Each year, the Association of Field Ornithologists provides travel awards to help defray part or all of the costs necessary to attend and present an oral paper or poster at an annual meeting. Check the upcoming meeting website for information.
Previous Award Recipients:
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Congratulations to the following individuals who accepted travel awards to present their research at the AFO-SCO-WOS 2024 in Peoria, illinois:
- Alicia Korpach, Early professional – University of Manitoba
- Alysha Riquier, Masters student – University of Windsor
- Annie Beckstrand, Undergraduate student – Weber State University
- Baily Crable, Masters student – Austin Peay State University
- Carl Engstrom, Masters student – The Ohio State University
- Connor Johnson, Undergraduate student – Weber State University
- Coralie Rossbach, Undergraduate student – Ace Academy
- Daniel Redwine, Masters student – Austin Peay State University
- Diya Balagopal, Undergraduate student – Reedy High School
- Dylan Cooper, PhD student – Oklahoma State University
- Dylan Titmuss, Early professional – Gulls of Appledore Research Group
- Eyitope Adunbi, Masters student – Western Illinois University
- Facundo Fernandez-Duque, PhD student – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Haley Haradon, Masters student – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Heather Kenny-Duddela, PhD student – University of Colorado Boulder
- Holly Erickson, Undergraduate student – The Ohio State University
- Indira Goldman, Masters student – University of South Florida
- Ivy Ciaburri, Masters student – The Ohio State University
- Jacob Wyco, Masters student – Austin Peay State University
- Jacqueline Schoen, Masters student – Thompson Rivers University
- Joseph Niederhauser, Early professional – West Virginia Wesleyan College
- Julia Boldrick, Masters student – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Katja Kochvar, PhD student – Princeton University
- Kenton James Bustin, Undergraduate student – Weber State University in Ogden, Utah
- Leah Crenshaw, PhD student – Cornell University
- Lucky Atabo, Masters student – Southeast Missouri State University
- Madison Sutton, PhD student – Marquette University
- Mary Benjamin, Masters student – Central Michigan University
- Matthew Gilley, Undergraduate student – Truman State University
- Megan Miller, Masters student – Colorado State University Pueblo
- Moshood Ayinde, Masters student – Western Illinois University
- Nataly Wilson, Undergraduate student – Millersville University
- Nicholas Russo, PhD student – University of California, Los Angeles
- Parker Zabriskie, Undergraduate student – Weber State University
- Paul Preston, PhD student – Queen’s University
- Rachel Budge, Masters student – California State University, Bakersfield
- Rebecca Davis, Masters student – Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
- Rebecca Jardine, Masters student – University of Windsor
- Rebecca Ralston, Masters student – Ohio State University
- Samuelle Simard-Provencal, Masters student – University of Windsor
- Shae Turner, Masters student – Thompson Rivers University
- Skadi Kylander, Masters student – East Carolina University (Greenville, NC, USA)
- Sydney Sjoblom, Early professional – Weber State University
- Tharindu Krishan Kalukapuge, PhD student – University of Alberta, Canada
- Trace Ackley, Undergraduate student – Truman State University
- Yi Fang Tan, PhD student – University of Minnesota
- Yi-Chin Tseng, PhD student – University of Northern British Columbia
Congratulations to the following individuals who accepted travel awards to present their research at the II Ornithological Congress of the Americas in Gramado, Brazil:
- Renata Pereira Beco, PhD student – The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Amanda Hayes-Puttfarcken, Masters student – Utah State University
- Randall Keith Andringa, PhD student – Texas A&M University
- Elizabeth Howard, Undergraduate student – University of Wyoming
- Lorena Patricio Silva, Undergraduate student – Cornell University
- Lauren Granger, Masters student – The University of Texas at San Antonio
- Charles Rogers, Undergraduate student – Groton School
- Virginia Moore, PhD student – University of Cincinnati
- Kelly Roberts, Undergraduate student – Archbold Biological Station
- Meredith Heather, Early professional – Archbold Biological Station
- Edwards, Maia, Undergraduate student – Cornell University
- María del Rosario Jacoby, PhD student – IEGEBA CONICET
- Juliana Soto, PhD student – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Kimberley Jordan, Masters student – University of Wyoming
- Stacy Barnes, Undergraduate student – Missouri Western State University
- Aaron Skinner, PhD student – The University of British Columbia
- Mariana Tolentino Bento da Silva, Early professional – Universidade Federal do Pará
- Luis Martin Vallejos Bardales, PhD student – UFRJ – CINBIOTYC
- Vanesa Bejarano Alegre, PhD student – Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP
- Agustin Ivan Casale, PhD student – Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Facundo Gabriel Di Sallo, Early professional – Instituto de Biología Subtropical – CONICET – Universidad Nacional de Misiones, Argentina
- Juan Francisco Cataudela, PhD student – Centro de Ecologia Aplicada del Litoral CONICET-UNNE
- Diana Isabel Calderón Guevara, Masters student – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Alejandro Rodríguez Ochoa, PhD student – Universidad de Chile
- Andrid Jazmín Ramírez Colocho, Undergraduate student – Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
- Simón Kraemer, PhD student – Laboratorio de Biología de la Conservación, Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral – CONICET-UNNE
- Esteban Motta Ruíz, Undergraduate student – Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia
- Romina Adela Mauriño, PhD student – CONICET
- Charo López Lorences, PhD student – Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución e IEGEBA-UBA-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Camila Miravalles Stasta, PhD student – Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Ana Carolina de Aragão e Souza, Undergraduate student – UniCEUB
- Abril Marcolongo, Undergraduate student – Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Juan Manuel Fernández, Early professional – Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura – Universidad Nacional del Nordeste y Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral – CONICET
- Juan Manuel Rojas Ripari, Early professional – CONICET – Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Maria de las nieves Sabio, PhD student – Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales – Departamento de Ecología, Genetica y Evolucion
- Cecilia Cuatianquiz Lima, Early professional – Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala
- Jonathan Morales Contreras, PhD student – El Colegio de la Frontera Sur
- Brais Marchena Fernandez, Undergraduate student – Weber State University
- Luis Alberto Galindo Acuña, Masters student – Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas
Congratulations to the following individuals who accepted travel awards to present their research at the AFO Centennial meeting in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA:
- Alexis Baum, Master’s Student – University of Texas-San Antonio
- Kayla Cannon, Bryn Mawr College
- Maria Isabel Castano, PhD Student – University of Rochester
- Ivy Ciaburri, Master’s Student – The Ohio State University
- Kyle Coughlan, PhD Student – Jagiellonian University
- Lily Day, Undergraduate Student – Villanova University
- Emily Donahue, PhD Student – Arkansas State University
- Caoimhe Edmark, Undergraduate Student – Villanova University
- Jay Jinsing Falk, Early Professional – University of Washington
- David Farris, PhD Student – University of Massachusetts-Amherst
- Heather Gaya, PhD Student – University of Georgia
- William Cayce Guy, Master’s Student – Arkansas State University
- Hailey E. Glasko, Master’s Student – University of Delaware
- Lauren Granger, Master’s Student – University of Texas-San Antonio
- Meredith Heather, Master’s Student – Florida Gulf Coast University
- Alison Kocek, Early Professional – SUNY-ESF
- Claire Jones, Master’s Student – Villanova University
- Zoe Korpi, Master’s Student – The Ohio State University
- Amanda Lamberson, Master’s Student – University of Texas-San Antonio
- Edward Landi, Master’s Student – Colorado State University-Pueblo
- Joshua B. LaPergola, Early Professional – Princeton University
- Katie Maddox, Master’s Student – Coastal Carolina University
- Mcgovren Moore
- Adrian Naveda, PhD Student – Mississippi State University
- Hannah Redmond, Master’s Student – University of Delaware
- Bailee Romaker, Undergraduate Student – Missouri Western State University
- Andrea Dorian Leigh Rose – Antioch University-New England
- Savrina Salartash, Undergraduate Student – Villanova University
- Isabel San Millan, Undergraduate – Student Bennington College
- Elsie Shogren, Early Professional – University of Rochester
- Gabrielle Solomon, Master’s Student – Villanova University
- Keegan Stansberry, PhD Student – Louisiana State University
- Dylan Titmuss, Early Professional – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
- Brian Tsuru, Master’s Student – The Ohio State University
- Noelia Volpe, Centro de Ecología Aplicada del Litoral
- Forrest R. Wallace, Florida Gulf Coast University
- Casey Weissburg, Master’s Student – Colorado State University-Pueblo
Congratulations to the following individuals who accepted travel awards to present their research at the joint AFO/WOS meeting in Cape May, New Jersey, USA:
- Janine Antalffy, PhD student – University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Adele Balmer, PhD student – Virginia Commonwealth University
- Priti Bangal, PhD student – Indian Institute of Science
- Kevin Black, Undergraduate Student – Northern Kentucky University
- Isabel Brofsky, Masters student – University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Lorraine Dargis, Masters student – The University of Northern Colorado
- Yuting Deng, Undergraduate Student – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Daniela María Depalma, PhD student – Instituto de Ecología, Genética y Evolución de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Emily Donahue, Masters student – Arkansas State University
- Eliza Grames, PhD student – University of Connecticut
- Shanan Hamilton, Undergraduate Student – Saint Mary’s College
- Meredith Heather, Masters student – Florida Gulf Coast University
- Noah Henkenius, Undergraduate Student – Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
- Jessica Herzog, Masters student – Texas Tech Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory
- Samuel Koch, Undergraduate Student – Northern Kentucky University
- Kevin Krajcir, Masters student – Arkansas State University
- Kelsie Lopez, Undergraduate Student – Cornell University
- Fernando Gabriel López, PhD student – Center for the Study and Conservation of Raptors in Argentina (CECARA)
- Rachael Patricia Mady, Masters student – Cornell University
- Sean Mahoney, PhD student – Northern Arizona University
- Eric Margenau, PhD student – West Virginia University
- Sara Meissner, Masters student – UNC-Wilmington
- Patrick Newcombe, High School student – Sidwell Friends School
- Ashley Nunez, Undergraduate Student – Ursinus College
- Karan Odom, Early Professional – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Kiirsti Owen, Masters student – University of Windsor
- Facundo Xavier Palacio, Early Professional – Museo de La Plata, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
- Maia Persche, Masters student – University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Jadzia Mira Rodriguez, Undergraduate Student – New Mexico State University
- Maria Juliana Benitez Saldivar, Early Professional – Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal, CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
- Amanda Savagian, PhD student – Princeton University
- Christopher Sayers, Undergraduate Student – Cornell University
- Paul Schilke, PhD student – UW-Madison
- David Sherer, Masters student – University of Central Florida
- Aaron Skinner, Masters student – The Ohio State University
- Naima Starkloff, PhD student – University at Albany (SUNY)
- Andrew Stillman, PhD student – University of Connecticut
- Kit Straley, PhD student – University of Massachusetts in Amherst
- Chris Tyson, PhD student – University of California, Davis
- Lynn Walter, Early Professional – Virginia Commonwealth University
- Chris Watson, Early Professional – Missouri Western State University
- Jacob Wessels, Masters student – Arkansas State University
- Joseph Youtz, Masters student – Arkansas State University
Congratulations to the following individuals who received travel awards to present their research at the joint AFO/WOS meeing in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA:
- Henrietta Bellman, Masters student – Virginia Tech University
- Breanna Bennet, Masters student – Villanova University
- Igor Berkunsky, PhD student – Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
- Sarah Britton, Masters student – Western Carolina University
- Alicia Brunner, Masters student – The Ohio State University
- Lee Bryant, Masters student – Arkansas State University
- Ryan Chitwood, PhD student – University of Georgia
- Daniela Depalma, PhD student – Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Bryant Dossman, PhD student – Cornell University
- Taylor Eshmont, Undergraduate student – Virginia Tech University
- Kathleen Farley, PhD student – Rutgers University
- William Fetzner, Masters student – Texas Tech University
- Neil Gilbert, Masters student – University of Alabama
- Erin Grabarczyk, PhD student – Western Michigan University
- Elliot Johnston, Masters student – University of Maine Orono
- Daniel Jones, Masters student
- Samuel Koch, Undergraduate student – Northern Kentucky University
- Will Lewis, PhD student – University of Georgia
- Grace Martel, Undergraduate student – Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- Benjamin Nickley, Masters student – Virginia Commonwealth University
- Mariamar Gutierrez Ramirez, PhD student – University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Abigail Reid, High school student – Pawling High School
- Ari Rice, Masters student – Villanova University
- Kelly Roberts, Undergraduate student – Canisius College
- Veronica Schabert, Undergraduate student – Canisius College
- Rebecca Stirnemann, PhD student – The Australian National University
- Katherine Straley, PhD student – University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Chayata Thammarat, Undergraduate student – Missouri Western State University
- Feirouz Touhami, PhD student – University Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
- Angela Tringali, Post-doctoral researcher – Archbold Biological Station
- Ryan Weber, Undergraduate student – Malone University,
- Rebecca Windsor, Masters student – Archbold Biological Station
Congratulations to the following individuals who received travel awards to present their research at the Ornithological Congress of the Americas in Puerto Iguazú, Argentina
- Karlla Barbosa, PhD student – Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Brazil
- Waleska Barbosa, Undergraduate student – Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Brazil
- Romina Batista, PhD student – National Institute of Research, Brazil
- Vanesa Bejarano-Alegre, Masters student – Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Brazil
- Steven Brown, Undergraduate student – Missouri Western State University, USA
- Lee Bryant, Masters student – Arkansas State University, USA
- Rodrigo Calbimonte, Undergraduate student – Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivia
- Matilde Cavalli, Post-doctoral researcher – Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, Argentina
- Maria Concha-Gonzalez, Undergraduate student – Universidad de Concepción, Chile
- Eamon Corbett, Undergraduate student – Harvard University, USA
- Maria Cecilia Estalles, PhD student – Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, Argentina
- Facundo Fernandez-Duque, Undergraduate student – Cornell University, USA
- Matthew Fuirst, Masters student – Stony Brook University, USA
- Tatiana Galluppi, Undergraduate student – Asociación Guyra Paraguay, Paraguay
- Holly Garrod, Masters student – Villanova University, USA
- Camille Herteux, Masters student – Florida Atlantic University, USA
- Glenda Hevia, PhD student – National University of Cordoba, Argentina
- Emilie Kohler, Masters student – Florida Atlantic University, USA
- Mariela Lacoretz, PhD student – Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Gabriel Leite, PhD student – Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Brazil
- Aldana Lopez, Undergraduate student – Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Ana Paula Mansilla, PhD student – Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra y Ambientales de La Pampa, Argentina
- Natalia Martinez Curci, Post-doctoral researcher – Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina
- Flavia Montano Centellas, PhD student – University of Florida, USA
- Felicity Newell, PhD student – University of Florida, USA
- Jesica Paz, PhD student – Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras, Argentina
- Gimena Pizzarello, Undergraduate student – Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Sarah Polekoff, Masters student – Villanova University, USA
- Young Ha Suh, PhD student – Cornell University, USA
- Angela Tringali, Post-doctoral researcher – Archbold Biological Station, USA
- Clara Trofino-Falasco, PhD student – Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Argentina
- Rebecca Windsor, Masters student – University of South Florida, USA
- Francisco Zumpano, Undergraduate student – Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina
Congratulations to the following individuals who received travel awards from AFO to present their research at the NAOC in Washington, D.C., USA
- Robert Aldredge – Archbold Biological Station
- Nicola Arcilla – Drexel University
- Therese Catanach – Drexel University
- Antonio Celis Murillo – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Nancy Chen – University of California, Davis
- Ioana Chiver – University of California Los Angeles
- Andrea Contina – Oklahoma Biological Survey
- Caitlin Cooper – CSIRO
- Maureen Correll – University of Maine
- Claire Curry – University of Manitoba
- Abigail Darrah – SUNY-ESF
- Vincenzo Ellis – Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil
- Adam Fudickar – Indiana University
- Elizabeth Gow – University of British Columbia
- Michael Harvey – University of Michigan
- Arne Hegemann – Lund University
- Michelle Jusino – University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Eunbi Kwon – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Stefanie LaZerte – University of Northern British Columbia
- Jennifer McCabe – University of Maine
- Molly McDermott – Carnegie Museum of Natural History
- Margaux Rat – University of Cape Town
- Emily Weiser – Kansas State University
- Vivien Chua – Louisiana State University
- Corey Riding – Oklahoma State University
- Melissa Roach – University of Missouri
- Amélie Roberto-Charron – University of Manitoba
- Ashton Roberts – Oklahoma State University
- Samuel Roberts – University of Delaware
- Samantha Robinson – Virginia Tech
- Fabiola Rodriguez – Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Steve Roels – Michigan State University
- Brian Rolek – University of Maine
- Patricia Rosa – University of Manitoba
- Josee Rousseau – Oregon State University
- Jessica Rozek – Tufts University
- Katharine Ruskin – University of Connecticut
- Jessie Salter – Louisiana State University
- Lina Maria Sanchez-Clavijo – University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
- Lindsey Sanders – University of Wyoming
- Gerardo Soto – Cornell University
- Igor Berkunsky – Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
Congratulations to the following individuals who received travel awards to present their research at the joint AFO/WOS/SCO in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- Albrecht, Bobi
- Aldredge, Robert
- Arnold, Andrew
- Boone, Matthew
- Borowske, Alyssa
- Cava, Jenna
- Chin, Stephanie
- Dalton, Alexander
- Eisaguirre, Joseph
- Evans, Dean
- FitzGerald, Alyssa
- Fitzsimmons, Michelle
- Fournier, Auriel – University of Arkansas
- Frevola, Danielle
- Hall, Brendan
- Hulse, Samuel
- Hunt, Anjolene
- Ingrassia, Nicole
- Keele, Emma
- Kusack, Jackson
- Lorenz, Teresa
- McArthur, Sarah
- McDermott, Kristin
- Moore, Paige
- Moy, Nicholas
- Narango, Desiree – University of Delaware
- Nickell, Elizabeth
- Rosenberger, Lisa
- Rune, Sean
- Schreckengost, Timothy
- Slade, Joel
- Slager, David – University of Washington
- Taylor, Capwell
- Wang, Alexander
- Williams, Emily
- Wilson, Scott
- Winnicki, Sarah – Denison University
- Wright, Stephanie
Congratulations to the following individuals who received travel awards to present their research at the joint AFO/WOS meeing in Newport, Rhode Island.
- Aidala, Zachary – CUNY-Hunter College
- Alza, Carissa – State University of New York
- Atuo, Fidelis – Oklahoma State University
- Baillie, Sarah – Villanova University
- Borowske, Alyssa – University of Connecticut
- Botta, Richard – Florida Atlantic University
- Calle, Leonard – Florida Atlantic University
- Eldredge, Christine – Villanova University
- Fitzgerald, Alyssa – State University of New York at Albany
- Frevola, Danielle – Northern Kentucky University
- Goodwin, Sarah – University of Massachusetts
- Hilberg, Laura – Antioch University New England
- Holzschuh, Jennalee – SUNY College at Brackport
- Jones, Blake – University of Memphis
- Ju, Chenghui – City University of New York
- Jung, Ki – University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Kelemen, Evan – Villanova University
- Kent, Cody – Ohio Wesleyan University
- Ladin, Zachary – University of Delaware
- Matthews, Alix – Rhodes College
- Muellerklein, Oliver – University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Newberry, Gretchen – University of South Dakota
- Oliver, Kristen – Coker College
- Rauschmeier, Kelly – Wilkes University
- Rune, Sean – University of Maine-Orono
- Ruskin, Katharine – University of Maine
- Schaming, Taza – Cornell University
- Sinnott, Emily – Oklahoma State University
- Slover, Christina – West Virginia University
- Tong, Lainga – CUNY-Hunter College
- Warning, Nathaniel – University of Northern Colorado
- Wheeler, Maria – Duquesne University
- Wolfe, Jared – Louisiana State University
Congratulations to the following ten students who received travel awards to present their research at the AFO meeting in Venus, Florida.
- Burnett, Jessica – University of Florida, Gainesville
- Commons, Kelly – Millikin University
- Fowler, Jessica – Arkansas State University
- Furfey, Brehan – Arkansas State University
- Helton, Lauren – Arkansas State University
- Laughlin, Andrew – Tulane University
- Liberati, Marjorie – Ohio State University
- Peterson, Michelle – Florida Atlantic University
- Toriani Moura, Emily Jean- Universidad do Vale do Rio dos Sinos
- Wynia, Amy – Arkansas State University
Congratulations to the following students who received travel awards to present their research at the NAOC meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Akresh, Michael – University of Massachusetts
- Aldinger, Kyle – West Virginia University
- Alessi, Sarah – Western Michigan University
- Andersen, Michael J. – University of Kansas
- Batdorf, Katharine E. – Ohio State University
- Battiston, Matthew – University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
- Benham, Phred – University of New Mexico
- Bitton, Pierre-Paul – University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
- Block, Nicholas – University of Chicago
- Boggie, Matthew A – University of Arizona
- Bradley, David W – University of Waikato, New Zealand
- Brown, Clare E. – Louisiana State University
- Byrd, Allison – University of Maine
- Carbó Ramírez, Pilar – Universitaria Col. Carboneras, México
- Carter, Jeff – Fort Hays State University, KS
- Casady, Mery – University of Nebraska – Kearney
- Celis-Murillo, Antonio – University of Illinois – Champaign/Urbana
- Chiavacci, Scott J. – University of Illinois – Champaign/Urbana
- Chin, Andrew – York University, Toronto
- Claassen, Andrea H. – University of Minnesota
- Cline, Mason – University of Georgia
- Cohen, Emily B. – University of Southern Mississippi
- Conkling, Tara – Mississippi State University
- Cornett, Christina – University of Hawai`i
- Correll, Maureen – University of Maine
- Covino, Kristen M. – University of Southern Mississippi
- Cuervo, Andrés M. – Louisiana State University
- Culp, Leah – University of Maine
- Curry, Claire M. – University of Oklahoma
- DaCosta, Jeffrey – Boston University
- DeLeon, Emma – Louisiana State University
- DeLuca, William V. – University of Massachusetts
- Dickinson, Matthew – College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor ME
- DuBay, Shane G. – University of New Mexico
- Dybala, Kristen E. , University of California, Davis
- Fidorra, Jason , University of Florida
- Furfey, Brehan C. – Arkansas State University
- Gammie, Kevyn – University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
- Garcia-Perez, Belen – University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK
- Guindre-Parker, Sarah – University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
- Hale, Jennifer – Ohio State University
- Ham Dueñas, José Gerardo – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Harvey, Michael G. – Louisiana State University
- Hayes, Matthew A. – University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Heiss, Rebecca S. – University of Memphis
- Hernandez Vega, Norma Joyce – Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, MX
- Herrera-Alsina, Leonel – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Holoubek, Nathan – Emporia State University, KS
- Hosner, Peter A. – University of Kansas
- Jones, Clark D. – University of Georgia
- Jones, Matthew – University of Wyoming
- Jorgensen, Christopher F. – University of Nebraska—Lincoln
- Kearns, Laura J. – Ohio State University
- Keller, Judith I. – University of Delaware
- Kelly, Janice – Texas Tech University
- Kern, Rebecca – University of Delaware
- Keyel, Alexander – Tufts University
- Kobiela, Megan – College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
- Kouwenberg, Amy-Lee – Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Ladin, Zachary S. – University of Delaware
- Lain, Emily J. – University of Southern Mississippi
- LaManna, Joseph A. – University of Montana
- Landoll, Diane V. – University of Oklahoma
- Langin, Katie – Colorado State University
- LeClair, Dayna – University of Guelph, Guelph ON
- Lehmicke, Anna Joy J. – University of Georgia
- Long, Ashley M. – Texas A&M University
- Lukianchuk, Katrina – University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
- Macdonald, Christie A. – University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
- Madliger, Christine – University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
- Malpass, Jennifer – Ohio State University
- Manthey, Joseph D. – University of Kansas
- Mason, Nicholas A. – San Diego State University
- McDermott, Molly – Ohio State University
- McKim-Louder, Matt – University of Illinois – Champaign/Urbana
- McKinnon, Emily A. – York University, Toronto
- Méndez-Aranda, Daniel – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Miller, Sara Johnson – Arkansas State University
- Mitchell, Greg – University of Guelph, Guelph ON
- Morrison, Ashley – Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops BC
- Narango, Desiree L. – Ohio State University
- Nolte, Eric – Boise State University
- Paprocki, Neil – Boise State University
- Phillips, Jennifer Nicole – California State University
- Rega, Christine C. – University of Delaware
- Reiley, Bryan M – University of Illinois – Champaign/Urbana
- Robertson, Ellen – University of Maine
- Rodríguez Hernández, Karla Maryan – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Rowse, Linnea M. – Ohio State University
- Ruskin, Katharine – University of Maine
- Sari, Eloisa Helena Reis – University of Missouri
- Saunders, Sarah – University of Minnesota
- Seeholzer, Glenn F. – Louisiana State University
- Sheehan, James – West Virginia University
- Shlepr, Katherine R. – College of the Atlantic; Bar Harbor, ME
- Slager, David L. – Ohio State University
- Smetzer, Jennifer R. – University of Massachusetts
- Sosa-Lopez, Jose Roberto – University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
- Stanley, Calandra Q – York University, Toronto
- Stanton, Jr., Richard A. – University of Missouri-Columbia
- Stewart , Laura – Texas A&M University
- Stirnemann, Rebecca – Massey University, New Zealand
- Stoklosa, Samantha – Ohio State University
- Stromko, Caitlyn – York College of Pennsylvania
- Stryjewski, Katherine Faust – Boston University
- Stutzman, Ryan J. – University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Sumasgutner, Petra – University of Vienna
- Sustaita, Diego – University of Connecticut
- Thompson, Sarah – University of Minnesota
- Ungvari-Martin, Judit – Florida Museum of Natural History
- Urban, Elizabeth – University of Arizona
- Wagner, Jennifer – Ball State University
- Wails, Christy – Pennsylvania State University
- Walker, Lauren E. – University of Washington
- Wallace, Sarah J. – Queen’s University, Kingston ON
- Whitney, Suzanne E. – Texas State University
- Wiest, Whitney A. – University of Delaware
- William-Sieg, Kelly – Ohio University
- Wright, Stephanie G. – Ohio State University
- Wyman, Katherine E. – University of Minnesota
- Zenzal Jr., Theodore J. – University of Southern Mississippi
- Zhang, Yufeng – University of South Dakota
- Bolen, Donella – Ohio State University
- Brulez, Kaat – University of Birmingham UK
- Girma Mengesha, Debsu – York University, Toronto
- Huffeldt, Nicholas Per – Aarhus University, Denmark
- Ricketts, Catherine E. – University of Georgia
- Setash, Casey – Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Yorzinski, Jessica – UC Davis
- Abernathy, Virginia E. – Western Illinois University
- Anderson, Alexandra M. – Boise State University
- Baldo, Sarah – University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
- Beasley, Camille – University of Georgia
- Billerman, Shawn M. – University of Wyoming
- Bolus, Rachel – University of Massachusetts
- Bribiesca Formisano, Rafael – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Buck, Kenton A. – College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
- Buckley, Shannon – SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Cerame, Blain A. – Louisiana State University
- Chen, Nancy – Cornell University
- Contina, Andrea – University of Oklahoma
- Contreras-González, Ana María – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Cunningham, Jenny – University of Missouri-Columbia
- Duffie, Caroline V. – Louisiana State University
- Duffy, Christine – Prescott College, AZ
- Eason, David M. – Southeastern Oklahoma State University
- Flahr, Leanne – University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK
- Flórez-Rodríguez, Alexander – University of Los Andes, Columbia
- Garcia, Jeff – University of Wyoming
- Gómez Rosas, Leticia – Universidad Autónoma de Hidalgo MX
- Graham, Brendan – University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
- Hallworth, Michael T. – Smithsonian Institution
- Hanson, Matthew – Florida Atlantic University
- Hatt, Joanna L – University of Georgia
- Hird, Sarah M. – Louisiana State University
- Irumba Odd, Immaculate – Makerere University College, Uganda
- Joos, Cara – University of Missouri
- Kwon, Eunbi – Kansas State University
- Lait, Linda – Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Laughlin, Andrew J. – Tulane University, New Orleans
- Leveau, Lucas Matias – Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina
- López Segoviano, Gabriel – Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, MX
- Ludlow, Sarah M.- University of Regina, Sask
- Luzuriaga, Nivia – Museum National d’Histoire Naturelle France
- McCabe, Jennifer – University of Maine
- Montes-Medina, Adolfo Christian- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Newell, Patti- University of Georgia
- Ng, Janet – University of Alberta
- Odom, Karan – University of Maryland
- Oswald, Jessica A. – University of Florida
- Pomfret, James – Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops BC
- Rico-Guevara, Alejandro – University of Connecticut
- Riordan, Maggie – University of Montana
- Rivera-Ortíz, Francisco Alberto – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Roberts, Anthony – Utah State University
- Robinson, Dianne – Texas A&M University
- Rodríguez Colón, Ivelisse – University of Turabo, Puerto Rico
- Rodríguez Flores, Claudia Isabel – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Runnells, Emily – University of Washington
- Sandoval, Luis – University of Windsor, Windsor, ON
- Saucier, Jacob R. – University of Wyoming
- Smith, Kathryn N. – Texas A&M University
- Soberanes-Gonzalez, Carlos Alberto – Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Ton, Riccardo – University of Montana
- Tonra, Christopher M. – University of Maine
- VanBeek, Kelly – University of Illinois – Champaign/Urbana
- VanZandt, Marie – University of Hawaii
- Winger, Benjamin M. – University Chicago
- Wu, Joanna X. – University of Hawaii
Congratulations to the following students who received travel awards from AFO to present their research at the joint meeting of the AFO and the Wilson Ornithological Society in Kearney, Nebraska.
- Alamshah, Aubrey – Ohio Wesleyan University
- Alsford, Catherine – Canisius College
- Beck, Tyler – Florida Atlantic University
- Boves, Than – University of Tennessee
- Creasey, Melissa – Trent University
- Dalisio, Anthony – Emporia State University
- Grisham, Blake – Texas Tech University
- Hayes, Matthew – University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Horton, Kyle – Canisius College
- Jedlicka, Julie – UCLA-Santa Cruz
- Johnson, Erik – Louisiana State University
- Kane, Stephanie – Fort Hays State University
- Kearns, Laura – Ohio State University
- Kelly, Janice – Texas Tech University
- Klassen, Jessica – Texas A&M University
- Lait, Linda – University of Lethbridge
- Landoll, Diane – University of Oklahoma
- Lorenz, Teresa – University of Idaho
- Ma, Jennifer – SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Maier, Monika – Utah State University
- McCreedy, Chris – University of Arizona
- McKay, Bailey – University of Minnesota
- Ndlovu, Mduduzi – University of Cape Town
- Oswald, Jessica – University of Florida
- Per Huffeldt, Nicholas – University of Copenhagen
- Peterson, Anna – University of Minnesota-Duluth
- Peterson, Stephen – Utah State University
- Pipher, Emily – University of Manitoba
- Pourtless, John – Florida State University
- Rega, Christine – University of Delaware
- Schaming, Taza – Cornell University
- Schelsky, Wendy – University of Illinois
- Shave, Megan – Stonehill College
- Slager, David – Ohio State University
- Sliwinski, Maggi – University of Manitoba
- Sundar, Gopi – University of Minnesota
- Thieme, Jennifer – Ohio State University
- Thomas, Emily – Pennsylvania State University
- Throop, Lauren – University of Wyoming
- Tvardikova, Katerina – University of South Bohemia
- Weber, Andrew – Pennsylvania State University
- Willard, Karen – Ohio State University
- Wolfe, Jared- Louisiana State University
Congratulations to the following students who received travel awards from AFO to present their research at the AFO meeting in Ogden, Utah.
- Bowers, E. Keith – Illinois State University
- Brodrick, Mallory J. – Sam Houston State University
- Costa, Rute Alexandra Pais – Universidade do Minho, Braga
- Croston, Rebecca – Hunter College of the City University of New York
- Kern, Rebecca – University of Delaware
- Lait, Linda – University of Lethbridge
- McClure, Christopher J. W. – Auburn University
- McKim-Louder, Matt – University of Illinois
- Robertson, Ellen – University of Maine
- Rodríguez, Victor Hugo Mendoza – Institute for Scientific and Technological Research of San Luis Potosi
- Townsend, Jason – Syracuse University
- Vargas, Luis Esteban – Universidad de Costa Rica
Congratulations to the following students who received travel awards from AFO to present their research at the joint meeting of the AFO and the Wilson Ornithological Society in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Berg, Karl – Cornell University
- Brittain, Ross – Indiana University
- Forgues, Katy – Trent University
- Kearns, Laura – Ohio State University
- Kingston, Sarah – University of Maryland
- LaPergola, Josh – Villanova University
- Lohnes, Rebecca – Cornell University
- Moody, Kara – Antioch University New England
- Odom, Karan – University of Windsor
- Pabian, Sarah – Pennsylvania State University
- Ralston, Joel – SUNY Albany
- van Els, Paul – Oklahoma State University
- Wierda, Michael – Clemson University
- Wright, Stephanie – Villanova University