Postdocs
James R. Roney, Ph.D. (2002-2004)
Antje Engelhardt, Ph.D. (2004-2005)
Gauri R. Pradhan, Ph.D. (2004-2005)
Erin P. Riley, Ph.D. (2005-2006)
James P. Higham, Ph.D. (2008-2010)
Alexander Georgiev, Ph.D. (2012-present)
Krista Milich, Ph.D. (2013-2014)
Davide Ponzi, Ph.D. (2013-2014)
Graduate Students (as major advisor and committee chair)
Karen Ahmed (M.A., 2000)
Rachel Barnett (M.A., 2006)
Cindy Carlson (Ph.D., 2011)
Sean Coyne (M.A., 2011; Ph.D., in progress)
Kristina Durante (M.A., 2004)
Tonya Fisher (M.A., 2003)
Christine Fleener (M.A., 2013; Ph.D., in progress)
Christine Glover (Ph.D., 2003)
Andrea Henry (M.A., 2014; Ph.D., in progress)
Christy Hoffman (M.A. 2006, Ph.D. 2010)
Marco Leoni (M.A., 2003)
Susan Longest (Ph.D., 2009)
Tara Mandalaywala (M.A., 2010, Ph.D., 2014)
Jessica Mayhew (M.A., 2008)
Nora Nickels (M.A., in progress)
Suzanne Pelka (M.A., 2001)
Jennifer Radtke (M.A., 2005)
Angelina Ruiz-Lambides (M.A., 2006)
James Roney (Ph.D., 2002)
Stephen Ross (M.A., 2003)
Gregory Ruber (M.A., 2013)
Geertrui Spaepen (M.A., 2003, M.A. 2005)
Jessica Whitham (M.A., 2002, Ph.D., 2006)
Graduate Students (as a committee member)
Amy Abramson (Ph.D., 2005; Advisor: S. Hans)
Juliane Brauer (Ph.D., 2006; Advisor: M. Tomasello)
Susan Bullivant (Ph.D., in progress; Advisor: M. McClintock)
Eylana Goldman Goffe (Ph.D., 2000; Advisor: R. Tuttle)
Franklynn Graves (M.A., 2001: advisor K. Wallen)
Gretchen Hermes (M.A., 2001; Advisor: M. McClintock)
Christina Honde (Ph.D., 2007; Advisor: S. Hans)
Katja Liebal (Ph.D., 2005; Advisor: M. Tomasello)
Megan Measday (M.A., 1998; Advisor: K. Wallen)
Patrick Nickoletti (Ph.D., 2000; Advisor: S. Hans)
Kara Nuss (Ph.D., 2009; Advisor: S. Margulis)
Nicole Porter (Ph.D., 2005; Advisor: G. Michel)
Michelle Rafacz (Ph.D., 2010 Advisor: S. Margulis)
Michelle Robbins (M.A., 1999; Advisor: S. Goodman)
Milena Shattuck (Ph.D., in progress; Advisor: R. Malhi)
Ewurama Shaw-Taylor (M.A., 2001; Advisor: M. McClintock)
Melissa Singer (Ph.D., 2004; Advisor: S. Goldin-Meadow)
Kerri Smith (Ph.D., 2000; Advisor: J. Altmann)
Jennifer Sootsman (M.A., 2004; Advisor: A. Woodward)
James Vandermeer (Ph.D. 2013; Advisor: Boaz Keysar)
Jarvi Wen (M.A., 2006; Advisor: B. Prendergast)
Jason Yee (M.A., 2004; Advisor: M. McClintock)
Jason Yee (Ph.D., 2008; Advisor: M. McClintock)
Cindy Zhao (M.A., 2000; Advisor: S. Hans)
Awards of Mentored Ph.D. Students
Cindy Carlson, NSF Predoctoral Fellowship in Evolutionary Biology (2006-2009)
Cindy Carlson, Animal Behavior Society Student Research Grant (2006)
Cindy Carlson, Hinds Fund seed grant, Committee on Evolutionary Biology (2006, 2007)
Sean Coyne, Hinds Fund seed grant, Committee on Evolutionary Biology (2011)
Sean Coyne, Social Science Division Summer Research seed grant (2013)
Sean Coyne, Social Science Division Long-Term Research grant (2014)
Sean Coyne, Rynerson Dissertation Research Fund, Dept. Comp. Human Dev. (2014)
Christine Fleener, NSF Predoctoral Fellowship in Biopsychology (2012-2015)
Christine Glover, Hinds Fund seed grant, Committee on Evolutionary Biology (2000)
Christine Glover, American Psychological Association Dissertation Fellowship (2001)
Christine Glover, Bernice Neugarten Dissertation Award, Dept. Comp. Hum. Dev. (2001)
Christine Glover, Doolittle Travel Fellowship for Conference travel (2002)
Christine Glover, John Dewey Teaching Fellowship, Dept. of Psychology (2002)
Christy Hoffman, NSF Predoctoral Fellowship in Biological Anthropology (2005-2008)
Christy Hoffman, Hinds Fund seed grant, Committee on Evolutionary Biology (2007)
Christy Hoffman, Bernice Neugarten Dissert. Award, Dept. of Comp. Hum. Devel. (2007)
Christy Hoffman, Rynerson Dissertation Research Fund, Dept. Comp. Human Dev. (2008)
Christy Hoffman, Louis Harris Primate Research Fellowship, Univ. of Puerto Rico (2008)
Marco Leoni, Hinds Fund seed grant, Committee on Evolutionary Biology (2002, 2005)
Marco Leoni, Tinker Travel Fellowship, Center for Latin-American Studies (2002)
Marco Leoni, Doolittle Travel Fellowship for Conference travel (2004)
Marco Leoni, Overseas Dissertation Research Grant, Social Sciences Division (2005)
Marco Leoni, Organization for Tropical Studies Research Grant (2006)
Marco Leoni, Bernice Neugarten Dissertation Award, Dept. of Comp. Hum. Devel. (2006)
Marco Leoni, Mellon Dissertation Fellowship, Dept. of Comp. Human Develop. (2006)
Susan Longest, NSF Predoctoral Fellowship in Evolutionary Biology (2004-2007)
Susan Longest, Small Research Grant, American Society of Primatologists (2004)
Susan Longest, Hinds Fund seed grant, Committee on Evolutionary Biology (2005)
Tara Mandalaywala, NSF Predoctoral Fellowship in Biopsychology (2009-2012)
Tara Mandalaywala, Rynerson Dissertation Research Fund, Dept. C. Human Dev. (2010)
Tara Mandalaywala, Hinds Fund seed grant, Committee on Evolutionary Biology (2011)
Tara Mandalaywala, Small Research grant, International Primatological Society (2012)
Tara Mandalaywala, Rynerson Dissertation Research Fund, Dept. C. Human Dev. (2012)
James Roney, Hinds Fund seed grant, Committee on Evolutionary Biology (2001)
James Roney, New Investigator Award, Human Behavior & Evolution Society (2001)
James Roney, Doolittle Travel Fellowship for Conference travel (2002)
James Roney, William E. Henry Best Dissertation Award, Dept. Comp. Hum. Dev. (2003)
Jessica Whitham, Hinds Fund seed grant, Committee on Evolutionary Biology (2001, 2004)
Jessica Whitham, Tinker Travel Fellowship, Center for Latin-American Studies (2003)
Jessica Whitham, Bernice Neugarten Dissertation Award, Dept. Comp. Hum. Dev. (2004)
Jessica Whitham, Small Research Grant, American Society of Primatologists (2004)
Jessica Whitham, W. E. Henry Best Dissertation Award, Dept. Comp. Hum. Dev. (2007)
Career Placements of Mentored Ph.D. Students and Post-docs
Christine Glover, Associate Professor of Psychology, McHenry County College, IL
James Higham, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, New York University, NY
Christy Hoffman, Assistant Professor of Animal Behavior, Canisius College, NY
Tara Mandalaywala, Post-doc, New York University
Erin Riley, Associate Professor of Anthropology, San Diego State University, CA
James Roney, Associate Professor of Psychology, UC Santa Barbara, CA
Jessica Whitham, Animal Welfare Biologist, The Chicago Zoological Society, Chicago
SERVICE at The University of Chicago
University Service
2000-2003 Member, College Council
2005-2008 Member, University Board of Publications
2007-2010 Member, Council of the University Senate
2009-2010 Member, Faculty Advisory Committee, Automated University Research
Administration (AURA) project
2010-2012 Member, Council on Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social
Sciences
Department of Comparative Human Development Service
2000 Member, Graduate Admissions Committee
2001 Chair, Graduate Admissions Committee
2001-2002 Member, Faculty Search Committee
2002 Member, Graduate Admissions Committee
2004 Member, Committee for the review of student applications for: Mellon Dissertation Fellowships, WR Harper Dissertation Fellowships, Markowitz Dissertation Fellowships, Benjamin Bloom Dissertation Fellowships.
2005 Member, Student Evaluation Committee
2005 Member, Committee for the review of student applications for: Mellon Dissertation Fellowships, WR Harper Dissertation Fellowships, Markowitz Dissertation Fellowships, Benjamin Bloom Dissertation Fellowships.
2005 Chair, Committee for faculty mid-term review and reappointment
2007 Chair, Graduate Admissions Committee
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Member, Committee for faculty tenure and promotion review
2010 Member, Graduate Admissions Committee
2012-13 Member, Programming Committee
2012 Member, Faculty Search Committee
2013 Chair, Graduate Admissions Committee
Committee on Evolutionary Biology Service
2002-2005 Chair, Departmental Animal Review Committee
2010, 2011 Member, Graduate Admissions Committee
Department of Psychiatry Service
2004 Member, COAP committee for the review of a faculty promotion case
2008 Member, COAP committee for the review of a faculty promotion case
2010 Member, COAP committee for the review of a faculty promotion case
2011 Member, COAP committee for the review of a faculty promotion case
2012 Member, COAP committee for the review of a faculty promotion case
2012 Member, COAP committee for the review of a faculty promotion case
Institute for Mind and Biology Service
2005-present Member, Seed Grant Review committee
2008-2011 Member, Executive Committee
2011 Member, Committee for the appointment of a new IMB Director
Research in the News
November 19, 1992: Killer mothers bite back. The Guardian – U.K.
April 9, 1994: Not now, my dear, I’m busy. The New Scientist
April 28, 1997: Maestripieri compares abusive monkeys and humans. The Emory Report
December 6, 1997: Baby bashers. The New Scientist
December 11, 1997: Abused infant monkeys may grow up to become abusers. Discovery Channel Canada
May 23, 1998: Monkeys provide model of child abuse. Science News
June 4, 1998: Child abuse: still a lot to learn. The Times - New Jersey
January 1999: Madri che maltrattano. Psicologia Contemporanea - Italy
May 9, 1999: Nurturing a theory. The Dallas Morning News
March 16, 2000: American Psychological Association awards professor’s behavioral research. The University of Chicago Chronicle
May 2000: APA announces 2000 award winners. The APA Monitor
May 11, 2001: U of C research finds monkeys bond with moms. The Chicago Sun-Times
May 15, 2001: Monkey mothers recognize offspring during postnatal bonding period. The Chicago Maroon
July 12, 2001: Professor finds that nonhuman primates have evolutionary reason to bond with their offspring. The University of Chicago Chronicle
June 12, 2002: Troppi baroni, pochi soldi: fuga dei cervelli all'estero. La Repubblica - Italy
October, 2002: The postpartum cuddles: Inspired by hormones? The APA Monitor
February 2003: Mister Mom. Super Science
July 22, 2003: Female baboons speak out about sex. Science Now
August 1, 2003: That was good, baby. Science
August 2, 2003: Gli strani richiami sessuali dei babbuini. Le Scienze - Italy
August, 2003: Cross-disciplinary perspective on attachment processes. The APS Observer
September 21, 2003: Animal research points to blend. The Atlanta Journal Constitution
October 2003: Monkey love. The University of Chicago Magazine
November 3, 2003: Risky diddling bonds baboons. Nature News
November 3, 2003: Research assistant sends sex hormones soaring. Nature News
November 4, 2003: Men drool over women. NewWomanOnline
November 4, 2003: Making men drool. Evening Standard – U.K.
November 5, 2003: Male sex hormone easily triggered. BBC News – U.K.
November 6, 2003: Secrets of testosterone surges. ONE News- New Zealand
November 7, 2003: Researchers pore over spit for clues to sexuality. The Chicago Sun-Times
November 7, 2003: Men's saliva responds to women. NBC News
November 8, 2003: Bawdy baboons. CBC Radio
November 10, 2003: Baboon male bonding can get a little frisky. The Chicago Sun-Times
November 10, 2003: Baboons mimic high school students. The Washington Times
November 13, 2003: When boy meets girl, brain hits high gear. The Chicago Tribune
November 14, 2003: Stress: Di madre in figlio. Galileo - Italy
December 4, 2003: Social behavior among monkeys may be more nature than nurture. ScienceDaily News
December 4, 2003: Adopted monkeys don't fall far from the tree. The Globe and Mail - Canada
December 5, 2003: Monkey study favors nature over nurture. The Chicago Sun-Times
December 11, 2003: Discovery of inheritability of social behavior traits has human implications. The University of Chicago Chronicle
January 2004: Switched monkeys show powerful effects of genes. Crime Times
January 2004: Developmental and evolutionary aspects of female attraction to babies.
Psychological Science Agenda (Newsletter of the American Psychological Association Science Directorate)
February 12, 2004: My Darwinian daughters. Corante
February 2004: In the testoster-zone. The University of Chicago Magazine
February 2004: Nature over nurture. The University of Chicago Magazine
March 2004: Beyond recognition: Motivated mother monkeys. A new perspective on bonding. Newsletter of the Center for Early Childhood Research, University of Chicago
April, 2004: Motherhood's dark side: Infant abuse and neglect in primates.
Dialogo (Newsletter of the Social Science Division, University of Chicago)
February 20, 2005: Animal parenting, personality, and pair-ups. EurekAlert
February 21, 2005: 'Animal clue' to teen pregnancies. BBC News – U.K.
March 8, 2005: A Darwinian look at a wailing baby. The New York Times
March 16, 2005: Crying babies get scientists' attention. The San Diego Union-Tribune
March 21, 2005: Survival of the noisiest kid? The Telegraph – Calcutta, India
May 5, 2005: Neurobiological changes resulting from abuse may play role in later behaviors. NewsRx
June 27, 2005: Early experience, not genetics, leading factor in intergenerational infant abuse. Emory University Press Release
June 27, 2005: Monkey see, monkey abuse. Science Now
June 27, 2005: Early experience, not genes, shapes child abusers. The New Scientist
June 27, 2005: Child abuse a pattern of experience. Forbes Magazine
June 28, 2005: Genes not responsible for child abuse. Fox News
June 29, 2005: Child abuse a pattern of experience. The Atlanta Journal Constitution
June 29, 2005: Child abuse a pattern of experience. ABC News
June 29, 2005: Gewalt wird in der Kindheit erlernt. Der Spiegel - Germany
June 30, 2005: Monkey business. Nature News
July 2, 2005: Mother knows worst: Abusive parenting spans generations in monkeys. Science News
July 3, 2005: Infant abuse linked to early experience, not genetics. Science Daily
July 4, 2005: Monkey see, monkey do harm. Discovery Channel Canada
July 5, 2005: Experience affects transmission of infant abuse in monkeys. Pravda - Russia
July 8, 2005: Monkey see, monkey abuse. Science
December 1, 2005: Four Chicago professors elected to the AAAS. The University of Chicago Chronicle.
February 5, 2006: Gioia e lutti: animali con l'anima. La Repubblica – Italy
March 19, 2006: Monkeys breathe new life into UPR's offshore lab. The San Juan Star - Puerto Rico
May 9, 2006: Women "sense qualities in a man". BBC News – U.K.
May 9, 2006: How to tell if a man wants children. The London Times – U.K.
May 9, 2006: Men's friendliness to children shows in their faces. The New Scientist
May 9, 2006: Women get paternal clues in men's faces. ABC News
May 9, 2006: Mr. Right or ...Mr. Now? CBS News
May 9, 2006: Does he like kids? It's written all over his face. MSNBC
May 9, 2006: Women get paternal clues in men's faces. The Washington Post
May 9, 2006: Women get paternal clues in men's faces. USA Today
May 9, 2006: How women spot a potential father. The Herald – U.K.
May 9, 2006: Instincts matter when looking for Mr. Right. ABC Science News – Australia
May 9, 2006: Daddy material? It takes just 1 look. The Chicago Tribune
May 9, 2006: Women are on target in the mating game. The Independent - South Africa
May 9, 2006: Women attracted to men who like children. Reuters India – India
May 10, 2006: Are children in his future? his face may be a clue. Boston Globe
May 10, 2006: Man's face answers questions: kids or fling? The Washington Times
May 10, 2006: Men are taken at face value. Toronto Star – Canada
May 10, 2006: Women don't have to ask if you like babies. The Chicago Sun-Times
May 10, 2006: Study: Women can predict good dads, good lovers on looks alone Fox News
May 10, 2006: Men's faces show paternal potential. The Guardian – U.K.
May 10, 2006: Women feel good fathers, new study says. Pravda – Russia
May 10, 2006: Hot date or daddy material? Just look. San Jose Mercury News
May 11, 2006: Study claims male faces speak for themselves. China Daily- China
May 11, 2006: Women can read men like books. The Economist – U.K.
May 11, 2006: Sesso o amore in uno sguardo: cosi' la donna sceglie l'uomo. La Repubblica – Italy
May 11, 2006: Ist dieser mann ein guter vater? SpektrumDirekt – Germany
May 11, 2006: Women's attractiveness judgments track men's affinity to children, hormone levels. The University of Chicago Chronicle
May 12, 2006: What's in a face? Maybe a father. The Baltimore Sun
May 13, 2006: Men with weak chins. The Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2006: L’uomo ideale in uno sguardo. News Italia Press - Italy
May 23, 2006: Choices: Testosterone matters, but only in the short term. The New York Times
June 05, 2006: Let’s face it. Looks count. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 25, 2006: Pretending to have a baby to score? Fish do it. The Seattle Times
July 14, 2006: Live prey for dummies: Meerkats coach pups on hunting. Science News
August 2006: That baby face. The University of Chicago Magazine
August 21, 2006: Women are able to read more in a man’s face than he might think. Voice of America News
November 2, 2006: Low levels of neurotransmitter serotonin may perpetuate child abuse across generations. EurekAlert
November 2, 2006: Abuse can alter brain, study finds: low serotonin linked to cycle of cruelty. The Chicago Tribune
November 2, 2006: Low serotonin may be key in cycle of abuse. MSNBC
November 2, 2006: Child abuse: nature or nurture? The New Scientist
November 2, 2006: Low levels of neurotransmitter serotonin may perpetuate child abuse across generations. ScienceDaily
November 3, 2006: A biological reason for child abuse? PsychCentral News
November 4, 2006: Brain chemical linked to child abuse. The Sydney Morning Herald - Australia
November 7, 2006: Brain chemical linked to child-abuse perpetuation. ABC News
November 7, 2006: Brain chemical linked to child-abuse perpetuation. Scientific American
November 10, 2006: Low serotonin levels possibly to blame for abusive parents. The University of Chicago Maroon
December 25, 2006: No saving faces: Masculine features can be threatening. USA Today
January 2, 2007: Uomini, quello da sposare e’….TgCom – Mediaset, Italy
March 14, 2007: What makes someone harm their own baby? Evening Telegraph, U.K.
April 3, 2007: Breaking the cycle. The Spokesman Review
August 24, 2007: Monkeys use baby talk to interact with infants. EurekAlert
August 24, 2007: Monkeys fluent in baby talk. Chicago Tribune
August 24, 2007: Monkeys use baby talk to soothe infants not Mums. The New Scientist
August 24, 2007: Study: baby talk universally understood. Fox News
August 24, 2007: Monkeys use baby talk with infants. National Geographic News
August 24, 2007: Monkeys use baby talk with infants. Discovery Channel News
August 24, 2007: Monkey moms use baby talk, too. Forbes
August 24, 2007: Monkey moms use baby talk, too. US News & World Report
August 24, 2007: Making sense of baby talk. Science
August 24, 2007: Monkeys use baby talk with their infants. Science Daily
August 24, 2007: Ape ancestors may have taught us to coo to baby. The London Times, UK
August 25, 2007: Le scimmie pensano come noi: curano i piccoli, sanno fare la spesa e
usano sistemi anticoncezionali. Il Messaggero, Italy
August 26, 2007: Female monkeys use baby talk. Channel 4 News, UK
August 26, 2007: Goochie-goo: Monkeys use baby talk. Chicago Sun-Times.
August 27, 2007: Monkeys use baby talk with their young. The Telegraph, UK
August 27, 2007: Monkeys fluent in baby talk. ABC Science Online, Australia
September 19, 2007: Vocalizzazioni evolutive. Il Sole 24 Ore, Italy
September 30, 2007: Monkeys, like moms, use “baby talk”. The University of Chicago Maroon
October 5, 2007: Monkey business all about winning. The Times Higher Education Supplement
October 22, 2007: How to fight monkeys. Slate Magazine
October 24, 2007: Humans and monkeys share Machiavellian intelligence. Science Daily
October 24, 2007: Monkeys are Machiavellian, too. New York Times – Freakonomics Blog
October 25, 2007: Monkeys show Machiavellian intelligence. United Press International
November 1, 2007: Macachiavellian intelligence. Discover magazine
November 1, 2007: Research on rhesus macaques shows monkey tactics to gain power are
much like humans’. The University of Chicago Chronicle.
November 9, 2007: Intrallazzi e nepotismo, sesso e potere. Uomini? No, macachi. Panorama, Italy
November 11, 2007: Machiavellian monkeys scheme for dominance. Earth & Sky
November 19, 2007: Queen Kong? In rhesus realm, females rule. Chicago Tribune
November 23, 2007: Monkey business ruthless, successful. Atlanta Journal Constitution
December 13, 2007: Cibo, sesso e potere: Il duro mondo dei macachi. Panorama, Italy
December 20, 2007: Our social roots. Nature
December 2007: The new monkey in the mirror: A rhesus macaque reflection. Evolutionary
Psychology
December 2007: Understanding baby talk. Scientific American Mind
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