Jenn Lodi-Smith
Jenn Lodi-Smith
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The Spark Bird Project was founded and is led by Jenn Lodi-Smith, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at Canisius University and scholar-in-residence at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute. She serves as secretary/treasurer for the Association for Research in Personality, as associate editor of Journal of Personality, on the board of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology and Birds on the Niagara, and as mentor to the WNY Young Birders Club.
After spending a number of years looking for ways to intersect her passion for nature and her expertise in personality science, she got the spark for The Spark Bird Project while at Hog Island Audubon Family Camp when she learned about the concept of spark birds! Her spark birds are her kiddos who helped her notice birds and then fall in love with birding and her dear friend and colleague ornithologist Sara Morris who opened her eyes and so many opportunities to appreciate birds. Since then, she has had transformative moments with a fledgling Great Horned Owl, flocks of Atlantic Puffins, a friendly Black-throated Green Warbler, and a fishing Barred Owl!
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Janet McNally
Janet McNally
Janet McNally, MFA, is associate professor of English and Creative Writing and director of the All-College Honors Program at Canisius University in Buffalo, NY. A novelist and poet, she is author of the novels Girls in the Moon and The Looking Glass (HarperCollins), and a collection of poems, Some Girls, winner of the White Pine Press Poetry Prize. She is a longtime studier of storytelling, and her spark bird is the Great Egret, a bird so beautiful and weird it almost seems fictional. Professor McNally is a scholar-in-residence with the Roger Tory Peterson Institute.
Kayla Gajewski
Kayla Gajewski
My name is Kayla Gajewski, and I’m a second-year student at Canisius University. I’m dual majoring in Digital Media Arts and Creative Writing, and I am passionate about combining storytelling and design to create meaningful and impactful projects.
My love for storytelling began with books–whether I’m writing, designing, or imagining new worlds, I’m driven by the power of creativity to inspire and connect people. I am so excited to help edit and produce the Spark Bird Podcast.
With ornithological consultation from Sara R. Morris, Ph.D., Executive Director - Shoals Marine Lab, Emeritus Professor of Biology - Canisius University, President - American Ornithological Society, and Past President - Wilson Ornithological Society (2015-2017)
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