Current lab members:
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Allie Schrock
Ph.D. Candidate, Evolutionary Anthropology [email protected] Current research: Neuroendocrine mechanisms of female social dominance in lemurs; Comparative neuroanatomy of lemurs and other mammals; lemur maternal investment Past Research: Relationship between hormones and social network position in capuchin monkeys; Effect of diet on social behavior in rhesus macaques |
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Caroline Shearer
Ph.D. Candidate, University Program in Ecology (UPE) [email protected] Current Research: Endocrinology, parasitology, and social behavior in lemurs; Meerkat offspring behavioral development Past Research: Seasonal variation of gastrointestinal helminths in Grant's gazelle (Nanger granti); Infection-induced behavioral change in Grant's gazelle; Wildlife responses to landscape heterogeneity (dung beetles and passerines); Acoustic surveys of New Zealand's freshwater fish; Kiwi telemetry monitoring |
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Yujin Kim
Undergraduate Researcher @duke.edu Current Research: Lemur maternal investment |
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Kavya Menke
Undergraduate Researcher @duke.edu Current Research: Eulemur endocrinology and behavior |
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Nicole Lee Heberling
Undergraduate Researcher [email protected] Current Research: Lemur maternal investment and lemur parasitology Past Research: meerkat offspring development |
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Allison Li
Undergraduate Researcher [email protected] Current Research: meerkat offspring development |
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Mabel
Lab Mascot Current Research: Effects of belly rubs and tail wags on number of social partners; grass height vs jump rate as measured according to velocity |
Collaborators:
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Tim Clutton-Brock
Prince Philip Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Cambridge |
Julie Horvath
Director, Genomics & Microbiology Research Laboratory, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences Marta Manser Associate Professor of the Institute of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich Cathy Williams Senior Clinical Veterinarian, Duke Lemur Center |
In Memorium:
Stephen Glickman
Professor of Psychology and Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley
Professor of Psychology and Integrative Biology, UC Berkeley
Alumni:
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Post-doctoral fellows (current position)
Nicholas Grebe, 2018-2021 (Post-doctoral scholar, University of Michigan) Rachel Harris, 2016-2018 (Policy officer, Australian Dept. of Industry, Innovation and Science) Dimitri Blondel, 2014-2016 (Post-doctoral scholar, North Carolina State University) Dana Pfefferle, 2014, (Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology) Vivian Goerlich, 2012 (Post-doctoral fellow, Utrecht University) Javier delBarco-Trillo, 2009-2011 (John Moores University) Marylene Boulet, 2006-2009 (Bishop's University) Marie Charpentier, 2006-2008 (CNRS French National Center for Scientific Research) Associates in Research (current position)
Caroline Shearer, 2019-2021 (Ph.D. student, Duke University) Kristin Dimac-Stohl, 2013-2019 (Research horticulturalist, Department of Biology, Duke University) Alexandra Stonehill, 2016-2017 (Masters student, Emperial College London) Charlotte Davies, 2013-2016 (Ph.D. student, University of East Anglia) Debbie Walsh, 2014-2015 Lydia Greene, 2011-2014 (Ph.D. student, Duke University) Jessica Mitchell, 2012-2013 (Ph.D. student, Liverpool University) Jillian Wisse, 2011-2012 (Ph.D. student, Duke University) Ghanasyam Bey, 2010 (Veterinary student, Ohio State University) Jeremy Crawford, 2008-2010 (Ph.D. student, UC Berkeley) Anne Starling, 2005-2007 (MD, Ph.D., UNC Chapel Hill) Elizabeth Scordato, 2004-2006 (Post-doctoral fellow, U. of Colorado) Jannelle Couret 2004-2005 (Ph.D. from Emory University) Courtney Fitzpatrick, 2003-2005 (Post-doctoral fellow, NESCent) Graduate students (current position)
Sally Bornbusch, Ph.D student (EA), 2015-2021 (Smithsonian George E. Burch Postdoctoral Fellow, National Zoological Park and Conservation Biology Institute) Lydia Greene, Ph.D student (UPE), 2014-2019 (NSF Postdoctoral Fellow in Biology, Duke Lemur Center) Kendra Smyth, Ph.D student (UPE), 2012-2017 (The Boston Consulting Group) Joe Petty, Ph.D student (UPE), 2009-2015 (Pfizer, Investigative Toxicology Group) Kathleen Grogan, Ph.D. student (UPE), 2008-2014 (FIRST Post-doc Fellow, Emory University) Claude Ditsoga, Masters Student, 2008-2010 (Centre International de Recherches Medicales de Franceville, Gabon) Sylvere Mboumba, Masters Student, 2008-2010 (Centre International de Recherches Medicales de Franceville, Gabon) Eric Johnson, 2007-2008 Sara Leonhardt, Masters Student, 2005-2007 (Research Assistant, University of Würzburg) Ingrid Wiesel, 2001-2003 (Hyena Specialist Group) Julie Hermann, 2001-2002 Stephanie Combes, Masters Student, 2000-2004 (Program Manager at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) |
Undergraduate students (position, department)
Jonathan Pertile 2022-2023 (Honors thesis, EA) Mia Grossman 2022-2023 (Honors thesis, Neuroscience) Olivia Santos 2022-2023 (Honors thesis, EA) Lizzy Fiepke 2020-2022 (Honors thesis, Biology) Alizeh Sheikh 2019-2021 (Honors thesis, EA) Annika Sharma 2018-2020 (Honors thesis, Neuroscience) Lucy Greenwald 2019-2020 (Honors thesis, Biology) Chelsea Southworth, 2018-2019 (Honors thesis, EA) Siera Lunn, 2018-2019 (Honors thesis, Biology) Ilayda Arslan, 2017 (Volunteer, Duke) Bruno Valan, 2017 (Volunteer, Duke) Alexandra Stonehill, 2015-2016 (Honors thesis, EA) Samantha Epstein, 2015-2016 (Honors thesis, EA) Hannah Derrick, (Independent Study) Christine Adams, 2013-2014 (Honors thesis, EA) Skylar Klager, 2012-2013 (Honors thesis, EA) Gwendolyn McGinnis, 2011-2012 (Honors thesis, Biology) Adam Gross, 2011-2012 (Honors thesis, EA) Alexandra Shams, 2011-2012 (Honors thesis, EA) Lydia Greene, 2010-2011 (Honors thesis, EA) Mason Reynolds, 2010-2011 (Volunteer, Howard Hughes Fellow) Ross Canlas, 2010-2011 (Independent Study, Chemistry) Donna Webb, 2010-2011 (Independent Study, EA) Melissa Canady, 2010-2011 (Volunteer, NC State) Elizabeth Harris, 2010-2011 (Independent Study, NC State) Joel Bray, 2010-2011 (Volunteer, EA) Jillian Wisse, 2009-2010 (Independent Study, UNC) Caitlin Sacha, 2009-2010 (Honors thesis, Chemistry) Kelsey Shaw, 2009-2010 (Honors thesis, Biology) Jeremy Crawford, 2007-2008 (Independent study, BAA) Hannah Biederman, 2007-2008 (Honors thesis, BAA) Maggie Lin, 2007-2008 (Honors thesis, BAA) Nick Cuneo, 2007-2008 (Honors thesis, BAA) Shawn Kwatra, 2007-2008 (Honors thesis, BAA) Vanessa Thomas, 2006-2007 (Honors Thesis, Biology) Jim Camden, 2005-2006 (Independent study, BAA) Prabhat Mishra, 2006 (Independent study, BAA) Julie Rushmore, 2005-2006 (Honors thesis, BAA) N. Holland, 2004-2005 (Independent Study, BAA) Katy Sharrock, 2005 (NSF REU recipient) S.Y.J. Kong, 2003-2004 (Independent Study, BAA) W. Cha, 2003-2004 (Independent Study, BAA) Kena Rae Grace, 2003-2004 (Honors thesis, Biology, UNC) Elizabeth Scordato, 2003-2004 (Honors thesis, Biology) Anne Starling, 2002-2003 (Honors thesis, BAA) |
Meerkat volunteers (current position)
Ed Kabay, 2014-2015 (High school teacher)
Debbie Walsh, 2013-2014 (TBD)
Amanda Reyes, 2012-2013 (TBD)
Ed Kabay, 2014-2015 (High school teacher)
Debbie Walsh, 2013-2014 (TBD)
Amanda Reyes, 2012-2013 (TBD)
Our research is supported by fellowships and grants from the following organisations:
