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Current lab members:

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Christine Drea, PhD
PI & general science whisperer
cdrea@duke.edu





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Allie Schrock
Graduate Student, Evolutionary Anthropology
allie.schrock@duke.edu


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
Graduate Student, University Program in Ecology (UPE)
caroline.shearer@duke.edu, 4caroline.shearer@gmail.com

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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Mia Grossman
Undergraduate Researcher
mia.grossman@duke.edu

Current Research: Neuroendocrine correlates of female social dominance in Eulemur





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Lizzy Fiepke
Undergraduate Researcher
elizabeth.fiepke@duke.edu

Current Research: The relationship between prenatal androgen hormone exposure and the development of scent marking behavior in meerkats



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Isaiah Hamilton
Undergraduate Researcher
isaiah.hamilton@duke.edu

Current research:
 Neuroendocrine mechanisms of female social dominance in lemurs; Comparative neuroanatomy of lemurs and other mammals
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Jonathan Pertile
Undergraduate Researcher 
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jonathan.pertile@duke.edu

Current Research: Lemur maternal investment
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Olivia Santos
Undergraduate Researcher 
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olivia.santos@duke.edu

Current Research: meerkat offspring development
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Nicole Lee Heberling
Undergraduate Researcher 
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nicole.lee.heberling@duke.edu

Current Research: meerkat offspring development
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Allison Li
Undergraduate Researcher 
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xinge.li@duke.edu

Current Research: meerkat offspring development
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Nadine
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Lab Mascot

Current Research: Effects of canine behavior on treat acquisition; Exploring the olfactory profiles of Biological Sciences building 127; Testing dominance relationships among canine companions in Evolutionary Anthropology

Collaborators: 
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
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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

Alumni:

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)
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)

Our research is supported by fellowships and grants from the following organisations:

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