Teaching Research Associate
Departments of Biology and Psychology
Laboratory of Neurobehavioral Research
Bates Hall 218
Ph: 330-569-5224
Fax: 330-569-5448
I teach labs for several Biology and Psychology courses: Animal Behavior, Animal Physiology, Learning: Theory and Methods, Neuroscience, and Vertebrate Biology. I also have team-taught a course in Primate Behavioral Ecology with Dr. Kimberley Phillips. Dr. Phillips and I will be leading a study abroad trip to Peru in Spring 2008. Please contact me if you are interested in learning more about this trip.
My interests are in the field of primate behavior. At Hiram I work with Dr. Kimberley Phillips in the Laboratory of Neurobehavioral Research (LONI). The research in our lab is focused on several areas including social behavior of capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella), neuroanatomical correlates of behavior, and the use of sensory cues in capuchin foraging. Our undergraduate research assistants are involved in all areas of research - including design, data collection and analysis, writing and presentation. Some students also become involved in animal husbandry of our capuchin colony.
Undergraduate Research Opportunities:
Opportunities are available in LONI for students interested in primate behavior, neuroscience, and animal husbandry. Our students acquire training in animal health and safety, research methodology, and animal husbandry. Some of our students have gone on to pursue careers in research settings, animal training, and veterinary medicine as well as graduate programs in animal behavior, primatology, experimental psychology, and clinical psychology.
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Course Related Websites: Animal Physiology / Vertebrate Biology
Getting Help: Student Academic Services / Writing Center
Education
M.A. (2006) Biological Anthropology Kent State University, Kent, OH
Thesis: Strange and familiar scents: The role of scent marking in white-faced saki (Pithecia pithecia) social behavior. (Advisor: Marilyn A. Norconk)
B.A. (1999) Anthropology Washington University - St. Louis, MO
Thesis: Field observations of antipredator behavior in the slender loris (Loris tardigradus lydekkerianus). (Advisor: Robert W. Sussman)
Academic and Professional Experience
Hiram College 2002-present
Teaching Research Associate, Departments of Biology and Psychology
Animal Technician and Research Associate, Laboratory of Neurobehavioral Investigations
Kent State University Department of Anthropology Graduate Program
Graduate Teaching Assistant 1999-2002
Introduction to Physical Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology
Lab, Methods in Physical Anthropology
American Anthropologist, Journal of the American Anthropological Association*
Editorial Assistant for Book Reviews 1998-1999
*Under Editor-in-Chief Robert W. Sussman
Research Experience
Mysore Slender Loris (Loris tardigradus) Tamil Nadu, India
White-faced Saki (Pithecia pithecia)
Wild: Redonda Isla, Lago Guri, Venezuela
Captive: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo/ Pittsburgh Zoo
Brown Capuchin (Cebus apella)
Captive: Laboratory of Neurobehavioral Research, Hiram College
