Anthropology: Faculty - Lori Sheeran

Lori K. Sheeran Ph.D. Anthropology, Ohio State University, 1993 M.A. Anthropology, Ohio State University, 1987 B.Sc. Biology, Wright State University, 1984 Office 323 Farrell Hall Phone: 963-1434 Fax: 963-3215 Email: sheeranl@cwu.edu

Interests & Expertise

• Primate behavior and conservation (particularly gibbons), biological anthropology.

Field Experience

• Behavior and ecology of black gibbons (Nomascus concolor), Yunnan Province, China
• Rehabilitation and reintroduction of white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar), Thailand
• Tourist-monkey (Macaca thibetana) interactions in Anhui Province, China
• Gibbon conservation issues in Malaysia, Thailand, China, and the United States (captive populations)

Teaching Experience

• 2003-present Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Central Washington University
• 1999-2003 Associate Professor of Anthropology, California State University-Fullerton (tenured)
• 1999 Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Southern California
• 1993-1999 Assistant Professor of Anthropology, CSUF
• 1993 Lecturer in Anthropology, The Ohio State University

Courses Taught at CWU

• General Anthropology (Anth. 107)
• Introduction to Biological Anthropology (Anth. 110)
• Biological Anthropology Lab (Anth. 110.1=Anth. 110LAB)
• Primate Social Behavior (Anth. 313)
• Human Variation and Adaptation in Living Populations (Anth. 314)
• Long Term Primate Studies (Anth. 412)
• Primate Evolution (Anth. 418)

Selected Publications

• (In Prep) Galdikas, B.M.F., Briggs, N., Sheeran, L.K., Shapiro, G.L., Goodall, J. (co-editors) All Apes Great and Small, Volume II: Asian Apes. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects, Russell H. Tuttle series editor. New York: Kluwer Publishers.
• (In press) Mootnick, A.R., Baker, E., Sheeran, L.K. Familiarity during immaturity: Implications for the captive propagation of gibbons. International Journal of Primatology.
• Sheeran, L.K. Apes no less. Zoo View Winter, 2005: 16-17.
• 2002 Sheeran, L.K., and Shur, M.A. Review of Tree of Origin: What Primate Behavior Can Tell Us about Human Social Evolution. American Journal of Human Biology 14(1):82-84.
• 2001 Galdikas, B.M.F., Briggs, N., Sheeran, L.K., Shapiro, G.L., Goodall, J. (co-editors) All Apes Great and Small, Volume I: African Apes. Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects, Russell H. Tuttle series editor. New York: Kluwer Publishers.
• 1995 Nadler, R.L., Galdikas, B.M.F., Sheeran, L.K., Rosen, N. (editors) The Neglected Ape. New York: Plenum Publishers.
• 2001 Sheeran, L.K. Preparing students for primatological fieldwork: Reducing risks. The Apes: Challenges for the 21st Century Brookfield, Illinois, Pp. 250-258.
• 2001 Sheeran, L.K. Report on the Gibbon Conservation Workshop. The Apes: Challenges for the 21st Century Brookfield, Illinois, Pp. 349-350.
• 1998 Sheeran, L.K., Zhang, Y.Z., Poirier, F.E., Yang, D.H. Preliminary report on black gibbon (Hylobates concolor) behavior. Tropical Biodiversity5(2):113-125.
• 1997 Sheeran, L.K. Asian apes: Gibbons. In History of Physical Anthropology: An Encyclopedia, Spencer, F. (editor). New York: Garland Press, Pp. 112-118.
• 1997 Sheeran, L.K. A review of gibbon behavior, ecology, and evolution. In: Beacham's International Threatened, Endangered, and Extinct Species, Walton Beacham (ed.). Washington, D.C.: Beacham Publishers.
• 1995 Ogden, J.O., Perkins, L.A. Sheeran, L.K. (co-editors) Partial Proceedings from the International Orang utan Conference. San Diego, CA: Zoological Society of San Diego.
• 1995 Rosen, N., Sheeran, L.K., and Nevadomsky, J. Report on the International Conference on the Orang Utan: The Neglected Ape. Current Anthropology 36(2):353-354.
• 1995 Sheeran, L.K. Behavior of wild black gibbons (Hylobates concolor jingdongensis). In Primate Research and Conservation, Xia, W. and Zhang, Y. (editors). Beijing: China Forestry Publishing House. Pp. 221-225.
• 1995 Zhang, Y., Quan, G., Yang, D., Liu, Z., Sheeran, L.K. Population parameters of the black gibbon in China. IN: Primate Research and Conservation, Wuping Xia and Yongzu Zhang (eds.). Beijing: China Forestry Publishing House. Pp. 203-221.
• 1994 Sheeran, L.K. and Poirier, F.E. The black-crested gibbon of China. Primate Conservation 11:20-22.
• 1994 Jiang, X., Ma, S., Wang, Y., Sheeran, L.K., Poirier, F.E. Human encounter and predator avoidance behavior in black-crested gibbon, Hylobates concolor. Acta Anthropologica Sinica 13(2):182-188.
• 1994 Jiang, X., Ma, S., Wang, Y., Sheeran, L.K., Poirier, F.E. Group size and composition of black-crested gibbon (Hylobates concolor). Zoological Research 15(2):15-22.

Primatology Links

• CWU Primate Behavior and Ecology Degree Program (www.cwu.edu/~primate)
• Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute (at CWU!) (www.cwu.edu/~cwuchci)
• CWU Study Abroad Program (www.cwu.edu/~intlprog/)

• Careers in Primatology (www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/careers/index.html)

• Off-Campus Research Opportunities in Primatology (www.primate.wisc.edu/pin/jobs/index.html)
• Primate Bibliographic Services-PrimateLit (primatelit.library.wisc.edu/)

Primatology Field Schools

• Biodiversity and Conservation Field School in China--register for summer 2005 field class through CWU Study Abroad Program! (http://www.cwu.edu/~studyabroad/)
• La Suerte (www.lasuerte.org)
• The Primate Foundation of Panama (www.primatesofpanama.org)

Ape Websites and Conservation Organizations

• Gibbon Network (www.tiho-hannover.de/gibbons/main2/index.html)
• Gibbon Conservation Center (www.gibboncenter.org/)
• Orangutan Foundation International (www.orangutan.org/home/home.php)
• Jane Goodall Institute (www.janegoodall.org/)
• Friends of Washoe (www.friendsofwashoe.org/)
• The Gorilla Foundation (www.koko.org/)
• The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International (www.gorillafund.org/)
• Cameroon Wildlife Aid Fund (www.cwaf.org/)
• The World Conservation Union (www.iucn.org/)