The Scientific Program Committee solicits nominations and organizes the scientific program (plenaries, workshops, roundtables, symposia, and general sessions) and is responsible for scheduling and logistics of the program, locating session chairs, and creating the final program, author index, and abstract book for the AOS 2026 Meeting.
Jen Walsh, Co-Chair
Member, SAFE Meeting Committee
she/her
Research Associate, Cornell University
Jen Walsh is a Research Associate in the Fuller Evolutionary Biology Lab at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Jen has been a member of AOS since 2008, and has served on several committees within the Society. Her research focuses on applying genomic tools to address questions in avian ecology, evolution, and conservation with a focus on the genomics of adaptation to harsh environmental conditions.
Nandadevi Cortes Rodriguez, Co-Chair
she/her
Assistant Professor Ithaca College
Nandadevi Cortes studied at UNAM in Mexico City and completed her Ph.D. research at UMBC, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. She is an Assistant Professor at Ithaca College, where her research focuses on molecular ecology, and she is particularly interested in the role that past or present geographic barriers play in the evolutionary history of species, emphasizing their phylogeography, genomics, vocalizations and conservation.
English 
Spanish 
French