Samantha (Sam) is a self-confessed bird nerd who brought the highly unusual but just right combination of field ecology and lab immunology and neuroscience experience to all Graham Group projects.
Education
2018-2021
B.Sc. in Conservation Biology & Ecology
Arizona State University
2015-2017
Associate of the Arts
Harrisburg Area Community College
Awards
2020 Sigma Xi Research Award
Scientific Posts
May 2025-now
Laboratory Manager & Research Specialist
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Princeton University
Apr 2024- Apr 2025
Laboratory Manager & Research Assistant
Clinical Immunology Lab
Tisch MS Research Center of NY
May 2022-Jul 2023
Laboratory Manager & Research Assistant
Neuroscience Lab
Arizona State University
Aug 2020-Dec 2021
Lead Researcher
Quiscalus Vocalization Project
Arizona State University
Jun 2020-Aug 2020
Research Assistant
The Lovebird Project
Arizona State University
Oct 2019-Jun 2020
Research Assistant
The Grackle Project
Arizona State University
Additional Publications
S. Bowser & M. MacPherson. 2021. A study on the role of social information sharing leading to range expansion in songbirds with large vocal repertoires: Enhancing our understanding of the Great-Tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus) alarm call. Peer Community in Ecology: 100087.