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Baugh Lab


Integrative Zoology

We use experimental approaches to integrate endocrinology, evolutionary biology and ecology in a bid to better understand the basis of natural behavior in vertebrates. We are especially interested in the biological basis of inter and intra-population variation (within- and among-individuals) with a focus on avian migration, stress physiology and sexual communication. Songbirds, amphibians and crickets serve as our primary study systems. Listen to a recent podcast about our frog sex research.





Appointments



  • 2019 Present

    Associate Professor

    Swarthmore College, Biology Dept


  • 2013 2019

    Assistant Professor

    Swarthmore College, Biology Dept


Education



  • Ph.D. 2009

    Neuroscience

    University of Texas at Austin


  • B.S. 2002

    Biology

    University of Utah




Previous Academic Positions



  • 2010 2013

    Posdoctoral Fellow

    Max Planck Inst. for Animal Behavior & Netherlands Inst. for Ecology


  • 2004 2009

    Ph.D. Student

    University of Texas at Austin & Smithsonian Tropical Research Inst.


  • 2003 2004

    Research Technician

    University of Utah, Rose & Goller Labs


  • 2001 2003

    Curatorial Assistant

    Natural History Museum of Utah, Vertebrate Collections


Editorial Board



  • 2018-Present

    Associate Editor

    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology


  • 2015-Present

    Review Editor

    Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution







Awards



  • 2024
    Eugene Lang Faculty Sabbatical Fellowship Swarthmore College

  • 2020
    Swarthmore College Faculty Sabbatical Fellowship

  • 2020
    Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Renewed Research Fellowship

  • 2016
    NSF MRI #1626008: Development of an observatory for quantitative analysis of collective behavior in animals. Collaborator (PI: Marc Schmidt, UPenn)

  • 2016
    James A. Michener Faculty Fellowship Swarthmore College

  • 2011
    Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Post-doctoral Research Funding

  • 2010
    Max Planck Society International Post-doctoral Research Funding

  • 2009
    Animal Behavior Society Travel Grant

  • 2009
    NSF Travel Grant

  • 2009
    Animal Behavior Society Travel Grant

  • 2009
    Animal Behavior Society Allee Best Student Presentation, Honorable Mention

  • 2009
    University of Texas Center for Perceptual Systems Travel Grant

  • 2008
    University of Texas Homer Lindsey Bruce Endowed Fellowship

  • 2007
    University of Texas Center for Perceptual Systems Travel Grant

  • 2007
    Animal Behavior Society Research Grant

  • 2007
    University of Texas Professional Development Award

  • 2004
    Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service (NIH) in Neurobiology

  • 2004
    University of Texas Dean’s Excellence Award

  • 2004
    NSF Graduate Fellowship Program Honorable Mention

  • 2002
    Magna cum laude | University of Utah

  • 2002
    University of Utah Biology Undergraduate Research Program Grant

  • 2002
    University of Utah Senate Research Grant

  • 2002
    Packard Foundation Research Grant

  • 2002
    Bamfield Marine Station (Canada) Academic Merit Scholarship

  • 1997
    University of Utah Biology Department Seville Flowers Fellowship (declined)

  • 1997
    University of Utah Achievement Scholarship

  • 1997
    Utah Creditors Association Merit Scholarship