Research Experience
Field Work
Likouala region, Republic of the Congo (2 months); 2019
Postdoctoral research; design, organization and supervision of research team to establish a field site in the Likouala region. Demographic and cognitive data collection for both Bondongo and BaYaka communities, including interviews, biometrics and cognitive task administration.
Likouala region, Republic of the Congo (3.5 months); 2018
Postdoctoral research; implementation, organization and supervision of research team for the Evolution, Variation, and Ontogeny of Learning project. Data collection procedures included interviews, cognitive tasks, biometrics, and focal follows.
Koakoland region, Namibia (2 months); 2017
PhD Research; Project design, funding, organization and supervision of research team, implementation, and data collection for the LS-DS touch screen task with both Urban and Traditionally-living semi-nomadic Himba.
Lab Work
Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia; 2012–2017
PhD Research advised by Dr. William D. Hopkins; Eye-tracking, questionnaires, touchscreen task coding and data collection for cognitive flexibility assessment of children and adults, both on the university campus and with Zoo Atlanta.
Yerkes National Primate Research Center in Atlanta, Georgia; 2012–2017
PhD Research advised by Dr. William D. Hopkins; Touch screen task programming for cognitive flexibility testing of chimpanzees and humans. Building and designing reinforced, automated touch screen units for chimpanzees. Do-as-I-do imitation positive reinforcement training in chimpanzees. Diffusion Tensor Image (DTI) chimpanzee scan collection and analysis.
MD Anderson Cancer Research Center in Bastrop, Texas; 2011, 2015
PhD Research advised by Dr. William D. Hopkins; Study design and data collection for a project involving socio-cognitive testing, problem-solving strategies, and imitation training with chimpanzees.
Station de Primatologie in Rousset, France; 2013–2017
Phd Research advised by Dr. Joël Fagot & Dr. Adrien Meguerditchian; Experimental design and implementation of a cognitive flexibility touch screen task with baboons and positive reinforcement Do-as-I-do imitation training in baboons.
Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia; 2012
Post-Baccalaureate Research Assistant to Dr. Jared Taglialatela; Data acquisition and analysis for chimpanzee vocalization and gestural communication.
Yerkes National Primate Center in Atlanta, Georgia; 2009–2011
Undergraduate Research Assistant to Dr. Jared Taglialatela; Observational data collection on chimpanzee gestural and vocal communication.
