Each year at our annual meeting, the American Ornithological Society (AOS) bestows Student Presentation Awards on students at all levels (undergraduate, masters, and doctoral) who present outstanding posters or oral presentations.
We extend our thanks to the Student Presentation Awards Committee, our 119 volunteer judges, and 122 student presenters in our competition this year at AOS 2024 in Estes Park, Colorado. Congratulations to these winners, each of whom will receive a $500 honorarium with their award. Those receiving Honorable Mentions are granted a free one-year membership in the AOS.
Nellie Johnson Baroody Award
Given for the best presentation on any topic in ornithology, typically given to a student prior to the Ph.D. level
Eva Moylan
California Polytechnic State University
“Assessing productivity and abundance trends of North American bird species in response to ongoing abiotic environmental change”
Robert B. Berry Student Award
Given for the best oral presentation on a topic pertaining to avian conservation
Emily Shertzer
University of Wyoming
“Cause-specific mortality of sagebrush songbirds during the post-fledging period”
Mark E. Hauber Award
Given for the best oral presentation on avian behavior
Rin Pell
University of Memphis
“Context-dependent fitness benefits of a host-tolerant brood parasite in Prothonotary Warblers (Protonotaria citrea)”
Heather Kenny-Duddela
University of Colorado Boulder
“Female space use and plumage color are correlated with extra-pair mating in barn swallows”
A. Brazier Howell Award
Given for the best presentation on any topic in ornithology
Maria Castaño
University of Rochester
“Does male aggression drive asymmetrical introgression of a sexually selected trait across the Flame-rumped Tanager hybrid zone?”
Frances F. Roberts Award
Given for the best presentation on any topic in ornithology
Pairsa Belamaric
University of Wisconsin – Madison
“Diel activity of a winter adapted species at its southern range edge: behavioral responses to a temporally dynamic environment”
AOS Council Awards
Given for the best presentations on any topic in ornithology
Jason Gregg
Montana State University
“Leveraging local ecological knowledge to search for undocumented birds in Papua New Guinea”
Samuel Lapp
University of Pittsburgh
“How loud do birds sing?”
Frank Muzio
University of Connecticut
“Using 3D models to further understand structure’s role on feather wettability”
Yasmeen Erritouni
University of Washington
“Evidence for independent origins of avian iridescence”
Honorable Mentions
Ryan Brodie
University of Maine
“Migratory airspace corridors and stopover habitat landscapes identified for four declining Nearctic-Neotropical migrant birds”
Andrew Dreelin
Northern Illinois University
“Keystone effects of prairie dogs (Cynomys spp.) on grassland birds: current knowledge and future directions”
Jacob Drucker
The University of Chicago
“The spatiotemporal distribution of nocturnal bird migration across a tropical landscape”
Facundo Fernandez-Duque
University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
“The Role of Parental Phenotype on Nest Predation in a Facultatively Biparental Species”
Fengyi Guo
Princeton University
“Stopover ecology and conservation of migratory landbirds in the eastern United States”
Tharindu Kalukapuge
University of Alberta
“Response of boreal songbird communities to the width and on-footprint recovery of linear features created by the energy sector in Alberta, Canada”
Diane Klement
University of Georgia
“Painting the bunting: Linking resource use to plant communities using emerging space-use and genetic surveillance technologies”
Max Laubstein
University of California Santa Barbara
“Whole genome sequences corroborate deep split and cryptic variation in Steller’s Jays (Cyanocitta stelleri)”
Abhimanyu Lele
The University of Chicago
“Comparative patterns of genetic and morphological divergence along an Andean elevational gradient”
James Longo
University of Maine
“Modeling high-elevation spruce-fir forest patch dynamics to improve forestry practices and Bicknell’s Thrush breeding habitat models”
Michelle Moyer
University of Maryland
“Comparing the structure and function of female song in closely related temperate and tropical orioles”
Shauna Rasband
University of Maryland
“Characterizing a female-specific growth gene and its relationship to reverse sexual size dimorphism”