Graduate Cohorts

Graduate Cohort 2022

2022 Graduate Cohort
	Alister Brown, B.A. Psychology, University of Arkansas Faculty advisors: Dr. Kara Gabriel Research interests: Effects of environmental stressors (mainly human related eg. deforestation, hunting, tourism) on primate social behaviors Other interests: running, rock climbing, hiking and annoying my dog

	Kalila Garrison, B.A. Anthropology, Colorado State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Nicole Jastremski Research interests: Primate osteology, evolution, and comparative hominid anatomy Other interests: Drawing, roller skating, crocheting, horror movies, and nature

	Dakota Hogan, B.A. Anthropology, B.S. Primate Behavior and Ecology, Central Washington University Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Research interests: Establishing population density and ecology predictions on the newly recognized macaque species the Arunachal macaque (Macaca munzala) in Bhutan after its recent sighting in the Sakteng Wildlife Sanctuary in 2019 Other interests: Hiking, crochet, Mahayana Buddhism, house plants, and rock climbing!

	Randi Olson, B.A. Anthropology, University of Northern Colorado Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Research interests: Caregiver and captive primate relationships. Inital caregiver introduction methods and caregiver roles in social enrichment for captive chimpanzees. Other interests: Hiking and exploring National Parks

	Jessica Oscavich, B.S. Small Animal Science, Delaware Valley University Faculty advisor: Dr. April Binder Research interests: Welfare of nonhuman primates in biomedical research, environmental enrichment, stereotypic behaviors, Macaca fascicularis, the human-animal bond, compassion fatigue Other interests: Trying new coffee shops and restaurants, listening to podcasts, going to concerts, the paranormal, true crime

	Katelyn Seymour, B.A. Psychology, Waynesburg University Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Research interests: Comparative psychology, primate cognition, animal behavior, learning and intelligence Other interests: Painting, ceramics, reading, music, baking, visiting museums and zoos

Graduate Cohort 2021

2021 Graduate Cohort
	Kristy Abney, B.S. Biology, Allen University Faculty advisors: Dr. Kara Gabriel and Dr. Mary Radeke Research interests: Antipredator behavior, parental investment, and conservation Other interests: Hiking, crocheting, true crime documentaries

	Taylor Barber, B.A. Anthropology, University of California - Santa Cruz Faculty advisor: Dr. Kara Gabriel Research interests: Primate populations in coffee growing regions, conservation Other interests: Traveling, reading, Star Wars, and playing with my cat

	Josie Callahan, B.A. Philosophy and Anthropology, University of Pittsburgh Faculty advisor: Dr. Matthew Altman & Dr. Lori Sheeran Research interests: Philosophy (particularly phenomenology & existentialism), human-primate relations, extinction Other interests: My cats, the X-Files, anything that involves Beyoncé, and going on adventures with my best friend!

	Lilith Frakes, B.A. Anthropology and Comparative Literature, Stanford University Faculty advisor: Dr. Jessica Mayhew Research interests: Primate psychology, social behavior, and conservation Other interests: Art, religious anthropology, and anthropogeny

	Benjamin Lake, B.A. Biology, Illinois State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Kara Gabriel and Dr. Jessica Mayhew Research interests: Primate Cognition and Welfare, Chimpanzees, Thermal imaging, and Eye Tracking Other interests: Live music, hiking, beer, working out, dogs, snakes, Star Wars and football

	Payton Livingston, B.A. Psychology, Sociology, and Social Science, University of Sioux Falls Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Radeke Research interests: Evolutionary Psychology Other interests: Golfing, playing pickleball, coaching and playing baseball, biking, and reading

	Naylea Lopez, B.A. Anthroplogy, California State University - Fullerton Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Research interests: Cognition, communication, anthropogenic effects on primates, and behavioral differences between captive and non-captive primates Other interests: Traveling, scuba diving, trying out new food places, and learning about all animals in the world

	Amanda Pauli, B.A. Art, California State University - East Bay Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Research interests: Primate care and enrichment, particularly chimpanzee introduction techniques Other interests: Pottery, figure drawing, vegetable gardening, river floats

	Desiree Peck, B.S. Zoology, Weber State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Kara Gabriel Research interests: Cognitive capabilities of small bodied apes Other interests: Hiking with my dogs, hanging out with my birds and playing guitar

	Miarisoa Ramilison, M.S. Zoology, University of Mahajanga, Madagascar Faculty advisor: Dr. Lixing Sun Research interests: Primate behavior, conservation, social network analysis, parasitology & disease ecology Other interests: Traveling, hiking, camping, music

	Virginia Sanchez, B.A. Anthropology, California State University - East Bay Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Research interests: Human and chimpanzee interactions. Focusing on conservation through understanding the main threats to wild chimpanzees and finding solutions to urgent needs of community memebrs to promote co-exsistence with wild chimpanzees. Other interests: Snowboarding, reading, going to concerts, and spending time with family and friends

	Mia Sarkisian, B.A. Biology, B.A. Anthropology, Bridgewater State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Jessica Mayhew Research interests: Ape mothering and social development, inter-species interactions, behavioral ecology, rehabilitation and reintroduction Other interests: Drawing, live music and watching romcoms

	Ember Toth, B.A. Biology, Franklin and Marshall College Faculty advisor: Dr. Jessica Mayhew Research interests: Animal welfare, animal behavior, enrichment and training, captive primate care, human-primate social interactions, primate cognition Other interests: Hanging out with my pets, watching hockey, visiting zoos, Greek and Roman mythology

Graduate Cohort 2020

2020 Graduate Cohort
	Danna Boshak, B.A. Psychology, Colgate University Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Radeke Research interests: Conservation, great ape cognition, enrichment, ecotourism/eco volunteering Other interests: Baking, traveling, theater, reading, volunteering, and ice skating

	Elizabeth DeBruyn, B.S. Ecology and Evolution, Beloit College Faculty advisors: Dr. Kara Gabriel & Dr. Lori Sheeran Research interests: My research interests surround the ways in which aberrant human behaviors have evolved. Neotropical primates are further removed from humans and the great-apes than most primate taxa which makes the co-evolved behavioral traits seen in humans and neotropical primates far more interesting. In short, I am fascinated with why we are so horrible to each other as a species. Other interests: I love to watch movies, especially Marvel and horror movies, visit zoos, and spend time with my kitten, Lotus. To destress, I enjoy painting, drawing, and playing video games!

	Ryan Domitz Faculty advisor: Dr. Kara Gabriel Research interests: Disease ecology, particularly the relationship between parasitism and host behavior Other interests: Outside of school I grow bonsai and enjoy going on runs with my dog.

	Julia Greeson Faculty advisor: Dr. Kara Gabriel Research interests: Primate cognition and intelligence, animal emotion, environmental enrichment, abnormal behavior, psychological trauma, evolutionary psychology, comparative psychology, animal welfare, and conservation Other interests: Plants, animals, painting, hiking, gardening, baking, horror movies, and video games


	Patricia Mitchell, BA Applied Anthropology, The University of North Texas Faculty advisor: Dr. Jessica Mayhew Research interests: Biological anthropology, evolutionary psychology, and the human experience. How social pressures impact group size, what evolutionary forces are selecting for particular social pressures, and if the ecological constraints model is responsible for group size. Other interests: Interning at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science and for Americorps, hiking, camping, gardening, biking.

	Eliette Noromalala, B.S. Primate Ecology, University of Mahajanga; M.S. in Anthropology, University of Antananarivo Faculty advisor: Dr. April Binder Research interests: Lemur ecology, behavior, social dynamics, conservation. Other interests: Hiking, camping, singing, and guitar.

	Caroline Ratliff, B.S. Organismal Biology, Christopher Newport University Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Research interests: Verbal/non-verbal communication, social ranking, release potential, cognition, conservation Other interests: Good hikes, long runs, singing, stand-up comedy, irrelevant trivia, and my dog-like cat

	Robin Salak, B.A. Speech Pathology & Audiology, San Jose Sate University M.A. Special Education, Santa Clara University Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Research interests: Chimpanzee communication, and cognition, as well as causes of abnormal behavior in captive chimpanzees and methods to reduce or extinguish those behaviors. But, I'm pretty much interested in anything involving chimpanzees. Oh, and chimpanzees! Other interests: I'm still a faculty member in California, working as the head of a department that serves students with disabilities. I'm very interested in disability advocacy and rights. Before the pandemic, I enjoyed working as an intern and volunteer at CSNW and being a docent for the Oakland Zoo. I love hanging out with with my two grandchildren (Paddy is almost three and Lili is almost one), my two dogs (Seymour and Audrey), and my husband of almost thirty-five years. Other interests of mine are walking and hiking, reading, and visiting with friends and family, including my two adult daughters.

	Kelsie Strong, B.A. Anthropology, University of Utah Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Research interests: Primate behvioral ecology, primate conservation, howler monkeys, capped langurs Other interests: Hiking, camping, bones, pottery Thesis: Distribution of capped langurs (Trachypithecus pileatus) in Bhutan Next up: I’ll be attending field school over the summer and moving back to Utah while I work on getting my thesis published. Future plans include applying to PhD programs or jobs within primatology.

	Chelsea Thompson, B.S. Anthropology, Illinois State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Research interests: Gorilla behavioral ecology and anatomy, primate skeletal analysis, African large-bodied apes, population variation Other interests: Reading books for pleasure and to learn new things. Hiking, swimming, and anything to do with nature. Visiting sanctuaries, zoos and museums. Watching movies. Thesis: The use of macromorphoscopic analysis to examine nonmetric skull variation within a gorilla subspecies: Gorilla gorilla gorilla Next up: I am attending the University of Arkansas as a Ph.D student in the Biological Anthrology program to study population variation among African primates.

Graduate Cohort 2019

2019 Graduate Cohort
	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

	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

	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

	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.

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

Graduate Cohort 2018

2018 Graduate Cohort
	Rose Amrhein, BS Zoology, Juniata College Faculty advisor: Dr. Lixing Sun Research interests: Primate social interactions and structures as well as other behavioral areas such as aggression and mating Other interests: Hiking, horseback riding, and baking Thesis: The ontogenesis of social behavior in the Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana)

	Rhiannon Belcher, BS Zoology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty advisors: Dr. Kara Gabriel, Dr. Jessica Mayhew Research interests: Factors that affect social behavior of lemurs, lemur conservation, enclosure design for captive lemurs Other interests: Cats, marine mammals, science fiction, and more cats Thesis: Examining Environmental Use in Captive Lemur catta and Varecia rubra

	Kailyn Campbell, BS Primate Behavior & Ecology, BA Anthropology, Central Washington University Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Research interests: Tourism effects, rehabilitation, great apes, lemurs Other interests: All things sports, softball, crafts, traveling, longboarding, spending time with family and friends Thesis: Effects of Different Housing Configurations on Captive Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Behavior in Holding Area During Construction

	Elizabeth Coggeshall, BA Anthropology Honors, The University of Texas at Austin Faculty advisor: Dr. Jessica Mayhew Research interests: Development of alloprimates, mother-infant relationships, health: parasitology and gut microbiome, human-wildlife interactions, bioethics and rehabilitation Other interests: My cat Hammy, favorite movie: Threat Level Midnight, crafts, hiking, birding Thesis: Group differences in mother-infant Macaca fascicularis behavior, parasite load, and body condition within an anthropogenically altered forest

	Erin Emerson, BA Psychology emphasis in evolutionary, BA Anthropology emphasis in biological, minor Women's Studies, Fort Lewis College Faculty advisors: Dr. Kara Gabriel, Dr. Mary Radeke Research interests: the development of gendered behavior in gorillas, reproduction and rearing of offspring in callitrichids, the relationship between neurochemicals and diversity of social structures in callitrichids Other interests: Knitting, reading (everything but romance and westerns), music, brewing beer, collecting action figures, and having a lot of cats and other pets

	Rachel Fuller, BS Anthropology, minor in Biology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Faculty advisor: Dr. Sofia Blue Research interests: Primate rehabilitation, primate behavior Other interests: Long-term effects of rehabilitation on primates, primate conservation Thesis: Guidelines for the rehabilitation, release, and post-release assessment of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus)

	Robert Shaun Mayo, BA Anthropology, minor in Biology, East Tennessee State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Research interests: Habitat conservation, rehabilitation, foraging habits and techniques, large-bodied apes, small-bodied apes, prosimians Other interests: Brazilian jiu jitsu, judo, traveling, photography, hiking, fossil lab prep Thesis: Hand preference for food holding, reaching, food-tapping, and digit-feeding in captive adult aye-ayes (Daubentonia madagascariensis)

	Emily Patton, BA Anthropology, secondary major in Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, minor in Biology, Kansas State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Research interests: Captive welfare, chimpanzee social behavior, personality, play behavior, human-wildlife conflict, ethnoprimatology, rehabilitation Other interests: Hiking, running, yoga, bones, my dog Mud Thesis: Chimpanzee early life histories and responses to caregiver use of species-specific behavior

	Madeleine Spencer, BA Psychology, concentration in Biology, Rowan University Faculty advisor: Dr. Sofia Blue Research interests: Rehabilitation, conservation, mother/infant bonds in Chacma baboons Other interests: Rock climbing, playing guitar, photography, hiking Thesis: The relationship between differential rearing histories and rank in captive chacma baboons (Papio ursinus)

Graduate Cohort 2017

2017 Graduate Cohort
	Alan Bergman, BS Zoology, Miami University Faculty advisor: Dr. Kara Gabriel Research interests: Visitor effects on the quality of life of great apes Other interests: Sports, dogs, travel Thesis: Gorilla-Visitor Interface at a Zoo Exhibit: Positioning Effects on Western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and Zoo Visitors / 2019 Alan has accepted a caregiver position at Project Chimps.

	Sofia Castro-Loza, BS Animal Science, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Faculty advisor: Dr. Jessica Mayhew Research interests: Ethnoprimatology, the human-primate interface Other interests: Swimming, snorkeling, backpacking, travel Thesis: Ethnoprimatology of Urban Cebus yuracus: An evaluation of human-nonhuman interactions and local perceptions in Misahuallí, Ecuador / 2019

	Grace Coffman, BS Anthropology, minor in Fisheries, Forestry & Wildlife, The Ohio State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Research interests: Visitor effects and stress levels in captive chimpanzees Other interests: Reading, hiking, dogs Thesis: The Effect of Sound on Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) / 2019 Grace is continuing her studies at York University in Toronto in their Philosophy M.A. program unter the advisement of Dr. Kristin Andrews.

	Chad DeBree, BA Anthropology, BA Political Science with International Studies Certificate, Arizona State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Research interests: Gestural communication and cooperation Other interests: Traveling, learning new languages, cooking Thesis: Comparison of Gesture Articulation Across Wild Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Communities Chad has accepted a caregiver position at CSNW

	Jake Funkhouser, BS Primate Behavior & Ecology, BA Psychology, Central Washington University Faculty advisor: Dr. Jessica Mayhew Research interests: Social Network Analysis, group composition, captive primate-caregiver relationships, welfare, personality Other interests: Traveling with my fiance, fur children (dog/cat/rabbit), criminology and psychology TV series Thesis: Re-evaluating Captive Chimpanzee "Dominance": Dominance Hierarchy and Chimpanzee-Caregiver Relationships at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest / 2018
Jake has been accepted into Washington University in St. Louis' Ph.D. program in Biological Anthropology under the advisement of Dr. Crickette Sanz, a CWU alumna. Together, Jake and Dr. Sanz will tackle large questions of behavioral adaptations, comparative social behavior, and individual well-being across sanctuary, zoo and wild chimpanzee populations. Funkhouser J, Mayhew JA, & Mulcahy JB. 2018. Social network and dominance hierarchy analyses at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. PLOS ONE, 13(2): e0191898
	Mireille Gonzalez, BA Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley Faculty advisor: Dr. Kara Gabriel Research interests: Primate rescue, rehabilitation & release, habitat conservation, unique sexual selection & social hierarchies Other interests: Permaculture and sustainable agriculture herbalism, growing/making my own medicine, event planning & catering Thesis: Effects of a Voluntourism Experience on Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Environmental Sustainability and Science / 2019 Mireille is continuing her studies at Colorado State University in their Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Ph.D. Program under the advisement of Dr. Rebecca Niemiec.

	Victoria Green, BS Evolutionary Anthropology & Philosophy, Rutgers University Faculty advisor: Dr. Matthew Altman Research interests: The ethics of studying wild primates and the perception humans have toward non-human primates Other interests: PC gaming, belly dancing, traveling Thesis: How Researchers Address Ethical Concerns Regarding Habituating Nonhuman Primates: Results of a Survey and Suggestions for Future Practice / 2019 Victoria is continuing her studies as a Philosophy Ph.D. student at Texas A&M University.

	Kalli Kohen, BA Anthropology, California State University Fullerton Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Research interests: Paternal behavior in monogamous primates, the effects of stress on parental investment, social dynamics of Hylobates Other interests: Ceramics, sewing, coffee Thesis: Activity Budgets of Captive Javan Gibbons (Hylobates moloch) and Their Response to Visitor Presence or Absence / 2019 Kalli has accepted a caregiver position at Project Chimps

	Caroline Rowley, BA Cultural Anthropology, Tulane University Faculty advisors: Dr. Sofia Blue & Dr. Jessica Mayhew Research interests: Bioacoustics, Hylobatidae, soundscape ecology Other interests: Rock climbing, Canis familiaris, wearing denim Thesis: Acoustic Analysis of Nomascus Songs as a Potential Measure of Current Health Status Caroline is the director of the EPRC: Endangered Primate Rescue Center in Vietnam

	Fred Rubio, BS Biology emphasis in Zoology, California Polytechnic University, Pomona Faculty advisor: Dr. Jessica Mayhew Research interests: Chimpanzee cognition and cooperation Other interests: Cafe racer motorcycles, sci-fi, camping Thesis: AA Cognitive Task via Interactive Technology as Enrichment for Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in Sanctuary / 2019 Fred has accepted a caregiver position at Project Chimps.

	Alex Sacco, BA Biology, Boston University Faculty advisor: Dr. Jessica Mayhew Research interests: Assessing individual health status in Neotropical primates Other interests: Travel, hockey, food Thesis: Evaluations of Health in Free-Ranging Sympatric Saguinus imperator and Leontocebus weddelli Using Neopterin, Urinalysis, and Blood Chemistry Analysis / 2019 Alex is continuing her studies as a Biological Anthropology Ph.D. student at Washington University in St. Louis under the advisement of Dr. Krista Milich.

	Lisa Tweed, BA Anthropology, minor in Biology, University of North Texas Faculty advisor: Dr. Hope Amason Research interests: Conservation education, human/primate interaction Other interests: Horseback riding, hiking, traveling (especially to islands) Thesis: Challenges for a Closed-to-the-Public Animal Sanctuary: Prioritizing Animal Welfare While Engaging in Educational Community Outreach / 2019

Graduate Cohort 2016

2016 Graduate Cohort
	Carly Batist, BS Animal Sciences, minor in Anthropology, Cornell University Faculty advisor: Dr. Jessica Mayhew Carly interned at a Belizean primate rehabilitation center, Wildtracks, where she cared for white-faced capuchins, black-handed spider monkeys, and Yucatan black howler monkeys. Her thesis investigated social learning in multiple lemur species. Thesis: Use of a Two-Action Paradigm Apparatus with Captive Lemurs: Insights into Social Learning / 2018
Carly is continuing her studies as a Ph.D. student with Dr. Andrea Baden in the New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology program in New York City.
	Kailie Dombrausky, BA Anthropology & Linguistics, minors in Biology, Psychology & French, New Mexico State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Kailie's previous research includes a study of the activity budget of a juvenile siamang at the El Paso Zoo, which she presented at the 2014 Southwestern Association of Biological Anthropologists convention and was awarded Best Student Poster. Other interests include cats, art, and the great outdoors. Her thesis work investigated the formation of questions in signing chimpanzees. Thesis: Sign Modulation by Chimpanzees to Produce Interrogatives / 2018

	Josefine Holm Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Thesis: Single- and Pair-Housed Baboons' (Papio ursinus) Response to Caregivers' Use of Species-Specific Behavior / 2018

	Samantha Jones, BA Psychology, The Ohio State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Her interest in primates was sparked with a class titled "The Psychology of Monkeys and Apes". She has field exprience as a volunteer with chimpanzees at Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage in Zambia, Africa and as a research assistant in the Peruvian Amazon studying tamarins. Samantha has spent the last 5 years volunteering with white-handed gibbons and capuchins at The American Primate Education Sanctuary in Ohio. She is interested in research focused on social interactions in gibbons. Thesis: Comparisons of Gibbons' (Hylobatidae) Intrapair Behaviors Indicative of the Pair Bond / 2018
Sam is currently serving as a caregiver at Project Chimps.
	Amanda Osborne Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Thesis: Enrichment Assessment for Geriatric African Old World Monkeys Under Human Care" / 2018

	Blanca Ponce-Valdez Faculty advisor: Dr. Jessica Mayhew Thesis: Preparing the Yucatan Black Howler Monkey for its Return to the Wild: An Assessment of Wildtracks' Approach to Rehabilitation and Reintroduction / 2018
Blanca is currently a caregiver at Chimp Haven in Louisiana.
	Kyle Runzel, BA Anthropology, minor in Environmental Studies & Planning, Sonoma State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Jessica Mayhew As an undergraduate, Kyle interned as a research assistant with the Sonoma State University Primate Ethology Research Lab where he collected behavioral/spatial data on a group of four mandrills at the San Francisco Zoo. In 2015 he participated in the DANTA Field School, Piro Research Station, Costa Rica where he collected data on the ontogeny of black-handed spider monkey prehensile tail use. Kyle's thesis research was funded through a National Science Foundation East Asia Pacific Summer Institute grant for U.S. graduate students. Thesis: Camera Trap Deployment at Mt. Huangshan, China and Video Data Management: The Potential for Localized Data Sharing / 2018
Kyle is currently an animal keeper at the San Francisco Zoo.
	KiriLi Stauch, BA Pyschology & Anthropology, Illinois Wesleyan University Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Kiri's thesis work centered around Tibetan macaques and tourist interactions in Anhui, China. Her research was funded through a National Science Foundation East Asia Pacific Summer Instititute grant for U.S. graduate students. Thesis: The Impact of Web-Based Visitor Education on Human-Tibetan Macaque (Macaca thibetana) Interactions at Mt. Huangshan, China / 2018
Kiri has been accepted into Oklahoma State's Experimental Psychology doctoral program. She will be fully funded and joining Dr. Abramson's laboratory to study shelter dogs and their adopters in hopes of improving the success of adoption rates. Kiri also plans to work with another graduate student in Dr. Abramson's lab on equine therapy research.

Graduate Cohort 2015

2015 Graduate Cohort
	Erin Connelly, Anthropology, University of Washington Faculty advisor: Dr. Jessica Mayhew Erin worked at a chocolate factory before starting at Central. Her research interests included: howler monkeys, seed disperal, and howler monkey seed dispersal. Thesis: Seed Dispersal Quality of Mantled Howler Monkeys (Alouatta palliata) / 2017
Erin is currently an intern at the Lester E. Fisher Center for the Great Apes at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, IL.
	Anthony Denice, BS Biology, minor in History, Northeastern University Faculty advisor: Dr. Jessica Mayhew As an undergraduate, Anthony developed an interest in primatology and volunteered on a reintroduction project of Peruvian spider monkeys (Ateles chamek). In 2014, he collected behavioral data on a community of wild black-handed spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) in southern Mexico. He completed an apprenticeship at Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary where he cared for New World monkeys that had been retired from laboratory research and the pet trade. Thesis: The Social Behavior of Rehabilitated Spider Monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) / 2017
Anthony currently works as a caregiver aide for Project Chimps in northern Georgia. Busia, L., Denice, A.R., Aureli, F., Schaffner, C.M. (2018). Homosexual Behavior Between Male Spider Monkeys (Ateles geofroyi). Archives of Sexual Behavior, 47(4): 857-861.
	Emily Dura, BS Biology, minor in Education, Cornell University Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Emily volunteered as a research assistant in peninsular Malaysia, where she gained a love of fieldwork and pigtail macaques (Macaca nemestrina). Thesis: Mother-Infant Interactions in a Free-Ranging Population of Pigtail Macaques (Macaca nemestrina) / 2017
Emily is currently a laboratory assistant studying adult and infant rhesus macaque behaviors at the California National Primate Research Center in Davis, California.
	Brenda S. Gilpin, AA American Sign Language Interpreting, Los Angeles Pierce College; AS Animal Behavior, America's Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College; BA Psychology, BS Primate Behavior & Ecology, Central Washington University Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Brenda was a volunteer at the Los Angeles Zoo and the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute. She is interested in innovative enrichment that will effectively increase the activity budgets of captive primates.

	Hilary Hemmes-Kavanaugh, BS Biology & Physical Anthropology, Central Michigan University Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran In 2012 Hilary was a behavioral research intern at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park where she worked with a troop of six western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) and six orangutans (Pongo spp.) in a diet study that has been used to reduce regurgitation and re-ingestion in captive apes. Hilary also has experience as a canine care specialist at the Humane Animal Treatment Society, a primate husbandry intern at the Primate Rescue Center and a wildlife biology intern at the Association to Rescue Critters. Thesis: Comparison of Semi-Captive and Wild Gray-Shanked Douc Langurs' (Pygathrix cinerea) Activity Budgets / 2017
Hilary is currently a Primate Behavior Rehabilitation Consultant for Primates Inc. in Wisconsin.
	Kaylen Kilfeather, BA Anthropology, minor in German, James Madison University Faculty advisor: Dr. Jessica Mayhew Kaylen has patched together an eclectic background: working at a nature perserve in Texas, as part of a microbiology research team, as a macro-invertebrate stream monitor, and for a company that works with dolphins. She is currently researching the gestural communication and perspective-taking abilities of northern white-cheeked gibbons (Nomascus leucogenys) at the Gibbon Conservation Center in California. Thesis: Gestural Communication in Northern White-Cheeked Gibbons (Nomascus leucogenys)

	Courtney Martinez, BS Psychology, minor in Zoology, Washington State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Courtney volunteered at the Centre for Animal Rehabilitation and Education (C.A.R.E.) in South Africa and was entrusted with the daily supervision of 11 ex-laboratory chacma baboons (Papio ursinus) and overall care of various local wildlife. Her primary interests are communication and cognition. She studied mother-infant interactions in Tibetan macaques in China. Thesis: Mother-Immature Relationships in Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China / 2017

	Kristín Ocasio-Rodriguez, BS General Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon Faculty advisor: Dr. Jessica Mayhew Kristín previously worked at the Caribbean Primate Research Center, Puerto Rico where she worked with the rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta). She participated in a field course in Ometepe, Nicaragua, where she studied mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata). Thesis: Adult Male Immature Relationships and Stress in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)

	Amanda Rowe, BS Environmental & Organismal Biology, Fort Lewis College Faculty advisor: Dr. Lixing Sun Amanda is a former employee of the Colorado Plateau Museum of Arthropod Diversity and intern of Out of Africa Wildlife Park where she worked closely with marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) and ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta). Her thesis research focused on collective decision-making behavior in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana). Amanda's field research was funded by the National Science Foundation East Asia Pacific Summer Institute for U.S. graduate students. Thesis: Collective Decision-Making in Tibetan Macaques: How Followers Affect the Rules and Efficiency of Group Movement / 2017
Amanda is currently a student in SUNY's Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences where she works under the guidance of Dr. Patricia Wright studying insectivory in lemurs. Amanda has been awarded a Graduate Council Fellowship from SUNY.
	Alexandra Sheldon, BA Anthropology with Honors, University of Central Florida; BA Interdisciplinary Perspectves on the Environment, University of Oklahoma Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Allie lived in Nanjing, China working as an English teacher, studied behavior in mantled howler monkeys in Nicaragua and saddle-back tamarins in Peru, and lived in The Gambia at the Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Project where she was in charge of the environmental education programs. Thesis: Family Dynamics in Four Species of Captive Gibbons at the Gibbon Conservation Center / 2017
Allie is continuing her studies in the Biological Ph.D. Program at the University of Texas at San Antonio under the advisement of Dr. Thad Bartlett.
	Lily Stolar, BA Anthropology, minors in French and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Lily was an intern at the Reid Park Zoo in Tucson, AZ where she worked with gibbons (Hylobates lar) and black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata). She also participated in a primate field studies program in Rwanda, where she studied 10 local species of primates in the wild, including mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Thesis: Response of Three Monkeys to Caregiver Use of Species-Specific Behavior / 2018
Lily currently works as an animal caregiver at the Fund for Animals Cleveland Amory Black Beauty Ranch in Texas.

Graduate Cohort 2014

2014 Graduate Cohort
	Krista (Kris) Banda, BA Anthropology & Psychology, Emory University Faculty advisor: Dr. Gabrielle Stryker She arrived at her interest in primate parasite ecology through a circuitous path that started by working in a neuroscience lab to being a primate intern to working in a Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International lab. Her research in Peru focused on the intestinal parasites of saddleback (Saguinus fuscicollis) and emperor tamarins (S. imperator).

	Allison Farley, BA Environmental Science, minor in Biology, Sonoma State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran She previously interned in the Bay Area monitoring populations of endemic endangered species. While at Central she volunteered at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. Thesis: Comparison of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) behavior on tour and non-tour days at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest / 2016

	Ruth Linsky Faculty advisors: Dr. Joseph Lorenz & Dr. Steve Wagner Thesis: A Novel SNP Genotyping Technique to Determine Orangutan Relatedness, Kinship, and Genetic Diversity at Camp Leakey in Tanjung Puting, Central Kalimantan / 2019 Ruth is continuing her studies in the Biological Sciences Ph.D. program at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada.

	Brianna Schnepel, BA Anthropology, San Diego State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Brianna has previously worked with white-faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus) and mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) while attending a field school in Costa Rica. As an undergraduate, she also looked at interactions between bonobos (Pan paniscus) and human visitors at the San Diego Zoo while assisting a graduate student from San Diego State University. Her thesis research focused on the effects that human food had on the social interactions and behavior of Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) living at a tourist site at Mt. Huangshan, China. Brianna's fieldwork was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. Her faculty advisor was Dr. Lori Sheeran. Thesis: Provisioning and its effects on the social interactions of Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China / 2016
Brianna is currently working as a keeper at the San Diego Zoo.
	Holly Soubiea, BA Psychology, minor in Biology, Holy Names University Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Holly has previously been an Animal Care Intern at the Oakland Zoo, where she worked with chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus), hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas), and gibbons (Hylobates lar). She was a volunteer at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest while at Central. Her thesis research fcused on chimpanzees' use of their enclosures at Fauna Foundation. Thesis: Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Space Use in a Sanctuary Setting / 2017
Holly is currently a caregiver aide for Project Chimps in northern Georgia.
	Emily Veitia, BA Sociology/Anthropology, minor in Geography, Florida International University Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran She previously volunteered at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest and currently volunteers at the Mimulus Guttatus lab with Dr. Alison Scoville. Emily's thesis research focused on cross-species interactions in a mixed-species ape exhibit at the Oregon Zoo. Thesis: The effect of enrichment types in a mixed-species enclosure of Sumatran (Pongo abelii) & Bornean Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) and Northern White-Cheeked Gibbons (Nomascus leucogenys) / 2017
Currently Emily is a Career & Academic Advisor at Edmonds Community College
	Kaitlin Wright, BA Biological Anthropology, minor in Biology, University of San Diego Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Kaitlin has worked with Orangutan Foundation International in Kalimantan, Indonesia and the Pacific Primate Sanctuary on Maui, Hawaii. Her thesis research was conducted at the Valley of the Wild Monkey in Mt. Huangshan, China and focused on the rate of play signals in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) during juvenile play bouts. Kaitlin's fieldwork was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. Thesis: Play in Immature Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana): Location, Use of Play Signals, and Play Bout Termination at Mt. Huangshan, China / 2016
Wright, K.R., Mayhew, J.A., Sheeran, L.K., Funkhouser, J.A., Wagner, R.S., Sun, L., & Li, J-H. (2018). Playing it cool: Characterizing social play, bout termination, and candidate play signals by infant and juvenile Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana). Zoological Research, 39(4): 272-283. Kaitlin is currently a Professional Advisor to Anthropology, Primatology, and other majors at Central Washington University.

Graduate Cohort 2013

2013 Graduate Cohort
	Gregory Fratellone, BS Biology, minor in Psychology, Northeastern University Faculty advisor: Dr. Lixing Sun Greg previously conducted research on western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at the Franklin Park Zoo, focusing on infant development and personality, and has volunteered in Belize at the Belize Zoo and Wildtracks rehabilitation center with Geoffroy's spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) and Yucatan black howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra). His thesis research was conducted at the Valley of the wild Monkeys in Mt. Huangshan, China, examining the collective movements of Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) and analyzing collective decision-making, leader/follower dynamics and social networks. Thesis: Female Social Connectivity Through the Leadership and Movement Progression of Tibetan Macaques at Mt. Huangshan, China / 2015

	Melanie Bell, BA Anthropology, BS Primate Behavior & Ecology, Central Washington University Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Melanie is a former intern at the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute (CHCI). Her thesis research was performed at the Gibbon Conservation Center in southern California looking at the non-vocal communication of Javan Gibbons (Hylobates moloch). Thesis: Javan Gibbon (Hylobates moloch) Non-Vocal Social Communication and Gesture Use with Conspecifics / 2015

	Whitney Emge, BA Psychology, University of Puget Sound Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Whitney was an apprentice at the Chimpanzee and Human Communication institute (CHCI) and intern at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. Her thesis research was conducted at Fauna Foundation in Carignan, Quebec, looking at the effects of operant training sessions and unstructured interactions between chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and their caregivers. Thesis: A Comparison of Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Responses to Caregiver Use of Positive Reinforcement Training (PRT) and Species-Specific Behaviors (SSB) / 2015

	Katherine McDonald, BA Psychology & Biological Sciences, Wellesley College Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Katie previously worked with tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) at Yale University, examining helping behavior between conspecifics. She was an apprentice at the Chimpanzeee and Human Communication Institute (CHCI) and intern at Chimpanzeee Sanctuary Northwest. Katie is interested in primate cognition, primate prosocial behavior, and captive primate welfare. Thesis: Captive Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Nighttime Enrichment Use and Preferences / 2016

	Alexandra Casti, BFA Painting, minor in Art History, Pratt Institute Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Sandra was an apprentice at the Chimpanzee and Human Communication Institute (CHCI) and intern/volunteer caregiver at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest. She is passionate about personhood rights for nonhuman animals and interested in cognitive development, creative expression, and language evolution. She analyzed a series of chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) drawings from the CHCI archive for her thesis. Thesis: Reaction to Stimulus Figures in Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Drawings / 2016
Sandra is currently the Assistant Manager in charge of chimpanzee welfare, volunteer supervision, and on-site finances at Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue (SY), located in the Mbargue Forest in Central Cameroon, Africa.
	Benjamin Gombash, BS Wildlife Sciences & Anthropology, The Ohio State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Joseph Lorenz Ben is interested in primate conservation and vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops). His research concerned Hepatocystis and how genes might confer resistance to it. Thesis: Analysis of FY Promoter and Hepatocystis Load in South African Vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops) / 2016Ben is currently
Ben is currently a Ph.D. student at the University of Notre Dame.
	Anne Salow Faculty Advisor: Dr. Steve Wagner Thesis: Sexual Behavior of Immature Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) / 2015

Graduate Cohort 2012

2012 Graduate Cohort
	Amanda Carner Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Thesis: Gesture Sequence in Captive Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) / 2014

	Tony Carr Faculty Advisor: Dr. Marte Fallshore Thesis: Empathy: A Possible Link Between Charismatic Megafauna and Environmental Concern / 2014

	Ricardo Fernandes, BS Animal & Veterinary Science, minor in Biology & Theatre Arts, University of Rhode Island Faculty advisor: Dr. Joseph Lorenz Ricardo is a licensed veterinary technician and specializes in emergency and critical care medicine. His areas of interest include primate communication, primate physiology of locomotion, infant/mother interactions and parental care. In addition, Ricardo is interested in the welfare of captive primates. He analzyed fecal samples to look at population genetis of white faced saki monkeys (Pithecia pithecia) in South America. Thesis: Sex differences in glycosylated hemoglobin in Mauritian origin long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) / 2019

	Erika Jackson Price, BA Neuroscience, minor in Jazz Music, University of Southern California Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Erika's primary interests are the behaviors of free-ranging primates, psychology, and music. She recorded, cataloged, and analyzed the vocalizations of Tibetan macaques at Mt. Huangshan, China. Thesis: Vocalizations of Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China / 2014

	Savannah Schulze Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Thesis: The Directed Scratch Gesture: A Referential Gesture in Chimpanzees / 2014 Jensvold ML; Wilding L; Schulze SM. 2014. Signs of communication in chimpanzees. G. Witzany (Ed.) Biocommunication of Animals (pp. 7-19). Dordrecht: Springer.
Savannah is currently a PhD student enrolled in the Anthropology program at Purdue University.
	RyAnn Stafford Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold

	Asa Staven, BS Fish & Wildlife Management, minor in Entomology, Montana State University Thesis advisor: Dr. Steven Wagner Asa had a Teaching Assistanship from the Biology Department and studied the behaviors of juvenile Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana). Thesis: Interactions Between Tourists and Juvenile Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China / 2014

	Kaeley Sullins Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Thesis: Effect of Group Size on the Activity Budget of Two Captive Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) / 2019 Kaeley is currently an animal caregiver at Fauna Foundation in Quebec, Canada.

	Natasha Zientek, BA Anthropology, The Ohio State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Natasha studied community-based primate conservation focused on Tibetan macaques at Mt. Huangshan, China. Thesis: Impacts of Behavioral Education on Actions and Conservation Attitudes of Tourists at the Valley of the Wild Monkeys, Mt. Huangshan, China / 2014

Graduate Cohort 2011

2011 Graduate Cohort
	Alexander DuVall-Lash, BS Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Michigan Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Alexander studied the impact of tourism on stress-indicating behaviors in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China. Thesis: Effect on human noise on stress-indicating behaviors of Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China / 2013
Alexander is enrolled in a PhD program in Psychology at Nanyang Technological University and is studying under the supervision of Dr. Michael Gumert.
	Jennifer Humphreys, BA Anthropology emphasis on Biological Anthropology, Humboldt State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Joseph Lorenz Jennifer studied conservation population genetics, comparative skeletal anatomy, behavioral ecology, and ethnoprimatology. Thesis: DNA from Chewed Seeds: A Non-Invasive Collection Strategy for Saguinus midas / 2014

	Susie Keenan, BS Psychology, Rochester Institute of Technology Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Susie worked at the Chimpanzee Human Communication Institute and is interested in gestural communication and American Sign Language.

	Meg Mas, BS in Primate Behavior, BA Psychology, Central Washington University Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Meg worked at the Chimpanzee Human Communication Institute and is interested in imaginary play in nonhuman primates.

	Alex Pritchard, BS Biology, University of New South Wales Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Alex is primarily interested in the social behaviors and social interactions of all primates, but also in bolstering their protection, preservation, and recognition. Thesis: Discriminating Behaviors to Measure Personality Traits in Free-Ranging Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) / 2013 Pritchard A; Sheeran LK; Gabriel K; Li JH; Wagner RS. 2014. Behaviors that predict personality components in adult free-ranging Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana). Current Zoology 60(3):362-372.
Alex is currently a Ph.D. student in the anthropology department at Rutgers University studying under Dr. Ryne Palombit.
	Leah Usui, BS Evolution & Ecology and Anthropology, The Ohio State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Leah is interested in the effect of site management styles and ecotourism impact on Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China. Thesis: Behaviors of park rangers and their effects on Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China / 2013 Usui R, Sheeran Lk, Li JH, Sun L, Wang X, Pritchard AJ, DuVall-Lash AS, Wagner RS. 2014. Park rangers' behaviors and their effects on tourists and Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China. Animals 4:546-561, doi: 10.3390/ani4030546.
Leah is currently an Assistant Professor at Hiroshima University. She received her Ph.D. in Integrated Arts and Sciences at Hiroshima University in 2019.
	Lisa Wilding, BA Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado at Boulder Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Lisa worked at the Chimpanzee Human Communciation Institute and is interested in gorilla communication. Thesis: Gorilla Life-Stage Comparison of Head Orientation / 2017 Jensvold Ml; Wilding L; Schulze SM. 2014. Signs of communication in chimpanzees. G. Witzany (Ed.), Biocommunication of Animals (pp. 7-19). Dordrecht: Springer.

Graduate Cohort 2010

2010 Graduate Cohort
	Briana Bauer, BA Spanish, University of Notre Dame Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Briana studied bridging behaviors and adult male-adult female affiliative relationships in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at the Valley of the Wild Monkeys in Mt. Huanshan, China. During her time at CWU, she finished internships at the Woodland Park, Toledo, and Roger Willams Park zoos. Thesis: Male Tibetan Macaque (Macaca thibetana) Choice of Infant Bridging and Female Affiliation Partners / 2012 Bauer B; Sheeran LK; Matheson MD; Li JH; Wagner RS. 2014. Choice of infant bridging and female affiliation partners by male Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana). Zoological Research 35(3):222-230.
Briana is currently a zookeeper at the Houston Zoo.
	Sofia Bernstein, BA Psychology emphasis in Applied Behavioral Analysis, University of North Texas. Faculty advisors: Dr. Lori Sheeran & Dr. Steve Wagner Sofi studied sexual coercion and mate choice in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at the Valley of the Wild Monkeys in Mt. Huangshan, China. Thesis: Sexual Coercion and Mate Choice Tactics in Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China / 2012

	Laura Burwell, BS Wildlife and Wildlands Conservation, Brigham Young University Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Laura studied competition for provisioned foods in a group of Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China. Thesis: The Effectiveness of Scattering Corn as a Management Technique for Macaca thibetana at Mt. Huangshan, China / 2013
Laura is currently a life sciences teacher working for the Southwest Independent School District in Bexar County, Texas.
	Amanda Davis, BS Anthropology & Liberal Studies, Portland State University Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Amanda studied the effects of conversational partner familiarity in deaf humans. Thesis: Effects of Conversational Partner Familiarity in Deaf Humans (Homo sapiens) / 2012
Amanda is currently an educational success coach.
	Erica Dunayer, BS Animal Behavior, Bucknell University Faculty advisor: Dr. Megan Matheson Erica studied how tourism affects the grooming for tolerance trade in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) from a biological markets perspective at Mt. Huangshan, China. Thesis: Tourism as a Market Force for Grooming Interchange and Reciprocity in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China / 2012
Erica is currently a Ph.D. student enrolled in the Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior program at the State University of New York-Buffalo.
	Laura Heggs, BA Psychology, minor in Anthropology/Sociology, Knox College Faculty advisor: Dr. Megan Matheson Laura studied the effect a novel outdoor environment had on captive chimpanzees at Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest in Cle Elum, Washington. Thesis: The Effect of a Novel Outdoor Environment on the Behavior of Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in a Sanctuary Setting / 2012
Laura is currently an adjunct anthropology professor at Brookdale Community College (New Jersey).
	Allie Kibler-Campbell, BA Psychology, minor in English, College of Wooster Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Allie studied the ability to infer causality through various tool-use tasks (including stick tools and rock tools) in a colony of captive capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) in Wooster, Ohio. Thesis: Causal Inference Examined in Cebus apella through a Hammer-and-Anvil Task / 2012
Allie is currently a zookeeper at Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend, IN.
	Austin Leeds, BS Biology, BS Primate Behavior & Ecology, Central Washington University Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Austin studied language use of the cross-fostered chimpanzees at the Chimpanzee Human Communication Institute. Thesis: The Communicative Functions of Five Signing Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) / 2012 Leeds CA; Jensvold ML. 2013. The communicative functions of five signing chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Pragmatics & Cognition, 21(1):224-247
Austin is currently enrolled research manager at Disney's Animal Kingdom.
	Julie Reveles, BS Anthropology and Primate Behavior & Ecology, Central Washington University Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Julie studied visitor effects on captive chimpanzees at the Chimpanzee Human Communication Institute. Thesis: Assessing the Reliability of a Written Data Collection Method: Sign Logs / 2014

	Noah Simons, BA Biological Anthropology, University of Iowa Faculty advisors: Dr. Steve Wagner & Dr. Joseph Lorenz Noah studied levels of genetic diversity between captive and wild populations of western lowland gorillas. Thesis: Genetic diversity in captive-born gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) / 2012 Simons ND; Wagner RS; Lorenz JG. 2013. Genetic diversity of North American captive-born gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla). Ecology and Evolution, 3(1):80-88. Simons ND; Lorenz JG; Sheeran LK; Li JH; Xia DP; Wagner RS. 2012. Non-invasive saliva collection for DNA analyses from free-ranging Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana). American Journal of Primatology, 74:1064-1070.
Noah is currently a Postdoctoral Associate at Duke University.
	Hilaree Sorenson, BA International Studies, Pepperdine University Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Hilaree designed and implemented an environmental enrichment protocol for captive baboons at the Centre for Animal Rehabilitation & Education (C.A.R.E.) in Phalaborwa, South Africa.

Graduate Cohort 2009

2009 Graduate Cohort
	Daniella Bismanovsky, BS Experimental Psychology, Saint Mary's College of California Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Daniella's thesis examined the effect of visitors' behaviors on the chimpanzees' behaviors at the Oakland Zoo in California. Thesis: Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Responses to Visitors Using Chimpanzee-Friendly Behaviors / 2012 Jensvold ML; Zager L; Bismanovsky D. 2013. Promoting nonhuman animal welfare: interactions with caregivers and zoo visitors. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 16: 384-385
Daniella is currently a law student at Louis & Clark Law School in Portland, OR.
	Tracy Campion, BA Social Sciences, minor in Anthropology, University of Washington Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Tracy examined gesture modality in relation to the attentional state in chimpanzees at Gombe in Tanzania, Africa. Thesis: Use of Gesture Sequences in Free-Living Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) Play in Gombe National Park, Tanzania / 2012 Campion TL; Jensvold ML; Larsen G. 2011. Use of gesture sequences in free-living chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in Gombe National Park, Tanzania. American Journal of Primatology, 73(S1): 97
Tracy is currently a writer at Posada Safe Haven.
	Grace Enlow, BA Anthropology & Study of Religion, University of California, San Diego Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Grace studied vocalizations and pair-bond strength in wild, white-bearded gibbons (Hylobates agilis albiarbis) in Central Kalimantan, Borneo. Thesis: Singing, Behavioral Synchrony, and Proximity in Bornean Agile Gibbons (Hylobates albibarbis) / 2011
Grace is currently a chimpanzee caregiver at Center for Great Apes.
	Rebecca Hendershott, BS Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz Faculty advisor: Dr. Megan Matheson Rebecca studied the sociosexual behaviors of Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at the Valley of the Wild Monkeys in Mt. Huangshan, China. Thesis: Socio-sexual Behavior in Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) / 2011

	Julie Wescliff, BA Psychology, University of Louisville Faculty advisor: Dr. Megan Matheson Julie studied the impact of proximity on behavior in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China. Thesis: How Close is too Close? Spatial Proximity Dynamics of Macaca thibetana / 2012
Julie is currently Coordinator for Short-term Programming at Edmonds Community College.
	Sandra Winters, BS Psychology & Anthropology, University of Maryland at College Park Faculty advisor: Dr. Megan Matheson Sandra studied recruitment behavior in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China, for evidence of triadic awareness. Thesis: Social Recruitment in Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China / 2011
Sandra is currently a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Bristol.

Graduate Cohort 2008

2008 Graduate Cohort
	John Rinear, BA Anthropology, BS Primate Behavior & Ecology, Central Washington University. Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran John studied the sleeping site preferences of wild white-bearded gibbons (Hylobates agilis albiarbis). Thesis: Sleeping Tree Preference in Bornean Agile Gibbons (Hylobates albibarbis) / 2014 Cheyne SM, Hoing A, Rinear J, Sheeran LK. 2012. Sleeping site selection by agile gibbons: The influence of tree stability, fruit availability and predation risk. Folia Primatologica, 83:299-311, DOI: 10.1159/000342145.
John is currently teaching Anthropology at community colleges in the Seattle area
	Sydney Self, BS Anthropology, BS Primate Behavior & Ecology, Central Washington University. Faculty advisor: Dr. Lori Sheeran Sydney studied infant-directed aggression in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Valley of the Wild Monkeys in Mt. Huangshan, China. Thesis: Tourist Density and Infant-Directed Aggression in Macaca thibetana at Mt. Huangshan, China / 2010 Self S; Sheeran LK; Matheson MD; Li JH; Pelton O; Harding S; Wagner RS. 2013. Tourism and infant-directed aggression in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China. Anthrozoös, 26(3):435-444.

	Lindsay Zager Faculty advisor: Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold Lindsay studied visitor effects in zoo-living chimpanzees. Thesis: An Experiment in Zoo Visitor Education: Encouraging Friendly Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) Behaviors / 2011 Jensvold ML; Zager L; Bismanovsky D. 2013. Promoting nonhuman animal welfare: interactions with caregivers and zoo visitors. Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 16: 384-385.
Lindsay is currently working at a vet hospital.

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