle
Alumni (29)
- Jim Adelman
- Frederic Angelier
- Anne Balogh
- Traynor Biasiolli
- Mason Cline
- Gabe Colbeck
- William DeLuca
- Rob Dobbs
- Matthew Etterson
- Ryan Germain
- Mike Newhouse
- Ryan Norris
- Susana Peluc
- Ryan Peters
- Terri Rafiq
- Matthew Reudink
- Pauline Roberts
- Bruce Robertson
- Ali Rodrian
- Karin Roux
- Javier Salgado-Ortiz
- Barbara Schmeling
- Scott Schwenk
- Joseph Smith
- Colin Studds
- Scott Wilson
- Amy Wilson
- Jongmin Yoon
- Sunshine van Bael
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