Positions:
- Associate Professor of Anthropology, Indiana University, Bloomington
- Core Faculty, Center for the Integrated Study of Human Behavior, Indiana University, Bloomington
- Affiliate, Stone Age Institute and Center for Research into the Anthropological Foundations of Technology, Indiana University, Bloomington
Education:
- 1989 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Ph.D., Biological Anthropology, “Positional behavior in Pan troglodytes at the Mahale Mountains and Gombe National Parks, Tanzania.” (C.L. Brace and R.W. Wrangham, co-chairs)
- 1982 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. M.A., Biological Anthropology
- 1980 University of Tennessee, Knoxville. B.A., Biological Anthropology (Highest Honors, College Scholar)
Special training:
Special Interests:
Human evolutionary studies, hominid paleontology, evolution of bipedalism, primate social behavior, ape positional behavior and ecology.
Recent and ongoing research:
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Habituation of chimpanzees, establishment of research station, and collection of ranging, diet and climatological data at the Toro-Semliki Wildlife Reserve, Uganda
Awards and Distinctions:
- 1999 International Who’s Who of Professionals
- 1997 Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, Indiana University
- 1996 First alternate, Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, Indiana University
- 1993, 1995 Nominated for Presidential Faculty Fellows Award, by Indiana University, Bloomington
- 1990 Chief’s Award, Ann Arbor Police Department, for contribution to the safety and welfare of the city
Research Grants received from:
National Science Foundation, Indiana University, USAID/Makerere University Research Subcommittee, Sigma Xi, Leakey Foundation
