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EBBA 2026 Annual Meeting Program
Keynote Speakers Dr. Joely DeSimone
Dr. DeSimone received a PhD in Organismal Biology, Ecology, and Evolution from the University of Montana in 2022 and she is now an NSF Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science. She is a migration ecologist who combines captive experiments, field studies, and analyses of long-term bird banding data to understand the causes and consequences of animal movements. Robert S. Mulvihill
Robert S. Mulvihill, the National Aviary’s Ornithologist, began volunteering at Powdermill Nature Reserve regularly in the fall of 1978 when he was in college, and was hired full-time as a bander and education specialist at Powdermill in 1983. While working full-time, Mulvihill earned an M.S. in Biology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. During his nearly 30-year tenure at Powdermill, Mulvihill banded several hundred thousand birds, from hummingbirds to hawks, has conducted long-term field research on several bird species, has authored dozens of peer-reviewed papers and popular articles, and has extensive experience with “community science” programs to advance the study of birds and increase people’s appreciation of them. Mulvihill takes great pride in having trained and mentored more than a hundred students throughout his career, many of whom have gone on to pursue graduate degrees and lead productive careers in ornithology and conservation biology. Program will be updated as we finalize our schedule of speakers, field trips, and workshops! For questions about the Annual Meeting, feel free to reach out to us at easternbirdbanding@gmail.org! |
