Goucher Environmental Dialogues: Songbirds in the Modern World

Join host, Jenn da Rosa, EdD, for a discussion with Goucher College’s Visiting Assistant Professor, Ohad Paris. This webinar, Goucher Environmental Dialogues: Songbirds in the Modern World, is on Thursday, June 20, from 1-2 pm ET.

Dr. Ohad Paris will share insights on urban wild songbirds, their habits, and the challenges posed by exposure to methyl-mercury in the environment. Ohad Paris completed his doctorate in ecology at University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he studied the effects of urbanization on the reproduction and behavior of songbirds. He completed his M.S. in biology at the College of William & Mary, studying the effects of mercury exposure on the reproduction of songbirds, and before that his undergraduate degree at the University of Florida. His teaching and research interests include avian behavior and ecology, statistical methods in ecology, spatial analysis of vegetated habitats and LiDAR data, and forest ecology.