Michelle Moyer, Ph.D.

Visiting Assistant Professor at William & Mary, Alumni of UMBC Omland Lab. Ask me about female birdsong! she/her/hers 💖💜💙

[Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. @birddrmoyer]

First day of grad school ➡️ first day as Professor Moyer! It feels pretty amazing to achieve a dream more than 10 years in the making. 🥳

[Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. @birddrmoyer]

My last chapter from my Ph.D. is out! Click the link to read about male and female song in the understudied Puerto Rican Oriole. Thanks to @BirdsCaribbean, @SMBC, @NSF, and @UMBCGSA for funding support. https://t.co/XuyUdbvHso

[Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. @birddrmoyer]

My undergrad TAs wrote and presented their own lectures for Animal Behavior today! Pretty awesome way to wrap up the semester.

[SK Winnicki, PhD @skwinnicki]

Cry your tears, acknowledge your fears, and use them to motivate you to act on behalf of the most vulnerable in our communities

[Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. @birddrmoyer]

My classes are watching David Attenborough today, no way anyone is in a head space to focus on a lecture.

[Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. @birddrmoyer]

What’s your favorite popsci news article or video about animal behavior?

[Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. @birddrmoyer]

Very exciting to get an honorable mention for my last “student” presentation! Thank you @AmOrnith! #AOS24

[Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. @birddrmoyer]

#AOS24 folks and beyond - send me the artists who did your bird tattoos!! @AmOrnith

[Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. @birddrmoyer]

@evornithology @AmOrnith 🙋🏻‍♀️come hear about female song in orioles at 3:45 on Wednesday in the Focus on Females symposium!

[Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. @birddrmoyer]

When the conference is in your home state, you take the earliest flight you can to squeeze in a little more family time! Good thing birders are used to waking up early…😴 #AOS24

[Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. @birddrmoyer]

@bird_biochemist @RalstonBio Seconding the Wonderboom, extremely hardy little guys!

[Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. @birddrmoyer]

My students and I had a great time talking with Dan about his work today!

[Dan Mennill @DMennill]

Today it was such a pleasure to join Dr. Michelle Moyer's Bird Song class at William & Mary. Thank you for leading a great discussion @ornithmmoyer... I wish I could take your class!

[Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. @birddrmoyer]

My second chapter from my Ph.D. is out in JFO today! "Sex-specific responses to simulated territorial intrusions provide evidence for relaxed selection pressure on female song in Orchard Orioles" https://t.co/dxYqGkwpLt

[Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. @birddrmoyer]

I have so much unpacking to do but all I want to do is Lay Down™️

[Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. @birddrmoyer]

Only at bird conferences do you have workshops ending at 10 pm and field trips starting at 5:30 am 😂

[Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. @birddrmoyer]

If you’re at #BirdsCarib24DR, come check out my talk tomorrow morning on male and female song in the Puerto Rican Oriole!

[Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. @birddrmoyer]

I keep seeing interesting PhD positions and going “ooh maybe I should apply” before I realize that I am not the target audience for those anymore 😂 I just want to learn new things!

[Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. @birddrmoyer]

@annainthefield I truly don’t know how I got out of PR field work without adopting any puppies…so hard to walk away!

[Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. @birddrmoyer]

I am PhDONE! I’m so deeply moved and honored by the way my community showed up for me yesterday to celebrate this hard-earned milestone. I’ve looked forward to becoming Dr. Moyer for a long time and I would not be here without the support from you all! Cheers to the next chapter!