News
2023
December: Graduated with a doctoral degree in Integrative, Comparative, and Marine Biology from the University of North Carolina Wilmington
August: Presented at the American Ornithological Society Meeting in London, ON Canada
February: Presented an invited seminar at The North Carolina Chapter of The Wildlife Society meeting
January: Became Board Chair of the Cape Fear Bird Observatory
2022
May: Received UNCW 2022 Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Invited speaker for Greenville Bird Club
April: Featured in Spectrum New 1 Story “The importance of salt marshes”
Quoted in “Collaborative seeks to add radio towers for tracking wildlife” an article by the Coastal Review
Featured in Coastwatch Magazine - "Wings of Change”
Completed final field season of winter marsh sparrow research
March: Invited speaker for ECU Research in Progress Seminar Series
Presented an oral presentation at the SEERS (Southeast Estuarine Research Society) 2022 Conference in Jekyll Island, GA
Collaborated with Cape Fear Audubon to build a Motus tower on Lea-Hutaff Island
Collaborated with Bald Head Island Conservancy to build a Motus tower on Bald Head Island
February: Quoted in the Winter 2022 issue of Going Green regarding building Motus towers in the Cape Fear Region
January: Began 4th field season studying marsh sparrows in NC
2021
November: Featured on PBS SciNC State of Change Program
Presented a talk for Cape Fear Audubon about the impacts of sea level rise on marsh sparrows
Collaborated with the NC NERR to build a Motus tower on Masonboro Island Reserve
Featured in an article written by the amazing Lauren Pharr for Cool Green Science - “How Sea-level Rise Impacts Marsh Sparrows”
August: Wrote an article for the Cape Fear Audubon Skimmer- “Story of a Saltmarsh Sparrow”
Co-Host on The Graduate Student Handbook Podcast - Grants: Who, What, Where, When, How?
June: Panelist on NERRS Science Collaborative webinar
April: Presented at NC Waterbirds Management Meeting
Presented at Northeast Natural History Conference/Wilson Ornithological Society Meeting
Presented at Southeast Estuarine Research Society Meeting
January: Began 3rd field season studying marsh sparrows in NC
2020
November: Presented prospectus seminar at UNCW Biology and Marine Biology Seminar Series
September: Presented a Little Lunch Lecture for the NC Coastal Land Trust
August: Presented a talk at the North American Ornithological Conference.
July: Awarded the Margaret A. Davidson Fellowship
January: Began second field season studying marsh sparrows in Southeastern NC
2019
November: Presented at the North Carolina Coastal Conference in Wilmington, NC
October: Presented Research at the 2019 joint meeting of the Wilson Ornithological Society and Association of Field Ornithologist in Cape May, NJ
August: Awarded the NC Sea Grant/NC Sentinel Site Cooperative Joint Graduate Fellowship
July: Presented at American Ornithological Society meeting in Anchorage, Alaska.
January: Began first field season studying marsh sparrows in Southeastern NC
Articles
Coastal Review - Collaborative seeks to add radio towers for tracking wildlife
Coastwatch Spring 2022- Wings of Change
Going Green Winter 2022 - How Motus Will Expand Our Understanding of Cape Fear’s Migratory Birds
Cool Green Science- How Sea-level Rise Impacts Marsh Sparrows
Coastwatch Winter 2020- Sparrows and Rising Seas
NC DEQ: The Reserve welcomes its first Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship recipient
UNCW Doctoral Student Marae Lindquist Receives NOAA Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship
UNCW Doctoral Student Receive Prestigious Fellowship- NC Sea Grant/NC Sentinel Site Cooperative Joint Graduate Fellowship
Coastwatch Winter 2019 - Will Changing Sea Level Affect Sparrow Habitat