Current, former, and/or graduated students
Postdoctoral
Dr. Inza Kone - (PhD, 2004, University of Cocody, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire)
Research: Conservation biology of African cercopithecoids and hominoids; seed dispersal, impact of hunting on animal populations, behavioral ecology
Ph.D.
Nicole Rafferty - Zoology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow)
Research:
Tropical ecology, conservation biology, and primate-plant interactions. Ph.D. research: the effects of habitat fragmentation and other forms of disturbance on primate-plant mutualisms, especially primate pollination and seed dispersal, and the potential interdependence of primate persistence and tropical forest regeneration.
Selected Publications:
» Rafferty, N. E., Boersma, P. D., and Rebstock, G. A. 2005. Intraclutch egg-size variation in Magellanic Penguins. Condor 107:921-926.
» Rafferty, N. E., and Boughman, J. W. (nd) Sympatric species of threespine stickleback differ in the use of odor to recognize conspecific mates. Behavioral Ecology (accepted)
» Boersma, P. D., and Rafferty, N. E. (nd) To breed or not to breed: factors influencing reproductive performance in female Magellanic Penguins. Auk (in review).
Greg Dixon - Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow) (co-advisor)
Research:
Motivation and delay of gratification in primate feeding; PhD research: Hierarchical structure of feeding behavior and food processing --at behavioral and neural levels--and the ontogeny of these abilities.
Selected Publications:
» Nitschke, J. B., Dixon, G. E., Sarinopoulos, I., Short, S. J., Cohen, J. D., Smith, E. E., Kosslyn, S. M., Rose, R. M., Davidson, R. J. (2006). Altering expectancy dampens neural response to aversive taste in primary taste cortex. Nature Neuroscience, 9(3), 435-442.
» Sarinopoulos, I., Dixon, G. E., Short, S. J., Davidson, R. J., & Nitschke, J. B. (2006). Brain mechanisms of expectation associated with insula and amydala response to aversive taste: Implication for placebo. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 20(2), 120-132.
» Dixon, G. E.; Nitschke, J. B.; Short, S. J., Lakshmanan, A., Carew, M. E., Anderle, M. J., Schaefer, H. S., Johnstone, T., Cohen, J. D., Kosslyn, S. M., Smith, E. E., & Davidson, R. J. (2004). Expectancy and modulation of neural activation in response to gustatory stimuli. Poster presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.
Melissa Reisland - Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research:
Primate behavioral ecology, anthropogenic impact on behavior
Darcy Hannibal - Anthropology, University of Oregon
Research:
Dietary flexibility & dental microwear analysis in Macaca mulatta, Puerto Rico
M.S.
Caroline Travers - Anthropology, University of Oregon
Research:
Primate dental microwear analysis and diet
Julie L. Krajewski - Conservation Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research:
Conservation in East Africa
Ph.D. Committee Member
Sari Van Bell - Zoology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Luisa Arnedo - Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Katie Cronin - Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Victoria Buresch - Anthropology, Australia National University
Nicole Gross-Camp - Environmental Studies, Antioch New England Graduate School
Graduated Students
Liza Moscovice - Ph.D. (2006), Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison (committee)
Sari Van Bell - M.S. (2005) Zoology, University of Wisconsin Ð Madison (committee)
Britta Torgrimson - M.S. (2002), Anthropology, University of Oregon
Julie Thompson - Ph.D. (2002) Biology, University of Oregon (committee)
Carol Jeffers - M.S. (2001), Anthropology, University of Oregon (committee)
Katherine Lacy - M.S. (2001), Biology, University of Oregon (committee)