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Undergraduate Students: I welcome undergraduate students to work on a number of exciting research projects taking place in my lab. Such work provides opportunities for students to learn skills in data entry, data analysis, computer modeling, and several different types of laboratory procedures including DNA isolation from fecal samples, studying endocrinological and isotopic markers of stress and energetic condition, and quantifying the physical properties of biological materials. I have found that one of the most rewarding aspects of my profession to excite students about research and have them continue their interests in anthropology, ecology and evolution through graduate studies. I encourage all undergraduate students who work in my lab to become a part of the research group and participate in weekly laboratory meetings and discussion groups. If you are interested, please feel free to contact me via email or come to my office hours. Graduate Students: Students interested in focusing their research on dietary ecology are welcome to contact me about pursuing graduate work in my lab. While I certainly do not require that my graduate students conduct their research at my field site, The Tuanan Research Station, I do encourage it. That said, I am always interested in students taking a comparative approach to better understand diet selection and its consequences in primates. I am open to students conducting research on any species as long as they ask interesting research questions related to feeding ecology that overlap with the general research theme of my lab. Most importantly, I expect my graduate students to develop their own question driven, and innovative research project for their thesis and have the ability to think and work more independently. Prospective graduate students who intend on working in my lab can apply either to the Department of Anthropology or Ecology and Evolution. If you are interested in conducting graduate work in my lab, please read some of the recent publications from my lab and consider what aspects of my research program interest you most. contact me by email or call me.