• PhD, University at Buffalo, SUNY

My teaching interests span various facets of animal behavior from a cross-species perspective, especially communication, cognition, and research methodologies. I teach Sensory Processes and Perception, Freshman Seminar (Cetacean Behavior and Cognition), Animal Behavior, Animal Cognition, Introductory Psychology, and Scientific Inquiry.

I am largely interested in the interactions of marine animals with their environment, as this relationship informs species and ecosystem conservation. I have a particular interest in how anthropogenic noise impacts the communication behavior of long-distance signalers. My current research focuses on humpback whales and how boat noise may impact their song structure as they attempt to communicate amidst ever-increasing noise in our oceans.

• Rey-Baquero, M. P. and Parcerisas, C., Seger, K. D., Perazio, C. E., Botero Acosta, N., Mesa, F., Luna Acosta, A., Botteldooren, D., & Debusschere, E. (2021). Comparison of two soundscapes: an opportunity to assess the dominance of biphony versus anthropophony. Frontiers in Oceanography Ocean Observing: Documenting Ecosystems, Understanding Environmental Changes, Forecasting Hazards. In E. S. Kappel, S. K. Juniper, S. Seeyave, E. Smith, & M. Visbeck (eds). A Supplement to Oceanography, 34(4), 62-65.
• Mercado III, E. & Perazio, C. E. (2021). All units are equal in humpback whale songs, but some are more equal than others. Animal Cognition, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-021-01539-8 
• Rey-Baquero, M. P., Huertas-Amaya, L. V., Seger, K. D., Botero-Acosta, N., Luna-Acosta, A., Perazio, C. E., Boyle, J. K., Rosenthal, S., & Vallejo, A. C. (2021). Understanding effects of whale-watching vessel noise on humpback whale in the North Pacific coast of Colombia with propagation models of masking and acoustic data observations. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 623724. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.623724
• Mercado III, E. & Perazio, C. E. (2021). Similarities in composition and transformations of songs by humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) over time and space. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 135(1), 28-50. https://doi.org/10.1037/com0000268