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Alejandra Hernandez (REU, Passaic County Community College)

  Hi, my name is Alejandra Hernandez and I am in the REU program working on a project which involves understanding why migratory birds utilize urban green spaces as stopover


Jason Peralta (REU, William Patterson University)

I’m a senior at William Paterson University studying Environmental Sustainability with three minors in public health, anthropology, and social justice. I’m a student in the summer 2024 REU program and



Shang Xu

M.Sc. 2024

Shang is keenly interested in understanding the human causes of environmental changes, focusing on both macro and micro aspects, particularly concerning migrating birds. She earned her Bachelor of Engineering degree


Wren Logan (she/her/hers)

Ph.D. candidate (since fall 2023)

I am a PhD student in the Holzapfel lab studying the community ecology of migratory birds which stopover in urban areas. I’m particularly interested in what ecological and anthropogenic factors