Much of my work in the past couple years has involved primates. My primate related experiences are listed below.
Feeding Ecology of Red-Tailed Monkeys in Issa Valley, Tanzania
August 2018 – February 2019
Issa Valley, Ugalla, Tanzania
Role: Principle Investigator
Data collection and relevant skills: I collected feeding ecology data on two groups of Cercopithecus ascanius in Issa Valley, Tanzania (a savanna-mosaic habitat), and will compare this data with feeding ecology data from Cercopithecus ascanius in Kibale National Park, Uganda (rainforest habitat). This will be the first study of Cercopithecus ascanius feeding ecology in a savanna-mosaic environment and will provide insight on the ecological adaptability of this species.
Read more about my work in Tanzania here.
Greater Mahale Ecosystem Research and Conservation
August 2018 – February 2019
Issa Valley, Ugalla, Tanzania
Role: Research Assistant
Data collection and relevant skills: collected behavioral data on chimpanzees, yellow baboons, and red-tailed monkeys, created ODK data collection forms for long-term red-tailed monkey behavioral studies, assisted in phenology and termite mound data collection, assisted in camera trap maintenance, cleaned and organized red-tailed monkey ranging data
Read more about my work in Tanzania here.
Behavioral Responses of Three Lemur Species (Lemur catta, Eulemur rufifrons, Propithecus coquereli) to a Non-Malagasy Carnivore, the Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)
June – July 20
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Duke Lemur Center, Durham, North Carolina
Role: Principle Investigator
Data collection and relevant skills: designed methods of data collection, created an ethogram for the behavioral responses of lemurs and foxes within the encounters, collected data opportunistically using narrated video recordings, documented 60 lemur-fox encounters, input data into excel.
Read more about this project here.
Evaluating Spatial Distributions of Scent-marks in Free-ranging Groups of Lemur catta
May – July 2018
Duke Lemur Center, Durham, North Carolina
Role: Research Assistant
Principle Investigator: Shallu Prasher
Data collection and relevant skills: collected over 200 hours of behavioral data using continuous and instantaneous sampling, utilized the offset GPS data collection method to record location of scent marks, used GPS to map enclosures, input data into excel.
Read more about this experience here.
Black and White Ruffed Lemur Monitoring
October – December 2018
Kianjavato, Madagascar
Role: Research Assistant
Organization: Madagascar Biodiversity Partnership
Data collection and relevant skills: collected behavioral ecology data on two populations of Varecia variegata, recorded plant phenology data, used GPS to tag trees, worked with Malagasy guides to locate and track lemurs, synthesized data into excel spreadsheets, composed biweekly project reports, collaborated with international researchers.
Read about my adventures in Madagascar here.