Undergraduate Opportunities
We welcome undergrad researchers who are prepared to make a commitment to our research program.
In a typical arrangement, you might be able to sign up for 3 hours of research credit (L490) and plan to commit no less than 10 hours per week for no fewer than 2 semesters. There are more limited opportunities for volunteer work.
Research for credit might consist of lab work, field work, data analysis, or writing. For students who choose to work with live animals, there are health and training tests to take. For the most highly committed, we hold a weekly lab meeting to which you would be invited. Students work most closely with a graduate student, post-doc, research associate, or faculty member.
Current projects include:
- Monitoring the campus for birds killed in window strikes (Sarah Wanamaker sarawana@iu.edu).
- Focusing on environmental communication (Shanahan/Ketterson ketterso@iu.edu).
- Measuring the impacts of artificial light at night in captive birds (Sam Diedrich sdiedric@iu.edu).
- Processing long-term data (Sarah Wanamaker sarawana@iu.edu).
Please note that Ellen is no longer taking on graduate students. You might wish to consider writing to her exceptional colleagues in IU Biology’s Program in Evolution, Ecology and Behavior or the Program in Animal Behavior.