Moises Rivera
Graduate Research Assistant and Instructor
I am a doctoral student in Animal Behavior and Comparative Psychology at the Graduate Center, and instructor of Psychology at Hunter College, CUNY. I am currently conducting research at Columbia University to explore the effects of phylogenetic relatedness and song acoustic features on behavioral preference and discrimination of Estrildid finches.
Academic Interests
Animal Behavior
Behavioral Ecology
Cognitive Ecology
Neuroethology
Education
2018-Present – Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology (in progress) – The Graduate Center, CUNY, NY
2018 – Master of Arts, Psychology – Hunter College, NY
2012 – Bachelor of Science, Zoology – Auburn University, AL2009 – Associate in Arts, Biology – Miami Dade College, FL
Positions
Instructor, Psychology, Hunter College
