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Elizabeth McCarthy
Discussion Moderator
I moderate the Bird Academy community discussion groups, including forums open to the public and those specifically for students in our courses. It...
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Connie Kintner
Public Information Assistant
I enjoy welcoming people from all over the world to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and answering their questions either in person or by email. It’s...
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Katherine Welch
Marketing Manager
I am marketing manager at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Bird Academy! I help curate and create our promotional content, contests, surveys, and...
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Frances Steen
Software Engineer
I develop all things BirdWise, Bird Academy’s interactive tool for practicing bird identification through guided quizzing. My primary focus is on...
Josh Pelrine
Josh Pelrine
Software Engineer
I am a web application developer for Bird Academy. In this role, I keep the site up to date with the latest updates and security patches. I also add...
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Nia Mitchell
Marketing Specialist
At Bird Academy, I support outreach, marketing, and engagement by creating content, designing visuals, and promoting courses and events. My role...
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Jill Leichter
Editor and Designer
Birds pique my curiosity in so many ways. They are beautiful and clever, and I like to observe them and investigate why they do the things they do....
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Samantha Hauser, Ph.D.
Ornithologist and Program Manager
As content manager, I am responsible for coordinating and supporting the Bird Academy team in course and webinar development. Bird Academy provides...
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Jennifer Leigh Warner
Professional Wildlife Photographer
Jennifer Leigh Warner has had a passion for photographing birds from a very young age. After graduating college with a degree in Communication and...
Jay McGowan
Jay McGowan
Sound recordist, birder, photographer, videographer
A lifelong birder, I became fascinated with media collection at an early age, adding sound recording to my repertoire when I started working at the...
Most recent course:
How to Record Bird Sounds
Kathi Borgmann
Kathi Borgmann, Ph.D.
Sound recordist, ornithologist, science communicator
As an ornithologist and sound recordist, I have recorded hundreds of species. Each one of those recording opportunities brought me closer to birds,...
Most recent course:
How to Record Bird Sounds
Marla Coppolino
Marla Coppolino
Course Developer
As a Course Developer, I create engaging content for the Bird Academy’s online courses. I write material for course pages and scripts for videos,...
Adriaan Dokter
Research Associate
I study the seasonal migrations of birds, from the continental-scale movements of species to the fine-scale behavior of individuals flying through...
Robyn Bailey
Robyn Bailey
Project Leader, NestWatch
I manage the research, education, and communication initiatives for NestWatch, the Cornell Lab’s citizen-science project focused on nesting birds....
Drew Weber
Drew Weber
Merlin Project Coordinator
My position focuses around using eBird and Macaulay Library resources and data to provide people with tools to identify birds, regardless of their...
Becca Rodomsky-Bish
Becca Rodomsky-Bish
Project Leader, Nest Quest Go!
I am working to digitize NestWatch records with the goal of building a Zooniverse, crowd-sourced project that will be used to gain a better...
Stefan Kahl
Stefan Kahl
Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Conservation Bioacoustics at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology
How can computers learn to recognize birds from sounds? As a postdoc within the Center for Conservation Bioacoustics, Stefan is trying to find an...
Laura Helft
Laura Helft, Ph.D.
Project Manager, Educational Media Producer
I oversee content, create new courses, and provide creative direction for Bird Academy. I am a biologist-turned-media producer and educator, and I...
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Diego Calderon
Biologist
Diego Calderón-Franco is a biologist from Colombia who has been birding and leading tours for nearly 20 years. After finishing his undergrad studies...
Bird Academy
Transforming Your Understanding of Birds
Bird Academy provides online courses and access to live events from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Our mission is to serve birders, nature...
Ken Rosenberg
Dr. Ken Rosenberg
Applied Conservation Scientist, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Ken Rosenberg works at the interface between research, conservation planning, and environmental policy, in a joint position at the Cornell Lab and...
David Bird
Dr. David Bird
Emeritus Professor of Wildlife Biology of McGill University
As an Emeritus Professor of Wildlife Biology of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Dr. Bird has published close to 200 peer-reviewed scientific...
Sara Kaiser
Dr. Sara Kaiser
Research Ecologist, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Sara Kaiser directs the field-based, student research and training program in avian biology at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in the White...
Ellen Ketterson
Dr. Ellen Ketterson
Distinguished Professor of Biology, Indiana University Bloomington
Ellen Ketterson received her Ph.D. from Indiana University-Bloomington and joined the faculty at Indiana in 1984. She is founding director of the...
Marketing Manager
Bobby Stickel
Marketing Manager
I develop and execute Bird Academy’s marketing strategy, to help bring its award-winning content to bird enthusiasts of all levels. As a lifelong...
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Dr. Alan Poole
Retired Editor: Birds of North America, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Alan Poole, an Associate of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, was editor of the Birds of North America life history series (18 volumes, 18,000 pages)...
Jane Kim
Jane Kim
Founder of Ink Dwell
Jane Kim is a visual artist, science illustrator, and the founder of Ink Dwell, a Bay Area studio that explores the wonders of the natural world. Kim...
Most recent course:
How to Paint Birds with Jane Kim
Andy Johnson
Andy Johnson
Associate Producer in the Cornell Lab’s Conservation Media program
My role in Conservation Media supports the Lab’s natural history and conservation film production efforts. I’m grateful to get my feet wet in...
Lee Ann
Lee Ann van Leer
Customer Relations Expert
In my current role as a Project Assistant at Bird Academy, I serve as a liaison between online learners and the Academy, providing essential support...
Shayna Muller
Shayna Muller
Media Producer and Editor
I produce educational and instructional videos for the Cornell Lab’s eLearning website, Bird Academy. I have the joy of working with knowledgeable...
Noah Warnke
Noah Warnke
Web Programmer/Developer
Noah maintains and develops web applications as a member of the Bird Academy team. This includes maintaining and upgrading the WordPress courses...
Jeff Szuc
Jeff Szuc
Lead Software Engineer
As the founding designer and front-end developer of Bird Academy—including its engaging online games such as BeastBox, Flap to the Future, and the...
Kelly Schaeffer
Kelly Schaeffer
Expert in Environmental Education
As a K-12 Education Specialist at the Cornell Lab, Kelly Schaeffer works to help students connect to birds and nature through scientific...
Ian Davies
Ian Davies
Birding Expert, eBird Project Coordinator
Ian Davies is the eBird Project Coordinator at the Cornell Lab where he leads outreach and engagement efforts, and helps coordinate day-to-day...
Most recent course:
eBird Essentials
Lindsay Glasner
Lindsay Glasner
Expert in Environmental Education
Lindsay Glasner is the Outreach Coordinator with the Cornell Lab’s K-12 Education program where she leads workshops, manages the ambassador...
Most recent course:
eBird Essentials