Current Appointments & Affiliations
Lecturing Fellow of Thompson Writing Program
·
2017 - Present
Thompson Writing Program,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
Body language: The interplay between positional behavior and gestural signaling in the genus Pan and its implications for language evolution.
Journal Article American journal of physical anthropology · August 2015 ObjectivesThe gestural repertoires of bonobos and chimpanzees are well documented, but the relationship between gestural signaling and positional behavior (i.e., body postures and locomotion) has yet to be explored. Given that one theory for langu ... Full text CiteHow do social dynamics influence gestural communication in Pan?
Conference AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY · March 1, 2015 Link to item CiteConsidering the role of social dynamics and positional behavior in gestural communication research.
Journal Article American journal of primatology · September 2013 While the hominin fossil record cannot inform us on either the presence or extent of social and cognitive abilities that may have paved the way for the emergence of language, studying non-vocal communication among our closest living relatives, the African ... Full text Open Access CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
City University of New York ·
2011
Ph.D.