Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Human Evolution
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany

Research Associate, Anthropology Department, Humboldt State University

Lecturer, Anthropology Department, Humboldt State University, CA, USA

Field Research Scientist, Mona Monkey Research Project (Grenada, West Indies), WINDREF, NY, and Humboldt State University, CA, USA

Ph.D., Anthropology Department, University of California, Santa Cruz
Dissertation: The evolutionary ecology of primate auditory sensitivity
Principal advisors: Alison Galloway and Nathaniel J. Dominy

M.A., Anthropology Department, University of California, Santa Cruz

B.A. honors, Anthropology Department, Humboldt State University

Human Biology and Evolution (3 semesters)

History of Women in Physical Anthropology

What’s a Career in Anthropology

Physical Anthropology

Physical Anthropology Laboratory

Primate Ecology & Field Methods (La Selva, Costa Rica)

Paleoanthropology

Primate Ecology & Costa Rican Cultures (La Selva, Costa Rica)

Cultural Anthropology

Graduate School Preparation

Zooarchaeology (Mammalian Osteology)

Tropical Ecology Field School (La Pacifica & El Zota, Costa Rica)

Introduction to Human Evolution (2 semesters)

Human Functional Anatomy (Dissection-based)

Introduction to Archaeology

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

Paleoanthropology

Physical Anthropology Laboratory

Physical Anthropology

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
Investigating the comparative morphology and evolution of the primate bony labyrinth (semicircular canals and cochlea). Prepare high-resolution CT data for processing, crop and segment labyrinth using Avizo and other morphometrics software, perform statistical analyses, interpret results, prepare manuscripts. Supervisor: Fred Spoor.

Research Associate, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
Data collection/analysis and grant writing for research on genetic drift in guenon monkeys on mainland Africa and the Caribbean; analysis of skull morphology, bioacoustics, behavioral ecology, and genetic variability. Trained undergraduate assistants; assisted with forensics cases.

Graduate Student Researcher/Principal Investigator, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
Research design, project management, grant writing, data collection, and data analysis for doctoral research. Designed a field portable auditory evoked potential system and portable sound attenuating booth. Constructed audiograms using the minimally invasive auditory brainstem response method, more than doubling the number of audiograms produced over 70 years using traditional methods. Collected and analyzed data on habitat acoustic and vocalizations.

Field Research Scientist, Mona Monkey Research Project (Grenada, West Indies), WINDREF, NY, and Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
Conducted study on the social behavior and group tenure of all-male groups of mona monkeys (Cercopithecus mona) on the Island of Grenada, West Indies. Established research station, laid in trails, located and observed monkey groups. Recorded vocalizations; collected data on social behavior, habitat, habitat and canopy use, and diet. Analyzed data, presented results, and produced documentary. Supervisor: Mary Glenn.

Project Director, Collaborative research on deceased aged chimpanzee

Research Assistant, Department of Anthropology, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

Coordinator, Biological Anthropology Lecture Series, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

Program Assessor, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, and Department of Anthropology, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

Archaeology Assistant, Six Rivers National Forest Service, Eureka, CA

OTS Bats and Echolocation Field Course, Costa Rica

Rutgers Koobi Fora Field School in Paleoanthropology, Kenya

UCSC Teaching Fellowship

UCSC Research Fellowship

UCSC Regents Fellowship

Center for Tropical Research and Development (CenTREAD), Scholarship

Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS), Scholarship

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program, Honorable Mention

Outstanding Student of the Year, College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, Humboldt State University

Pi Gamma Mu, International Honor Society in Social Science, Induction

Humboldt State University Presidential Scholar