
Jason Kamilar
Professor, Department of Anthropology
Director, Institute for Social Science Research
Primate Curator, UMass Natural History Collections
Email: jkamilar (at) umass.edu

Amanda Fuchs
Doctoral Student
Dissertation Title: The effects of food and water on Kinda baboon movement ecology and gut microbiome diversity.
Email: afuchs (at) umass.edu
Twitter: @MandyMonkey02

Laura Haynes
Doctoral Student
Primatology, conservation
Email: lkhaynes (at) umass.edu
Twitter: @haynesklaura

MJ Ingmanson
Doctoral Student
Primatology, conservation
Email: mjingmanson (at) umass.edu
Instagram: @mjingmanson

Catherine Kitrinos
Doctoral Student
Dissertation Title: Bats, baboons, and berries: Microbial transmission at Kasanka National Park.
Email: ckitrinos (at) umass.edu
Twitter: @CatieKitrinos


Thomas Wilson
Doctoral Student (co-advised with Todd Disotell)
Primate genetics, coloration, ecology
Email: tcwilson (at) umass.edu

Andrew Zamora
Doctoral Student
Dissertation Title: Socio-genomic evolution of sifakas (Propithecus).
Email: azamora (at) umass.edu
Other Current and Recent Collaborators
Brenda Bradley, George Washington University
John Rowan, University of Cambridge (UK)
Kenny Chiou, University of Alabama
India Scheider-Crease, Arizona State University
Megan Petersdorf, Tulane University
Benjamin Mubemba, Copperbelt University
Andrea Baden, Hunter College
Stacey Tecot, University of Arizona
Kaye Reed, Arizona State University
Lydia Beaudrot, Michigan State University
Tim Webster, University of Utah
Lab Alumni
Postdocs
Jacob Feder, Postdoc, Arizona State University
John Rowan, Asst Prof, University of Cambridge (UK)
Sharmi Sen, Postdoc, Northwestern University
Gina Agostini-Walesch, Research Asst Prof, Midwestern University
Rachel Bell Burten, Postdoc, Disotell Lab
Andrew Best, Asst Prof, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
Allyson Schmidt
Anna Weyher, Co-Dir, Kasanka Baboon Project
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Kalista Creighton Ahouse
Ankita Bhagat