Peter P. Marra

Marra earned a B.S. in biology and chemistry from Southern Connecticut State University, an M.S. in zoology from Louisiana State University in 1989, and a Ph.D. in ecology from Dartmouth College in 1998.^[3][4] From 1999 to 2019, Marra worked as a researcher and the director of the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center.^[4] In 2019, Marra was appointed Dean of the Earth Commons, Institute for Environment & Sustainability, and Laudato Si’ Professor of Biology and the Environment at Georgetown University.^[4]

Marra has founded bird conservancy projects including Neighborhood Nestwatch, The Migratory Connectivity Project, and the Animal Mortality and Monitoring Program.^[3][5]

Marra was awarded the 2018 Elliott Coues Award for his contribution to ornithology.^[2]

Among some 260+ publications authored, coauthored, or edited by Marra:

• Linking Winter and Summer Events in a Migratory Bird by Using Stable-Carbon Isotopes (1998) DOI:10.1126/science.282.5395.1884
• Links between worlds: unraveling migratory connectivity (2002) DOI:10.1016/S0169-5347(01)02380-1
• The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States (2013) DOI:10.1038/ncomms2380
• Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer (2016) ISBN 9780691167411
• Decline of the North American avifauna (2019) DOI:10.1126/science.aaw1313