I have been fascinated by animal behavior as far back as I can remember, starting with natural history films and television programs and visits to zoos and aquaria as a child. I grew interested specifically in animal communication as an undergraduate in Ecology, Ethology, & Evolution at the University of Illinois, and have studied vocal signaling in animals ever since. Our main study species are songbirds, though we have recently begun work in some invertebrate systems. I am currently an Associate Head and Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Tennessee.
