Curriculum Vitae
Education
| 2009- present | PhD candidate Leipzig School of Human Origins student at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig Germany Dissertation: “Investigating vocal communication of chimpanzees to develop a novel monitoring tool” Supervisors Prof Christophe Boesch and Dr. Hjalmar Kuehl |
| 2007-2008 | MSc. Primate Conservation Oxford Brookes University, Oxford UK Distinction for thesis titled “Feeding and nesting ecology of the western lowland gorilla in the Lac Télé Community Reserve, Republic of Congo” |
| 2002-2006 | BSc . Animal Biology University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC, Canada |
Work and Field Experience
| 2008 | Lac Télé Community Reserve, Republic of Congo Principal Investigator- Conducted field work for my MSc dissertation which included vegetation sampling, wild gorilla tracking, analyzing gorilla fecal samples, and recording direct and indirect feeding observations. |
| 2006 | Proyecto Carey, Drake Bay, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica Field Research Assistant- Collected behavioural, demographic and botanical data for a project investigating the role of frugivores in rainforest regeneration. |
| 2004-2007 | Mountainview Conservation and Breeding Center, Fort Langley BC, Canada Keeper’s Aid- Assisted keepers with cleaning, feeding and enrichment for a variety of species. Also helped with maintenance, administration, and funding at the facility. |
| 2002 | ECL Envirowest Consultants Ltd., Burnaby BC, Canada Field Assistant- Assisted project biologist with field work to assess the environmental impact on natural ecosystems at proposed development sites in the lower mainland of BC. |