Please contact me if you are interested in joining the lab.

Caroline Anthony (she/they, class of 2027) 

Caroline is interested in investigating the primary sex ratio in black-crested titmouse, both independent of and in response to environmental factors. She worked over the summer in 2025 closely with Julia Schaubert and found that the sex ratio of nestlings in 2023 and 2025 were statistically significantly skewed towards male offspring despite notably different environmental factors between the years. She is interested in the primary sex ratio (sex ratio at the time of laying) in order to determine the developmental stage that selection is occurring. Additionally, because Black-crested titmice are not sexually dimorphic, her work in the genetic sexing of individuals contributes to the characterization of each sex in grouping behaviors.

Kaia Karimi (she/her, class of 2026) 

[BIO UNDER CONSTRUCTION]

Catherine Glenn (she/they, class of 2028) 

Catherine has been a member of the Murphy lab since the fall of 2024. She is currently working on a project investigating the role of juvenile titmice in the territorial grouping behavior of these birds during the breeding season. She is focused on ecology, evolution, and wildlife biology. She loves animals, specifically primates and birds. She hopes to become a zookeeper, primatologist, and conservation educator after graduation, as well as doing field research on primates abroad.

Cole Robinson (he/him, class of 2028) 

Cole has been a member of the Murphy research lab since fall of 2024. He is currently working on an independent study of mixed-species flocking in the black-crested titmouse. He is interested in when these flocks form, when they peak in frequency, and when they dissipate, as well as if the black-crested titmouse holds the same nuclear or leader position in these flocks as their closest species relative, the tufted titmouse.

Hannah Baetge (she/her, class of 2026) 

Hannah is currently working on a Network Analysis project in which we use RFID tracking to reconstruct the social networks of the birds in our study area. By collecting data about which birds visit feeders together and cross referencing our background data on relatedness, we can answer questions about the impact of blood relationships on social relations and many other questions.

Sydney Cox (she/her, class of 2028) 

Sydney is a Dual Biology and Computer Science major with interests in genetics and field science. Sydney loves to work with animals, hike/herp, and learn about complex topics. She plans on continuing her education after

college, hoping to go into academia. She keeps two snakes and dreams of having a bird.

Elizabeth Glenn (they/them, class of 2028) 

Elizabeth is a Physics major with a Biology minor. They hope to one day work with Texas parks and wildlife department. They’re interested in mapping existing data of behavioral studies to visualize patterns and trends across the groups.

Bailee Rodriguez

(Class of 2027)

Thea Suplis

(Class of 2025)

James Howard

(Class of 2027)

Chris Hudson

(Class of 2025)

Joslyn Baeyer

(Class of 2025)

Madelyn Holveck

(Class of 2026)

Ian Crain

(Class of 2024)

Caroline Harrison

Vlad Chalenko

Charlie Pippin

Malcolm Conner

Maia Dykstra

Gavin Bronaugh

Lauren Johnson

Taylor Condron

Neil Duffie

Matthew Mitts

Gus (G.R.) Hoff

Jennyfer Fermat-Rodriguez

América P. García-Muñoz