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 (2015)
• BA in Biology, Cornell University (2008)

• Fine-scale population genetic structure and barriers to gene flow in a widespread seabird Molecular Ecology (2021), Rachael W. Herman, Benjamin M. Winger, Donna L. Dittmann, Michael G. Harvey.
• Taxonomic challenges posed by discordant evolutionary scenarios supported by molecular and morphological data in the Amazonian Synallaxis rutilans group (Aves: Furnariidae) Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society pending print edition (2021), Renata Stopiglia, Waleska Barbosa, Mateus Ferreira, Marcus A. Raposo, Alain Dubois, Michael G. Harvey, Guy M. Kirwan, Giovanna Forcato, Flavio A. Bockmann, Camila C. Ribas.
• The dynamics of introgression across an avian radiation Evolution Letters 5 (2021), Sonal Singhal, Graham E. Derryberry, Gustavo A. Bravo, Elizabeth P. Derryberry, Robb T. Brumfield, Michael G. Harvey.
• Genomic evidence for rare hybridization and large demographic changes in the evolutionary histories of four North American dove species Animals 11 (2021), Flor Hernández, Joshua I. Brown, Marissa Kaminski, Michael G. Harvey, Phil Lavretsky.
• AVONET: morphological, ecological, and geographical data for all birds Ecology Letters (2021), Joseph A. Tobias, et al. (115 authors) , Michael G. Harvey.
• Avifaunal surveys in the central Peruvian Amazon clarify range limits and highlight links between avian and habitat diversity Wilson Journal of Ornithology 132 (2021), Andre E. Moncrieff, Oscar Johnson, Christian Felix, Anna Hiller, Eamon Corbett, Matthew Brady, Glenn Seeholzer, Emil Bautista, Daniel F. Lane, Michael G. Harvey.
• The demography of extinction in eastern North American birds Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 1944 (2021), Brian T. Smith, Marcelo Gehara, Michael G. Harvey.
• A revised classification of the Xolmiini (Aves: Tyrannidae: Fluvicolinae), including a new genus for Muscisaxicola fluviatilis Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 133 (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 147 106779 (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 10 (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 370 (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 131 (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 50 (2019), Michael G. Harvey, Sonal Singhal, Daniel L. Rabosky.
• Earth history and the passerine superradiation Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 (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 28 (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.

• Primer optimization and population genetics in Bushtits (Psaltriparus minimus) (2021), Ximena Larrieu, Michael G. Harvey.
• Speciation dynamics and the origins of Neotropical bird diversity (2021), Volume Las Cruces, NM, Michael G. Harvey.
• Population genetic structure in forty-three Madrean “sky island” bird species, with a focus on Bushtits (Psaltriparus minimus) (2021), Bonnie Raechal Beres, Michael G. Harvey.
• 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