People

Principal Investigator

Christopher J. Clark, PhD

Associate Professor of EEOB

cclark@ucr.edu

I mostly study hummingbirds, but this photo is from field work on Great Gray owl in Manitoba in February. -30 degree weather makes for great Beardsicles. We were studying how Great Gray owl hunts through snow.

Post-doc

Nadje Najar, PhD

Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow

nadje.a.najar@ucr.edu

Nadje studies hummingbird genomics, flight, and migration. She got her Ph.D. at the University of North Colorado under Dr. Lauryn Benedict, studying rock wren song and migration. Now she's helping us with the genomics of Allen's & Rufous Hummingbird courtship displays, and she's hoping to find the genes for migration in Allen's Hummingbirds.

Graduate Students

Soumyadeep Chatterjee

soumyadeep.chatterjee@email.ucr.edu Soumyadeep is studying evolution and behavior in bee hummingbirds - how vision tracks color through sexual and/or natural selection, looking particularly at opsin genes. All hummingbird photos used in this website are taken by Soumyadeep. You can find his bird photos at @avesmania_bird_shots on Instagram.

Jenny Wong

j.wong@email.ucr.edu Jenny's research focuses on the mating system of Costa's Hummingbird, combining fieldwork and molecular analyses to understand how female mate choice and male traits drive reproductive success. Jenny aims to lead an independent research program on avian behavior and mating systems. Originally from inland Malaysian Borneo, Jenny developed an early love for nature and passionate about birds, sustainability, and science communication.
Personal Website: https://www.jennywong.me

Mary Tucker

mtuck015@ucr.edu MR Tucker is interested in avian migration and movement in desert species. She uses light-weight innovative techlogies to put radio tags on hummingbirds to track their movements.