2019 Graduate Cohort
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Ashton Asbury, BS Animal Behavior, Indiana University
Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran
Research interests: What makes humans engage in learning about primates when they see them in captivity and human impact on great apes in captivity and in the wild
Other interests: Spending time with my dogs, traveling, watching football, reading and going to concerts
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Carson Black, BA Anthropology, Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Faculty advisors: Dr. Jessica Mayhew
Research interests: Primate conservation biology, human-primate interactions in relation to disease transmission, conservation strategies
Other interests: Fossils, reading, kayaking, traveling, soccer, music
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J.P. Calcitrai, BS Evolutionary Anthropology, Rutgers University
Faculty advisor: Dr. April Binder
Research interests: Behavioral endocrinology, complex adaptive system evolution, socioecology and social hierarchy dynamics, evolutionary psychology, and sexual selection
Other interests: Hiking/backpacking, kayaking, reading, video games, debating about science and philosophy
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Trevon Covington, BS Biology, Tennessee Technological University
Faculty advisor: Dr. Jessica Mayhew
Research interests: Youth-to-youth and youth-to-adult play behavior, and paternal parenting behaviors (Old World and New World species comparison).
Other interests: African American history and culture, listening to old school soul music, watching movies, reading, and serving the community.
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Riley Derby, BA Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin
Faculty advisors: Dr. Jessica Mayhew
Research interests: Great ape social interaction and behavior, gorilla adolescence and life history, gorilla and chimpanzee growth, gorilla group structure, conservation.
Other interests: Lacrosse, all sports in general, exercising, community service/volunteering
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Kuenzang Dorji, BS Sustainable Development, Royal University of Bhutan
Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran
Research interests: Conservation, genetics, biodiversity, education, large cats, langurs, and macaques
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Courtney Garzone, BS Animal Science, The Pennsylvania State University
Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold
Research interests: Captive welfare and enrichment, ethnoprimatology, conservation
Other interests: Hiking, music, camping, photography, my dog Gator
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David Pitchford, BS Psychology, minors in Biology & Neuroscience, Middle Tennessee State University
Faculty advisor: Dr. Sofia Blue
Research interests: Bioacoustics and honest-signaling as they pertain to health, disease ecology, neural and immunological correlates of cognition and social behavior
Other interests: Creative writing, painting, fencing, and rock climbing
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Madalyn Rantala, BAS Applied Behavioral Sciences, Seattle Central College
Faculty advisor: Dr. Kara Gabriel
Research interests: Ethnoprimatology, captive primate welfare, the global trade in exotic animals, natural resource conservation, bioethics, and social behavior of primates
Other interests: My dog Boss, painting, reading, specialty coffee, and yoga
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Jenna Skinner, BS Care, Health, & Society, University of Arizona
Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold
Research interests: Habitat conservation, using American Sign Language to improve animal welfare among chimpanzees, captive vs. non captive care, orangutans
Other interests: Traveling, sports, DIY projects, interior design, going to Target
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Kyle Taylor, BS Exercise and Sport Sciences, Colby-Sawyer College
Faculty advisor: Dr. Jessica Mayhew
Research interests: Sexual differentiation and social behavior, ecological and physiological mechanisms of female dominance and cohesive alliances, lemurs, bonobos
Other interests: Choral singing, gardening, learning about native plants, foraging for wild foods, backpacking, camping, hanging out with my cats Millicent and Kali
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