{"id":6,"date":"2026-09-30T19:19:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-09-30T19:19:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T23:19:29","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"RESEARCH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <strong>Current Project<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, I am conducting a master&#8217;s thesis on bird diversity across the Greater Philadelphia region during migration season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I will be bringing a PUC acoustic logger with me to multiple point counts (human and AI verification of species)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I will then be comparing landscape features across sites to see how they may impact the diversity of species found there<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>Past Projects:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cornell University and Franklin &amp; Marshall College: Tree Swallow Research Field Technician with Professor Maren Vitousek and Professor Daniel Ardia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> Nest checks, hatch checks, fledge checks (land and water)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contributed to data collection on the effects of stress levels on tree swallows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"26\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_3245-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_3245-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_3245-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_3245-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_3245-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_3245-1568x2091.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_3245-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"25\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_3921-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_3921-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_3921-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_3921-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_3921-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_3921-1568x2091.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_3921-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Franklin &amp; Marshall College Independent Research Study: Bird Biodiversity and Land use<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Verified acoustic recordings of species from multiple sites<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Analyzed agricultural and urban proximity to correlate with bird species richness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"829\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_6539-1024x829.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_6539-1024x829.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_6539-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_6539-768x622.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_6539.jpg 1114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Flirries&#8221; Field Technician with the Chesapeake Watershed Initiative and Franklin &amp; Marshall College<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sampled water temperatures at restored and unrestored wetland sites to compare progress<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Received Commercial UAG Drone Pilot License<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"23\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_8424-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_8424-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_8424-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_8424-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_8424-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_8424-1568x2091.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_8424-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"24\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_8327-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_8327-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_8327-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_8327-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_8327-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_8327-1568x2091.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/chessiebovasso\/files\/2026\/09\/IMG_8327-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Project: Currently, I am conducting a master&#8217;s thesis on bird diversity across the Greater Philadelphia region during migration season. 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