CV & Contact
POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS
NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Computational Biology, Cornell University, 2024 – 2027 (current)
EDUCATION
PhD: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, 2024
MPhil: Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, 2021
MS: Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2019
BS: Biomedical Materials Engineering Science, NYSCC at Alfred University
PUBLICATIONS
Rogan, JE, Parker, MR, Hancock, ZB, Earl, AD, Buchholtz, EK, Chyn, K, Martina, J, & Fitzgerald, LA. 2023. Genetic and demographic consequences of range contraction patterns during biological annihilation. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28927-z
Earl, AD, Kimmitt, AA, & Yorzinski, JL. 2022. Circulating hormones and dominance status predict female behavior during courtship in a lekking species. Integrative and Comparative Biology. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icac018
Hardin, FO, Beckman, AK, Earl, AD & Grace, JK. 2022. Optimizing and Competing for Resources. In: D. Proppe (ed). Songbird Behavior and Conservation in the Anthropocene, pp. 155-190. CRC Press. ISBN 9780367279288.
Earl, AD, Simpson, RK, & Yorzinski, JL. 2021. Dominant females have brighter ornamentation in a sexually dimorphic lekking species. Ethology. 128.1: 85-93. https://doi.org/10.1111/eth.13244
Suca JJ, Lillis A, Jones IT, Kaplan MB, Solow AR, Earl AD, Habtes S, Apprill A, Llopiz JK, Mooney TA. 2020. Variable and spatially explicit response of fish larvae to the playback of local, continuous reef soundscapes. Mar Ecol Prog Ser. 653:131–151.
Frick WF, Heady PA, Earl AD, Arteaga MC, Cortés-Calva P, Medellín RA. 2018. Seasonal ecology of a migratory nectar-feeding bat at the edge of its range. J Mammal. 99(5):1072–1081.
MEETING PRESENTATIONS
Alexis D. Earl, Dr. Gerald G. Carter, Dr. Shailee S. Shah, Arden G. Berlinger, Dr. Dustin R. Rubenstein. 2022. Reciprocal help is more evident than kin-bias in a mixed-kin, plural cooperatively breeding society (talk). 59th Annual Conference of the Animal Behavior Society
Alexis D. Earl, Abigail A. Kimmitt, Dr. Richard K. Simpson, Dr. Jessica L. Yorzinski. 2020. Female Ornamentation in a Lekking Bird: Bright Females Dominate (talk). Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting
Alexis D. Earl, Abigail A. Kimmitt, Dr. Richard K. Simpson, Dr. Jessica L. Yorzinski. 2019. Female Ornamentation in a Lekking Bird: Bright Females Dominate (talk). Joint meeting of the 56th Annual Conference of the Animal Behavior Society and the 36th International Ethological Conference
Alexis D. Earl, Abigail A. Kimmitt, Dr. Richard K. Simpson, Dr. Jessica L. Yorzinski. 2019. Bright Females Dominate: Female Ornamentation in a Lekking Bird (poster). The American Ornithological Society Conference
Alexis Diana Earl, Paul Heady III, Rodrigo Medellin, Winifred Frick. 2015. Movements and Demography of a US Endangered Bat at the edge of its Range (poster). North American Society for Bat Research Conference
AWARDS
NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology, National Science Foundation (2024)
ABS Graduate Student Travel Award to attend the 59th Annual Conference of the Animal Behavior Society (2022)
Grant-In-Aid of Research, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society (2021)
Grant-In-Aid of Research, Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology (2021)
Preliminary Research Grant, Ecology, Evolution & Environmental Biology Department, Columbia University (2019)
Student Travel Grant, the Arts & Sciences Graduate Council, Columbia University (2019)
Dean’s Fellowship, Columbia University GSAS (five years tuition and stipend) (2019)
Graduate Student Research and Presentation Travel Award, OGAPS, Texas A&M University (2019)
Applied Biodiversity Science Student Travel Award, Texas A&M University, WFSC Department (2019)
Nova Silvy Scholarship, Texas A&M University, WFSC Department (2019) (declined)
WB Davis Scholarship, Texas A&M University, WFSC Department (2019) (declined)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention (2019)
Outstanding Masters Student Award, Texas A&M University, WFSC Department (2019)
AOS Travel Award, American Ornithological Society (2019)
Grant-In-Aid of Research, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society (2019)
OHP Student Research Grant, Olympic Horticultural Products (2018)
Graduate Student Scholarship, Texas A&M University, WFSC Department (2018)
Excellence Fellowship, Texas A&M University (2017-2018)
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF), The Mayo Clinic (2006)
NSF REU Scholarship, Cornell University, Nanobiotechnology Center (2005)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
PhD Student – Rubenstein Lab (2019 – 2024)
Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY
Masters Student (2017 – 2019)
Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Guest Investigator – Mooney Lab (2017)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Avian Research Technician (2017)
The Catalina Island Conservancy, Santa Catalina Island, CA
Data Analyst (2014 – 2017)
Conservation Metrics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA
Volunteer Research Assistant – Frick Lab (2015 – 2017)
University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
Volunteer Research Assistant – Dr. Chris Clark (2014)
Cornell University Bioacoustics Research Program at the Lab of Ornithology
Volunteer Research Assistant – Blumstein Lab (2013 – 2014)
University of California, Los Angeles
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Teaching Assistant – ENVP U6112, Urban Ecology (July – Aug 2021)
MPA Environmental Science and Policy, The Earth Institute,
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, NY
Graduate Teaching Assistant – ENVP U6116, Hydrology (July – Aug 2021)
MPA Environmental Science and Policy, The Earth Institute,
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, NY
Graduate Teaching Assistant – ENVP U6111, Principles of Ecology (June – July 2021)
MPA Environmental Science and Policy, The Earth Institute,
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, NY
Graduate Teaching Assistant – ENVP U6115, Climatology (June – July 2021)
MPA Environmental Science and Policy, The Earth Institute,
School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, NY
Graduate Teaching Assistant – Environmental Biology II (January – April 2021)
Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY
Graduate Teaching Assistant – Science for Sustainable Development (September – December 2020)
Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY
Graduate Teaching Assistant – Science for Sustainable Development (September – December 2019)
Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY
Graduate Teaching Assistant – Fundamentals of Ecology Lab (September 2017 – May 2018)
Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
MENTORING EXPERIENCE
Conservation Scholars Mentor (September 2018 – August 2019)
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation & Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University
OUTREACH
Organizer and speaker for annual (2018-present) Science Q&A video chat event at Holmes Middle School, IL. Co-organized event with 7th grade science teachers; answered questions for 12 classrooms (~ 200 students + parents)
Wildlife Conservation outreach at Mpala Research Centre, Laikipia, Kenya – Spoke with local students from Reteti Primary School about the importance of understanding animal behavior for conservation
Expanding Your Horizons – Volunteered with middle school girls STEM conference
Super Techno Science Night – Hosted birdsong and ecology learning activities at College Station, TX elementary school
Darwin Day – Created and led a “Biodiversity in Your Backyard” booth for the university and local community event
BioBlitz – counted birds to contribute to the BioBlitz community bird count data and then spoke with community members from our booth, teaching them about local birds
Camp Howdy – Created and orchestrated birdsong, bird color vision and “migration-game” ecology learning activities for the Girl Scouts – Howdy Day Camp event and spoke with three hundred Texas Girl Scouts about birds and ecology
Skype A Scientist – I regularly participate in Skype A Scientist, giving me the opportunity to speak to diverse groups of students of all age groups in different parts of the world about my research, ethology, ecology, conservation and careers in science
Texas A&M Undergraduate Ornithology Course – Gave a talk about my research to undergraduate students
Woodshole/VIERS – gave a talk about acoustics to local Virgin Islands school children
Rancho Cacachilas, Baja California Sur, Mexico – Spoke about local bats and showed bats to National Geographic Committee for Research and Exploration as well as many Nat Geo Explorers visiting the ranch where I was doing fieldwork
Email: ade2102@columbia.edu