Mountain Research Station News about Scott
Hybridization, speciation, evolutionary ecology, and population genomics (primarily of birds); impacts of anthropogenic change on species distributions, interactions, and evolution.
My research applies genomics and field experiments to natural hybrid zones and closely related taxa in order to investigate the architecture of reproductive isolation鈥攖he hallmark of speciation鈥攁nd the genetic bases of traits relevant to speciation. This research also provides insight into the impacts of anthropogenic change, including climate change, on species distributions, interactions, and evolution.
Check out the Taylor Lab website for more about the work of my research group, including the 麻豆影院 Chickadee Study, and my teaching and publications. Graduate and undergraduate students can also find information about joining the lab.
Education
- PhD: Queen's University, 2011
Teaching
I teach a number of field-based and lecture format undergraduate courses. I incorporate creativity into my pedagogy when possible, and encourage my students to engage with the subject matter in unconventional ways. Students who take the course Ecology and Evolution in the Gal谩pagos Islands keep field notes alongside watercolor depictions of their observations.
See Scott's courses on his lab website.
Current students
Outreach
RIO Faculty Fellow community talk: . YouTube video, October 2023.
The Storycollider story: . Storycollider podcast with transcript, May 2022.
TedX 麻豆影院 talk: . YouTube video, July 2019.
Publications
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