Rate My Professor Dovid Kozlovsky

Kozlovsky’s research focuses on reproductive ecology and urban ecology, with extensive work on behavioral ecology, spatial cognition, and environmental adaptations in birds, particularly food-caching mountain chickadees. His publications include “Heritability and the evolution of cognitive traits” (Behavioral Ecology, 2015, 155 citations), “Spatial memory and cognitive flexibility trade-offs: to be or not to be flexible, that is the question” (Animal Behaviour, 2019, 142 citations), “Individual variation in spatial memory performance in wild mountain chickadees from different elevations” (Animal Behaviour, 2016, 105 citations), “Smart is the new sexy: female mountain chickadees increase reproductive investment when mated to males with better spatial cognition” (Ecology Letters, 2019, 66 citations), and “What makes specialized food-caching mountain chickadees successful city slickers?” (Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2017, 60 citations), among others demonstrating his impact in the field. He has been honored by the College of Science and Mathematics for externally funded research in both 2024 and 2025, and recognized for teaching excellence in 2024 based on student success rates, learning outcomes, curriculum alignment, and fostering inclusion.