Rationale
I am intrinsically motivated to demonstrate how adult parental choices or life experiences may mediate offspring growth and development. I aim to uncover these patterns by examining the ecology, biology, and behavior of a species. In my research I aim to connect how patterns of the abiotic and biotic environment, relevant biomarkers including hormones, and behavior are linked to produce variation in reproductive strategies and offspring development.
Current Projects
I am currently undertaking my Masters project which focuses on behavioral tradeoffs between mating effort and parenting effort in male olive baboons (Papio anubis).
My dissertation project will aim to more thoroughly understand the physiological, morphological, and behavioral benefits of male investment towards mother and infant olive baboons.
My dissertation project will aim to more thoroughly understand the physiological, morphological, and behavioral benefits of male investment towards mother and infant olive baboons.
Past Projects
In 2017, I worked in Ivindo National Park, Gabon with the Poulsen Ecology Lab on a project examining forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) presence on biodiversity and forest health. This project is currently ongoing and hopes to take a longitudinal view of the ecological regulatory role forest elephants take.
In 2016, I worked with the Simien Mountains Gelada Research Project in Ethiopia. As a field assistant, I collected behavioral, biological, and ecological data for a number of research projects.
As an undergraduate, I worked with the Human Animal and Interaction Research Institute and the Laboratory for the Evolutionary Endocrinology of Primates. I gained skills in laboratory analysis, enzyme immunoassays, coding, and in discussing and communicating research findings.
In 2016, I worked with the Simien Mountains Gelada Research Project in Ethiopia. As a field assistant, I collected behavioral, biological, and ecological data for a number of research projects.
As an undergraduate, I worked with the Human Animal and Interaction Research Institute and the Laboratory for the Evolutionary Endocrinology of Primates. I gained skills in laboratory analysis, enzyme immunoassays, coding, and in discussing and communicating research findings.
See my most recent CV here.