Education and Training
	Rockefeller University, NIMH Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1987-89 Rutgers University Ph.D., Psychobiology, 1978-86 Barnard College B.A., Philosophy, 1973-76
	Research Interests
	The evolution, development, and neural bases of behavior, particularly communicative behavior; avian vocal learning.
	Research and Employment
	Assistant Professor, Psychology Dept., Hofstra University. 2000- Rutgers University: From Visiting Lecturer to Assistant Professor, Institute of Animal Behavior, 1993-2000; Associate, Behavioral Neuroscience Graduate Program, 1994-2000 Postdoctoral fellow at Rockefeller University with Dr. Peter Marler, 1987-89 Contributing editor and consultant in developmental psychology and behavioral sciences, Random House Unabridged and College Dictionaries, 1986-89 Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Psychology Department, 1984-85
	Grants and Awards
	Faculty Research Development Grant from Hofstra, $1000, 2003 Faculty Research Development Grant from Hofstra, $835, 2002 Faculty Research Development Grant from Hofstra, $1200, 2001 Educational Equipment Grant from Hofstra, $4095, 2000 Dialogues Grant with Dr. Colin Beer for development of a laboratory course in Animal Behavior, $10,000, 1999; renewed for additional $10,000, 2000 NIMH B/START Award, $37,626, 1996-1998 NSF Research Planning Grant, $18,000, 1996 (declined in favor of NIMH) Whitehall Foundation Grant-in-Aid, $14,000, 1996-1997 ADAMHA Small Instrumentation Grant for digital sound analysis system; submitted successful proposal for department, $7000, 1992 Busch Biomedical Grant, Coinvestigator with Dr. Mei Cheng; $7500, 1990-92 Award from NIA to attend Summer Institute in Research on Aging, 1991 NIMH Postdoctoral Trainee, Rockefeller University, 1987-88 Sigma Xi Grant-in-aid of Research, $250, 1982 Frank M. Chapman Award, $500, 1981
	Professional Organizations
	Society for Neuroscience Animal Behavior Society J.B. Johnston Club
	Professional Activities
	Reviewer for NSF research grants Reviewer for Journal of Comparative Psychology, Animal Behaviour, Ethology, Animal Learning & Behavior, Physiology & Behavior, J. Neurobiology, Bird Behavior Liaison between Animal Behavior Society and the Society for Neuroscience Member, Animal Behavior Society Education Committee
	Teaching Experience
	Animal Behavior (hybrid), Johnson State College, 2007, 2008 Biological Psychology (online), Johnson State College, 2007, 2008 Comparative Psychology, Psychology Dept., Hofstra, 2005, 2006, online 2007 Research Methods and Design, Psychology Dept., Hofstra, 2003-2007 Fundamental Perspectives in Psychology, Psychology Dept., Hofstra, 2000-2003 Introduction to Psychology, Psychology Dept., Hofstra, 2000-2003 Principles of Learning and Behavior, Psychology Dept., Hofstra, 2001 Comparative Psychology, Psychology Dept., Rutgers, 1995-1999 Human Sociobiology, Psychology Dept., Rutgers, 1998 Animal Communication, Psychology Dept., Rutgers, 1997,1999 Evolution of Social Behavior, Behavioral Neuroscience Graduate Program (BNS), 1996 History and Modern Viewpoints in Psychology, Psychology Dept., Rutgers, 1995-1999 Genetics and Evolution of Behavior, BNS Program, 1993-1996 Foundations of Neuroscience and Behavior (three sections), BNS Program, 1992-1997 Neuroscience Techniques (one section), BNS Program, 1995-1996 TA Training Program for new faculty and teaching assistants (facilitator in two-day program), Rutgers Teaching Excellence Center, 1992-1994 Neuroethology of Learning and Memory, BNS Program, 1990-1991 Child Development, Psych. Dept., Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1985 Introductory Psychology, Psychology Dept., Rutgers, 1982-1983
	Refereed Publications
	Chaiken, M., and J. Böhner (2007). Song learning after isolation in an open-ended learner: Dissociation of imitation and syntactic development. Condor 109, 969-977. Cheng, M.F, H. Miller, M Chaiken, and M. Zuo. 1999. Nucleus taenia of the avian amygdala: Anatomical and functional studies in ring doves (Streptopelia risoria) and European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). Brain, Behavior & Evolution, 53, 243-270. Chaiken, M., T. Gentner, and S. Hulse. 1997. Effects of social interaction on the development of starling song and the perception of these effects by conspecifics. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 111, 379-392. Chaiken, M., J. Böhner, and P. Marler. 1994. Repertoire turnover and the timing of song acquisition in an open-ended learner. Behaviour, 128, 25-39. Chaiken, M., J. Böhner, and P. Marler. 1993. Song acquisition in European starlings: A comparison of the songs of live-tutored, tape-tutored, untutored, and wild-caught males. Animal Behaviour, 46, 1079-1090. Chaiken, M. 1992. Individual recognition of nestling distress calls by European starlings. Behaviour, 120, 139-150. Chaiken, M. 1990. The ontogeny of antiphonal calling in European starlings. Developmental Psychobiology, 23, 233-246. Böhner, J., M. Chaiken, G. F. Ball, and P. Marler. 1990. Song acquisition in photo-sensitive and photorefractory male European starlings. Hormones & Behavior, 24, 582-94.
	Invited Publications
	Chaiken, M. 2004. The structure and development of starling song. In: P. Marler & H. Slabbekoorn (Eds), Nature's Music: The Science of Birdsong. New York & San Diego: Elsevier.
	Reviews
	Chaiken, M. (in press). Review of “The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil,” By Philip Zimbardo. Science Books and Films, AAAS. Chaiken, M. 2006. Review of "Basic Instinct: The Genesis of Behavior” by Mark S. Blumberg. Science Books and Films, AAAS 42,107-108. Chaiken, M. 2005. Review of "Adapting Minds: Evolutionary Psychology and the Persistent Quest for Human Nature,” by David J. Buller. Science Books and Films, AAAS 41, 246. Chaiken, M. 2004. Review of "The First Idea: How Symbols, Language, and Intelligence Evolved from Our Primate Ancestors to Modern Humans,” by Stanley I. Greenspan and Stuart G. Shanker. Science Books and Films, AAAS. Chaiken, M 2004. Review of “Why Men Won’t Ask for Directions: The Seductions of Sociobiology,” by Richard C. Francis. Science Books and Films, AAAS 40, 199. Chaiken, M. 2002. Review of “Consciousness in Four Dimensions: Biological Relativity and the Origins of Thought,” by R.M. Pico. Science Books and Films, AAAS. Chaiken, M. 2001. Review of "The Ape and the Sushi Master: Cultural Reflections of a Primatologist," by Frans de Waal. Science Books and Films, AAAS, 37, 257 Chaiken, M. 2000. Review of “The Origins of Life: From the Birth of Life to the Origin of Language,” by J. M. Smith and E. Szathmary. Science Books and Films, AAAS, 36, 22-23. Chaiken, M. 1999. Review of “Macroevolution: Pattern and Process,” by S. M. Stanley. Science Books and Films, AAAS, 35, 64. Chaiken, M. 1998. Review of "Current Ornithology, vol. 13," edited by Van Nolan, Jr. & Ellen D. Ketterson. Animal Behaviour ,55,1733-1734. Chaiken, M. 1997. Review of "Comparative Approaches to Cognitive Science," edited by H. Roitblat and J.-A. Meyer. Animal Behaviour, 54, 232-233. Chaiken, M. 1997. Review of "The Secret Lives of Birds" by P. Gingras. Science Books and Films, AAAS, 33, 205 Chaiken, M. 1995. Review of "Passion and Reason: Making Sense of Our Emotions," by R.S. Lazarus & B.N. Lazarus. Science Books and Films, AAAS. Chaiken, M. 1994. Review of "Paradigms for the Study of Behavior," edited by P.M. Conn. BioScience, 44, 425-426. Cheng, M.-F., and M. Chaiken. 1994. Review of "the Neuroscience of Animal Intelligence," by E.M. MacPhail. BioScience, 44, 424-425. Chaiken, M., and M.J. West. 1984. Review of "Symbiosis in Parent-Offspring Interactions," edited by L.A. Rosenblum and H. Moltz. Q. Rev. Biol., 59, 506.
	Abstracts and Conference Presentations
	Cox, B.D., Gallagher, J.M, & Chaiken, M. 2007. Is Behavior the motor of evolution? Talk presented at the 37^th annual meeting of the Jean Piaget Society in Amsterdam. Chaiken, M., Böhner, J., & Marler, P. 2006. Starlings do not select song models on the basis of species-typical phonology or syntax. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society. Chaiken, M. 2003. Reinventing birdsong. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society. Chaiken, M. 2003 Open-ended song learning: Elusive analogies in the development of birdsong and speech. Talk presented at the annual meeting of the J.B. Johnston Club Chaiken, M. 2002. Reinventing birdsong. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society. Chaiken, M. 2002. Creolization in bird song? Song development across two generations of group-reared "isolates." Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, Program # 781.5. Chaiken, M. 2002. Song Learning in Starlings. Psychology Research Seminar, Hofstra University. Chaiken, M. 2001. Tooling up for the decade of behavior: Teaching behavioral research skills for neuroscientists. Society for Neuroscience Abstracts, Vol. 27, Program # 23.45. Chaiken, M. 2001. Song learning after isolation in European starlings. Rockefeller University Annual Birdsong Workshop. Chaiken, M. 2001. Two Antipredator calls of the European starling: Are they referential? Annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society in Corvallis. Chaiken, M. 2001. Teaching the fundamentals of behavioral research methods. Invited poster at the annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society in Corvallis. Chaiken, M. 2000. Rehabilitation of isolate song in adult European starlings. Soc Neurosci Abst. Vol 26: #269.4. Chaiken, M. 2000. First-time song learning in adult starlings. Presented at the annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society. Chaiken, M. 1999. Designing animal behavior laboratory courses to meet educational goals. Invited speaker at a Symposium on Education in Animal Behavior at the Annual Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society at Bucknell Univ. Chaiken, M. 1999. Collaborations in Neurobiology and Behavior. Soc. For Neurosci. Abst. 25:867 Chaiken, M. and M.-F. Cheng. 1998. Effects of vocally-impaired peers on song development in European starlings. Annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society at Southern Illinois Univ. Cheng, M.-F., S. Zhou, and M. Chaiken. 1998. Tract-tracing and lesion-deficit studies of the avian amygdala, nucleus taenia, in songbirds. Soc. For Neurosci. Abst. #665.13, 24:1699 Chaiken, M., and M.-F. Cheng. 1997. Effects of RA-lesioned companions on song development in European starlings. Soc. for Neurosci. Abst. #311.10, 23: 796. Chaiken, M., T.Q. Gentner, and S. Hulse. 1997. A bird's view of song learning.Symposium on Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms of Communication in honor of Peter Marler. U.C. Davis. Gentner, T.Q., M. Chaiken, and S. Hulse. 1996. Assessing the role of social interaction in song learning: Operant experiments and acoustic analysis. Poster presented at a symposium on "A Synthetic Approach to Studying Animal Cognition" at Northern Arizona University. Chaiken, M. 1996. Sensitive periods and the competence-performance distinction in the study of avian song learning: A test of competing hypotheses. Invited talk for symposium on "Communication in Song Birds" at a meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Philadelphia, PA. Gentner, T.Q., M. Chaiken, and S. Hulse. 1996. Discrimination of song classes by European starlings. Invited talk at a meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association in Philadelphia, PA. Chaiken, M. 1994. The interpretation of isolation experiments in studies of vocal learning. Invited seminar presented at the Psychology Department of John's Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Chaiken, M. and M.-F. Cheng. 1994. Social influences on avian song learning: Song sharing and the development of syntax in isolated pairs of European starlings. Talk presented at the annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society at the University of Seattle, Washington. Cheng, M.-F., M. Chaiken, and M. Zuo. 1994. Efferent projections of the avian nucleus taenia as revealed by PHAL method support homology of mammalian amygdala. Soc for Neurosci Absts 20: 168. Chaiken, M. 1994. New variations on the birdsong story. Tutoring experiments with starlings. Invited seminar presented to the Dept. of Biological Sciences at SUNY, Albany. Ling, C., Chaiken, M., and Cheng, M.-F. 1992. Discrete brain lesions promote neurogenesis in adult ring doves: A possible mechanism underlying behavioral recovery. Soc. for Neurosci. Abst. 327.13. Böhner, J., Chaiken, M., Ball, G., and Marler, P. 1991. Gesangslernen beim Star (Sturnus vulgaris) warend der Fortpflanzungsperiode und im Refractarstadium. J. Ornithol. 132: 500. Chaiken, M. 1990. Social influences on song learning in the European starling.Invited paper presented at the Jacque Monod Conference: Structure and Function in Birdsong. Roscoff, France. Marler, P., Chaiken, M., and Böhner, J. 1990. Is the starling an open-ended learner? Invited paper presented at the Jacque Monod Conference: Structure and Function in Birdsong. Roscoff, France. Chaiken, M. 1990. Early isolation inhibits later song acquisition in an open-ended learner, the European starling. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society at SUNY, Binghamton. Böhner, J., M. Chaiken, G. Ball, and P. Marler. 1990. Gesangslernen beim Star (Sturnus vulgaris) wahrend der Fortpflanzungsperiode und im Refraktarstadium. Paper presented at University of Husum, Germany. Ball, G.F., J. Böhner, M. Chaiken, P. Marler. 1989. Seasonal effects on birdsong production and acquisition I: Song learning in starlings. Soc. for Neurosci. Abst. 15. Chaiken, M., J. Böhner, P. Marler, and G. Ball. 1989. Song acquisition from tape recordings and live tutors in European starlings. Talk presented at the annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society at Northern Kentucky Univ. Böhner, J., M. Chaiken, G. Ball, and P. Marler. 1989. A novel time course for song learning in European starlings. Poster presented at the 21st International Ethological Conference in Utrecht. Chaiken, M. 1984. The development of vocal turn-taking in the European starling. Poster presented at the Jay S. Rosenblatt-IAB Alumni Conference in Newark, N.J. Chaiken, M. 1983. Functions of alarm calls in the European starling. Talk presented at the annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society at Bucknell University. Chaiken, M. 1983. Call development in the European starling: The structural and functional merging of two early call types. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Zoologists in Philadelphia. American Zoologist 23:929.