I began my formal neuroscience training in graduate school, after receiving a BA in Economics.  I received my PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Texas at Austin with Drs. David Crews and Francisco Gonzalez-Lima.  After a brief post-doc with Dr. Theresa Jones, I joined the laboratory of Dr. Michael Brainard at the University of California, San Francisco where I first started working with songbirds.  My primary affiliation now is with the Department of Biology at McGill University.  In addition to being an active member of the Integrated Program in Neuroscience, I also participate in the Centre for Research in Brain, Language, and Music (CRBLM) and in the Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology (CSBN).  I am fortunate to have the opportunity to collaborate and interact with wonderful colleagues and students in and around Montreal.  Moreover, I am fortunate to continue to be intrigued by songbirds and with questions regarding animal and human communication.  Read more