ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY June 2016 - present
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Developmental and Comparative Psychology
Leipzig, Germany
Advisors: Drs. Michael Tomasello and Josep Call
EDUCATION
DUKE UNIVERSITY, Durham, NC May 2016
Ph.D. in Evolutionary Anthropology
Dissertation: "Social decision-making in bonobos and chimpanzees"
Advisors: Drs. Brian Hare and Anne Pusey
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, New London, CT May 2011
B.A. (summa cum laude) in Biological Sciences
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2015-present Wolfgang Kohler Primate Research Center, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany (great ape eye-tracking
research, with Josep Call, Mike Tomasello, and Fumihiro Kano)
2013-present North Carolina Zoo (chimpanzee touchscreen research, with Brian Hare)
2012-present Jane Goodall Institute Research Center, Duke University (analysis of wild chimpanzee behavior, in collaboration with Anne Pusey & Ian Gilby)
2012-present Duke Canine Cognition Center, Duke University (dog cognition, with Brian Hare)
2011-present Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (bonobo cognition, with Brian Hare)
2012-2013 Section of Language and Intelligence, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan (chimpanzee touchscreen and eye tracking
research, in collaboration with Ikuma Adachi, and supported by Tetsuro Matsuzawa)
2011-2013 Duke Lemur Center, Duke University (lemur cognition, with Brian Hare)
2012 Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC (primate morphology)
2011 Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo (chimp cognition, with Brian Hare)
2010 Budongo Conservation Field Station, Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda (wild chimpanzee observation and experiments, supervised by Thibaud
Gruber & Klaus Zuberbuhler)
2010 Centre ValBio, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar (wild lemur observation and experiments, in collaboration with Patricia Wright &
Laurie Santos)
2009-2011 Comparative Cognition Lab, Yale University, New Haven, CT (capuchin monkey cognition, supervised by Laurie Santos)
2009 Invertebrate Biology Lab, Connecticut College, New London, CT (invertebrate freezing tolerance, supervised by Stephen Loomis)
2008 Limbe Wildlife Centre, Limbe, Cameroon (volunteer)
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND GRANTS
2017-2019 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (24 mos), 183,454.80€
2016 Krupenye, Kano et al (2016) selected by Science as one of the top ten scientific breakthroughs of 2016
2016 Outstanding Student ePoster Award, Chimpanzees in Context, Chicago, USA
2011-2016 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, $135,000
2011-2016 Duke University Institutional Fellowship
2015-2016 Undergraduate Mentorship Award, Duke University, $1,000
2015 International Dissertation Research Travel Award, Duke University, $1,500
2014-2015 USAID & National Academy of Sciences Research and Innovation Fellowship, $8,968
2014 Undergraduate Mentorship Award, Duke University, $1,000
2014 Psychology & Neuroscience Vertical Integration Program, Duke University, $1,800
2014 Evolutionary Anthropology Graduate Research Fund, Duke University, $700
2014 Summer Undergraduate Mentorship Award, Duke University, $1,000
2013-2014 Undergraduate Mentorship Award, Duke University, $900
2013 Evolutionary Anthropology Graduate Research Fund, Duke University, $700
2012-2013 Undergraduate Mentorship Award, Duke University, $1,000
2012 Visiting Graduate Student Fund, CICASP, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University
2011-2012 Undergraduate Mentorship Award, Duke University, $1,000
2010 Phi Beta Kappa
2010 Winthrop Scholar, Connecticut College (the college’s highest academic honor)
2010 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, U.S. Congress, $7,500
2010 Connecticut College Internship Award, $3,000
2010 Craig ’84 and Bente ’86 International Internship Award, Connecticut College, $400
2010 Sybil A. Hausman Prize for Excellence in Biology, Connecticut College Biology, $100
2010 Mellon Foundation Foreign Language Research Award, $1,200
2009 Steven and Pamela Baker Reardon ’67 International Travel Fellowship, Connecticut College, $2,000
2008 Steven and Pamela Baker Reardon ’67 International Travel Fellowship, Connecticut College, $2,000
2007-2011 Starr Scholarship, Starr Foundation, Brewster Central School District, $16,000
UNDERGRADUATE THESIS MENTORSHIP
2015-2016 Laura Lewis, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Honors thesis: Memory for social vs nonsocial content in chimpanzees
Current position: PhD student in Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
2014-2015 Jeremy Clift, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Duke University
Honors thesis: Chimpanzees’ understanding of novel social relationships
Current position: Research assistant, Ngogo Chimpanzee Project, Uganda
2013-2014 Leah Kaiser, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Honors thesis: The evolution of transitive inference: chimpanzee’s performance with social and nonsocial stimuli
Current position: JD student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2013-2014 Karen McLellan, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Honors thesis: Do females have friends? The nature of social bonds among female chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) at Gombe
National Park, Tanzania
Current position: Research assistant, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2013-2014 Ashley Mooney, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Independent Study: Chimpanzees exploit triadic awareness in partner choice
Current position: DVM student, University of Melbourne
2013-2014 Hillary Lee, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Independent Study: Social strategies in male chimpanzees
Current position: MD student, Duke Medical School
2012-2013 Joel Bray, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Honors thesis: Ring-tailed lemurs are sensitive to the visual but not auditory perception of others
Current position: PhD student in Anthropology, Arizona State University
2011-2012 Rachna Reddy, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Honors thesis: Do red ruffed lemurs yawn contagiously?
Current position: PhD student in Anthropology, University of Michigan
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Spring 2016 Human Cognitive Evolution, Duke University (Teaching Assistant), Instructor: Dr. Brian Hare
Fall 2015 Introduction to Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke U. (Teaching Assistant), Instructor: Dr. Ken Glander
Spring 2015 Visualizing the Environment for Conservation, Duke U. (guest lecture), Instructors: Dr. Anne Pusey and Erin Espelie
Spring 2014 Human Cognitive Evolution, Duke U. (two guest lectures), Instructor: Dr. Brian Hare
Spring 2014 Can Chimpanzees Have Cultures?, Duke U. (guest lecture), Instructor: Dr. Lindsey Smith
Spring 2014 Visualizing the Environment for Conservation, Duke U. (guest lecture), Instructors: Dr. Anne Pusey and Erin Espelie
Spring 2013 Sociobiology, Duke University (guest lecture), Instructor: Dr. Anne Pusey
Spring 2012 Human Cognitive Evolution, Duke University (Teaching Assistant), Instructor: Dr. Brian Hare
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015-2016 Member, International Primatological Society
2015-2016 Member, American Association of Physical Anthropologists
2014-2015 Participant, Engaging the Public in Science Program, NC Museum of Natural Sciences
2013-2014 Participant, Science Communication Pilot Program, NC Museum of Natural Sciences
2011-2012 Member, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center collaborative working group, “How does cognition evolve?” Durham, NC
SELECTED INVITED TALKS
2016 Cognitive Science Colloquium, Georg-August University-Göttingen
2016 Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
2015 Evolutionary Anthropology Talk Series, Duke University
2015 Department of Developmental and Comparative Psychology, Max Planck Institute for
Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
2015 Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania
2014 Developmental Brown Bag Series, Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University
2014 Evolutionary Anthropology Talk Series, Duke University
2014 Special Seminar, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
2014 Evolutionary Anthropology Talk Series, Duke University
2014 Inuyama Comparative Social Cognition Symposium, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
2013 Evolutionary Anthropology Talk Series, Duke University
2013 Pusey-Alberts Lab Meeting, Duke University
2012 Special Seminar, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
2011 National Evolutionary Synthesis Center
2011 Cognitive Evolution Group, Duke University
2011 Department of Biology, Connecticut College
2010 Centre Ecologique de Libanona, Madagascar
2008 Open Seminar, Connecticut College
REVIEWER
Journals: Animal Behavior and Cognition; Animal Behaviour; Biology Letters; Cognition; Developmental Science; Evolutionary Psychology; Interaction Studies; Journal of Comparative Psychology; PeerJ; Primates; Psychological Science; Scientific Reports; WIREs Cognitive Science
Grants: Leakey Foundation
OUTREACH
2016 Authored popular science article, “Can great apes read your mind?,” published by CNN, Quartz, and The Conversation
2015 “Understanding social cognition in great apes” talk, North Carolina Zoo
2015 Science Under the Stars program, Duke University (science outreach for local children)
2015 “Origins of Human Kindness” talk, Sunday Assembly Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
2015 Authored popular science article, “Like humans, other apes make irrational economic decisions,” The Atlantic
2014 “Origins of Human Generosity,” Daily Planet Talk, North Caroline Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC
2014 After Anthropology Panel, Connecticut College
2014 Visitor Interaction Carts, North Caroline Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC
2014 Guest Scientist at “Science Night,” Douglas Creative Arts and Science Magnet Elementary
2014 “Foundations of Human Cooperation,” Science Café Lightning Talks, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC
2013 Science Under the Stars program, Duke University (science outreach for local children)
2012 Science Under the Stars program, Duke University (science outreach for local children)
2011 “Chimpanzees and Bonobos” talk, LEMURCON, Duke Lemur Center
MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY June 2016 - present
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Developmental and Comparative Psychology
Leipzig, Germany
Advisors: Drs. Michael Tomasello and Josep Call
EDUCATION
DUKE UNIVERSITY, Durham, NC May 2016
Ph.D. in Evolutionary Anthropology
Dissertation: "Social decision-making in bonobos and chimpanzees"
Advisors: Drs. Brian Hare and Anne Pusey
CONNECTICUT COLLEGE, New London, CT May 2011
B.A. (summa cum laude) in Biological Sciences
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2015-present Wolfgang Kohler Primate Research Center, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany (great ape eye-tracking
research, with Josep Call, Mike Tomasello, and Fumihiro Kano)
2013-present North Carolina Zoo (chimpanzee touchscreen research, with Brian Hare)
2012-present Jane Goodall Institute Research Center, Duke University (analysis of wild chimpanzee behavior, in collaboration with Anne Pusey & Ian Gilby)
2012-present Duke Canine Cognition Center, Duke University (dog cognition, with Brian Hare)
2011-present Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (bonobo cognition, with Brian Hare)
2012-2013 Section of Language and Intelligence, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan (chimpanzee touchscreen and eye tracking
research, in collaboration with Ikuma Adachi, and supported by Tetsuro Matsuzawa)
2011-2013 Duke Lemur Center, Duke University (lemur cognition, with Brian Hare)
2012 Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC (primate morphology)
2011 Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo (chimp cognition, with Brian Hare)
2010 Budongo Conservation Field Station, Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda (wild chimpanzee observation and experiments, supervised by Thibaud
Gruber & Klaus Zuberbuhler)
2010 Centre ValBio, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar (wild lemur observation and experiments, in collaboration with Patricia Wright &
Laurie Santos)
2009-2011 Comparative Cognition Lab, Yale University, New Haven, CT (capuchin monkey cognition, supervised by Laurie Santos)
2009 Invertebrate Biology Lab, Connecticut College, New London, CT (invertebrate freezing tolerance, supervised by Stephen Loomis)
2008 Limbe Wildlife Centre, Limbe, Cameroon (volunteer)
AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND GRANTS
2017-2019 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (24 mos), 183,454.80€
2016 Krupenye, Kano et al (2016) selected by Science as one of the top ten scientific breakthroughs of 2016
2016 Outstanding Student ePoster Award, Chimpanzees in Context, Chicago, USA
2011-2016 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, $135,000
2011-2016 Duke University Institutional Fellowship
2015-2016 Undergraduate Mentorship Award, Duke University, $1,000
2015 International Dissertation Research Travel Award, Duke University, $1,500
2014-2015 USAID & National Academy of Sciences Research and Innovation Fellowship, $8,968
2014 Undergraduate Mentorship Award, Duke University, $1,000
2014 Psychology & Neuroscience Vertical Integration Program, Duke University, $1,800
2014 Evolutionary Anthropology Graduate Research Fund, Duke University, $700
2014 Summer Undergraduate Mentorship Award, Duke University, $1,000
2013-2014 Undergraduate Mentorship Award, Duke University, $900
2013 Evolutionary Anthropology Graduate Research Fund, Duke University, $700
2012-2013 Undergraduate Mentorship Award, Duke University, $1,000
2012 Visiting Graduate Student Fund, CICASP, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University
2011-2012 Undergraduate Mentorship Award, Duke University, $1,000
2010 Phi Beta Kappa
2010 Winthrop Scholar, Connecticut College (the college’s highest academic honor)
2010 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, U.S. Congress, $7,500
2010 Connecticut College Internship Award, $3,000
2010 Craig ’84 and Bente ’86 International Internship Award, Connecticut College, $400
2010 Sybil A. Hausman Prize for Excellence in Biology, Connecticut College Biology, $100
2010 Mellon Foundation Foreign Language Research Award, $1,200
2009 Steven and Pamela Baker Reardon ’67 International Travel Fellowship, Connecticut College, $2,000
2008 Steven and Pamela Baker Reardon ’67 International Travel Fellowship, Connecticut College, $2,000
2007-2011 Starr Scholarship, Starr Foundation, Brewster Central School District, $16,000
UNDERGRADUATE THESIS MENTORSHIP
2015-2016 Laura Lewis, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Honors thesis: Memory for social vs nonsocial content in chimpanzees
Current position: PhD student in Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University
2014-2015 Jeremy Clift, Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, Duke University
Honors thesis: Chimpanzees’ understanding of novel social relationships
Current position: Research assistant, Ngogo Chimpanzee Project, Uganda
2013-2014 Leah Kaiser, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Honors thesis: The evolution of transitive inference: chimpanzee’s performance with social and nonsocial stimuli
Current position: JD student, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2013-2014 Karen McLellan, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Honors thesis: Do females have friends? The nature of social bonds among female chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) at Gombe
National Park, Tanzania
Current position: Research assistant, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
2013-2014 Ashley Mooney, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Independent Study: Chimpanzees exploit triadic awareness in partner choice
Current position: DVM student, University of Melbourne
2013-2014 Hillary Lee, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Independent Study: Social strategies in male chimpanzees
Current position: MD student, Duke Medical School
2012-2013 Joel Bray, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Honors thesis: Ring-tailed lemurs are sensitive to the visual but not auditory perception of others
Current position: PhD student in Anthropology, Arizona State University
2011-2012 Rachna Reddy, Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Honors thesis: Do red ruffed lemurs yawn contagiously?
Current position: PhD student in Anthropology, University of Michigan
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Spring 2016 Human Cognitive Evolution, Duke University (Teaching Assistant), Instructor: Dr. Brian Hare
Fall 2015 Introduction to Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke U. (Teaching Assistant), Instructor: Dr. Ken Glander
Spring 2015 Visualizing the Environment for Conservation, Duke U. (guest lecture), Instructors: Dr. Anne Pusey and Erin Espelie
Spring 2014 Human Cognitive Evolution, Duke U. (two guest lectures), Instructor: Dr. Brian Hare
Spring 2014 Can Chimpanzees Have Cultures?, Duke U. (guest lecture), Instructor: Dr. Lindsey Smith
Spring 2014 Visualizing the Environment for Conservation, Duke U. (guest lecture), Instructors: Dr. Anne Pusey and Erin Espelie
Spring 2013 Sociobiology, Duke University (guest lecture), Instructor: Dr. Anne Pusey
Spring 2012 Human Cognitive Evolution, Duke University (Teaching Assistant), Instructor: Dr. Brian Hare
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015-2016 Member, International Primatological Society
2015-2016 Member, American Association of Physical Anthropologists
2014-2015 Participant, Engaging the Public in Science Program, NC Museum of Natural Sciences
2013-2014 Participant, Science Communication Pilot Program, NC Museum of Natural Sciences
2011-2012 Member, National Evolutionary Synthesis Center collaborative working group, “How does cognition evolve?” Durham, NC
SELECTED INVITED TALKS
2016 Cognitive Science Colloquium, Georg-August University-Göttingen
2016 Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
2015 Evolutionary Anthropology Talk Series, Duke University
2015 Department of Developmental and Comparative Psychology, Max Planck Institute for
Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
2015 Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania
2014 Developmental Brown Bag Series, Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University
2014 Evolutionary Anthropology Talk Series, Duke University
2014 Special Seminar, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany
2014 Evolutionary Anthropology Talk Series, Duke University
2014 Inuyama Comparative Social Cognition Symposium, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
2013 Evolutionary Anthropology Talk Series, Duke University
2013 Pusey-Alberts Lab Meeting, Duke University
2012 Special Seminar, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Japan
2011 National Evolutionary Synthesis Center
2011 Cognitive Evolution Group, Duke University
2011 Department of Biology, Connecticut College
2010 Centre Ecologique de Libanona, Madagascar
2008 Open Seminar, Connecticut College
REVIEWER
Journals: Animal Behavior and Cognition; Animal Behaviour; Biology Letters; Cognition; Developmental Science; Evolutionary Psychology; Interaction Studies; Journal of Comparative Psychology; PeerJ; Primates; Psychological Science; Scientific Reports; WIREs Cognitive Science
Grants: Leakey Foundation
OUTREACH
2016 Authored popular science article, “Can great apes read your mind?,” published by CNN, Quartz, and The Conversation
2015 “Understanding social cognition in great apes” talk, North Carolina Zoo
2015 Science Under the Stars program, Duke University (science outreach for local children)
2015 “Origins of Human Kindness” talk, Sunday Assembly Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
2015 Authored popular science article, “Like humans, other apes make irrational economic decisions,” The Atlantic
2014 “Origins of Human Generosity,” Daily Planet Talk, North Caroline Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC
2014 After Anthropology Panel, Connecticut College
2014 Visitor Interaction Carts, North Caroline Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC
2014 Guest Scientist at “Science Night,” Douglas Creative Arts and Science Magnet Elementary
2014 “Foundations of Human Cooperation,” Science Café Lightning Talks, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC
2013 Science Under the Stars program, Duke University (science outreach for local children)
2012 Science Under the Stars program, Duke University (science outreach for local children)
2011 “Chimpanzees and Bonobos” talk, LEMURCON, Duke Lemur Center
