I grew up in New Hampshire, where I developed a passion for birds and the natural world. During college, I fell in love with evolutionary biology through coursework with influential professors at Cornell. I have combined these interests into a research career on avian genomics and evolution.

• LSU College of Science Outstanding Dissertation Award - Louisiana State University (01/01/2016-12/31/2016)
• LSU Outstanding Dissertation Award finalist - Louisiana State University (01/01/2016-12/31/2016)
• Hamilton Award finalist - Society for the Study of Evolution (01/01/2015-12/31/2015)
• LSU BioGrads Research Symposium Award - Louisiana State University (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
• T. Vinton Holmes Award - Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science (01/01/2012-12/31/2012)
• Virginia L. Mouw Award in Ornithology - Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science (01/01/2011-12/31/2011)

• Ph D in Biology , LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (2015)
• BA in Biology, Cornell University (2008)

• A revised classification of the Xolmiini (Aves: Tyrannidae: Fluvicolinae), including a new genus for Muscisaxicola fluviatilis. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington (2020), R T. Chesser, Michael G. Harvey, Robb T. Brumfield, Elizabeth P. Derryberry.
• Investigating the utility of traditional and genomic multi-locus datasets to resolve relationships in Lipaugus and Tijuca (Cotingidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2020), Amy E. Settlecowski, Andrés M. Cuervo, Jose G. Tello, Michael G. Harvey, Robb T. Brumfield, Elizabeth P. Derryberry.
• Opening the door to greater phylogeographic inference in Southeast Asia: Comparative study of five co-distributed rainforest bird species using target capture and historical DNA. Ecology and Evolution (2020), HC Lim, Subir Shakya, Michael G. Harvey, Robert G. Moyle, Rob C. Fleischer, Michael J. Braun, Frederick H. Sheldon.
• The evolution of a tropical biodiversity hotspot. Science (2020), Michael G. Harvey, Gustavo A. Bravo, Santiago Claramunt, Andrés M. Cuervo, Graham E. Derryberry, Jacqueline Battilana, Glenn F. Seeholzer, Jessica Shearer McKay, Brian C. O'Meara, Brant C. Faircloth, Scott V. Edwards, Jorge Pérez-Emán, Robert G. Moyle, Frederick H. Sheldon, Alexandre Aleixo, Brian T. Smith, R T. Chesser, Luís Fabio Silveira, Joel Cracraft, Robb T. Brumfield, Elizabeth P. Derryberry.
• Avifaunal surveys along the lower Huallaga River, Region of Loreto, Peru: new distributional records, collection of topotypes, and taxonomic implications. Wilson Journal of Ornithology (2019), Andre E. Moncrieff, Oscar Johnson, Daniel F. Lane, José Álvarez-Alonso, Balta, Karen Eckhardt, Jessica Armenta, Thomas Valqui, Flor Hernández Camacho, Mayorí Soto Huaira, Cristian Mur, Michael G. Harvey, Karen Verde-Guerra, Sheila Figueroa Ramirez.
• Beyond Reproductive Isolation: Demographic controls on the speciation process. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics (2019), Michael G. Harvey, Sonal Singhal, Daniel L. Rabosky.
• Earth history and the passerine superradiation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2019), Carl H. Oliveros, Daniel J. Field, Daniel T. Ksepka, F K. Barker, Alexandre Aleixo, Michael J. Andersen, Per Alström, Brett W. Benz, Edward L. Braun, Michael Braun, Gustavo A. Bravo, Robb T. Brumfield, R T. Chesser, Santiago Claramunt, Michael G. Harvey, Peter A. Hosner, Leo Joseph, Rebecca Kimball, Andrew L. Mack, Colin M. Miskelly, A T. Peterson, Mark B. Robbins, Frederick H. Sheldon, Luís Fábio Silveira, Brian T. Smith, Noor D. White, Robert G. Moyle, Brant C. Faircloth.
• Evolutionary dynamics of hybridization and introgression following the recent colonization of Glossy Ibis (Aves: Plegadis falcinellus) into the New World. Molecular Ecology (2019), Jessica A. Oswald, Michael G. Harvey, Rosalind C. Remsen, Donna L. Dittmann, Steven W. Cardiff, Robb T. Brumfield.
• Continuous traits and speciation rates: Alternatives to state-dependent diversification models. Methods in Ecology and Evolution (2018), Michael G. Harvey, Daniel L. Rabosky.
• A latitudinal intraspecific diversity gradient in birds. PLoS Biology (2017), Brian T. Smith, Glenn F. Seeholzer, Michael G. Harvey, Andrés M. Cuervo, Robb T. Brumfield.
• Habitat association predicts genetic diversity and population divergence in Amazonian birds. American Naturalist (2017), Michael G. Harvey, Alexandre Aleixo, Camila C. Ribas, Robb T. Brumfield.
• New records of the enigmatic Clytoctantes atrogularis (Thamnophilidae) in Amazonian Brazil, with remarks on plumage, natural history, and distribution. Wilson Journal of Ornithology (2017), Thiago Costa, Vitor Q. Piacentini, Dalci M. Oliveira, Fábio Shunck, Bret M. Whitney, Marco Rêgo, Tatiana C. Rubio, Fabiano Oliveira, Benedito Freitas, Glaucia Del-Rio, Glenn F. Seeholzer, Michael G. Harvey, Ryan S. Terrill, André G. Correa, Felipe Arantes, Luís Fábio Silveira.
• Positive association between population genetic differentiation and speciation rates in New World birds. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2017), Michael G. Harvey, Glenn F. Seeholzer, Brian T. Smith, Daniel L. Rabosky, Andrés M. Cuervo, Robb T. Brumfield.
• Sundaland’s east-west rainforest population structure: Variable manifestations in four polytypic bird species examined using RAD-Seq and plumage analysis. Journal of Biogeography (2017), HC Lim, Subir Shakya, Michael G. Harvey, Mustafa A. Rahman, Frederick H. Sheldon.
• Genomics approaches to understanding population divergence and speciation in birds. Auk (2016), David P. Toews, Leonardo Campagna, Scott Taylor, Balakrishnan, Daniel Baldassarre, Petra Dean-Coe, Michael G. Harvey, Daniel Hooper, Darren Irwin, Caroline D. Judy, Nicholas A. Mason, John E. McCormack, Kevin G. McCracken, Carl H. Oliveros, Rebecca J. Safran, Elizabeth S. Scordato, Katie Faust Stryjewski, Anna Tigano, J A. Uy, Benjamin M. Winger.
• Sequence capture versus restriction site associated DNA sequencing for shallow systematics. Systematic Biology (2016), Michael G. Harvey, Brian T. Smith, Travis C. Glenn, Brant C. Faircloth, Robb T. Brumfield.
• The Mouse-colored Tyrannulet (Phaeomyias murina) is a species complex that includes the Cocos Flycatcher (Nesotriccus ridgwayi), an island form that underwent a population bottleneck. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (2016), Marc R. Zucker, Michael G. Harvey, Jessica A. Oswald, Andrés M. Cuervo, Elizabeth P. Derryberry, Robb T. Brumfield.
• Willet be one species or two?: A genomic view of the evolutionary history of Tringa semipalmata. Auk (2016), Jessica A. Oswald, Michael G. Harvey, Rosalind C. Remsen, DePaul U. Foxworth, Steven W. Cardiff, Donna L. Dittmann, Libby C. Megna, Matthew D. Carling, Robb T. Brumfield.

• Connecting micro- and macroevolution using comparative genomics (2019), Volume Arequipa, Peru , Michael G. Harvey.

• Comparative population genetics in mountain birds of Central Asia
• The impact of a recent river avulsion on avian distributions along the Ucayali River in Peru
• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology