Research Interests:
I am interested in avian physiology and health, especially during the dynamic period of early life. My research focuses on interactions between the gut microbiome and immune system in developing House Sparrows (Passer domesticus).
Education:
2021-present: Ph.D. in Biology, Whitney R. Harris and Saint Louis Zoo Fellow, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
2018-2019: M.S. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
2014-2018: B.S. in Psychology, Double Major in Environmental Studies, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
Publications:
Kaplan, R.H., Rosamond, K.M., Goded, S., Soultan, A., Glass, A., Kim, D.H. & Arcilla, N. 2021. Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) declines follow bison (Bison bison) reintroduction on a private conservation grassland. Animals 11: 2661.
Rosamond, K.M., Kent, C.M., Hunter, S.C. & Sherry, T.W. 2020. Morphological traits influence prey selection by coexisting species of New World warblers (Parulidae). Journal of Field Ornithology 91: 393-408.
Rosamond, K.M., Goded, S., Soultan, A., Kaplan, R.H., Glass, A., Kim, D.H. & Arcilla, N. 2020. Not singing in the rain: linking migratory songbird declines with increasing precipitation and brood parasitism vulnerability. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8: 536769.
Public Profiles:
E-mail: kmrd3c@umsl.edu