I am a
biological anthropologist and field primatologist with a primary research focus on the social behavior
and ecology of hamadryas baboons at the Filoha field site in Ethiopia's
Awash National Park. For nearly three decades I have been leading
the Filoha Hamadryas Project,
which began with my PhD research in 1996-1998 and is currently co-directed by Shahrina Chowdhury (Brooklyn College-CUNY) and myself. With
students and collaborators I've investigated numerous aspects of the ecology and
behavior of this species. The
Filoha Hamadryas Project is the only currently operational long-term
field
project focusing on the behavioral biology of hamadryas baboons, which
are unique among primates with regard to their male dominated multi-level society
and their
potential to elucidate human social evolution.
Since 2006 I have also helped to coordinate research on chacma baboons in the Cape Peninsula of South Africa. As a founding member of the Baboon Research Unit at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in 2006, I've collaborated with researchers at UCT and others on studies of various aspects of chacma baboon behavior and ecology. I am based at Queens College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, and am a member of the Anthropology, Biology, and Psychology Doctoral Faculty at the CUNY Graduate Center. I am also an Honorary Research Associate in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cape Town. My profile on: Academia.edu Google Scholar ResearchGate |
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mailing address: Department of Anthropology, Queens College–CUNY, 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11367-1597 |
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