Dr. Karen B. Strier
Position title: Vilas Research Professor & Irven DeVore Professor, Department of Anthropology
Email: kbstrier@wisc.edu
- Curriculum Vitae (2024)
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Other Affiliations
Department of Integrative Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Professora Permanente, Universidade Federal de Espírito Santo
Areas of Focus
Biological anthropology, Primatology, Behavioral ecology, Brazil
Research
My main research interests are to understand the behavioral ecology of primates from a comparative perspective, and to contribute to conservation efforts on their behalf. The northern muriqui ( Brachyteles hypoxanthus ), which I have been studying in Brazil’s Atlantic forest since 1982, are a model for comparisons with other primates as well as one of the most critically endangered primates in the world. One of the current priorities of my long-term field study is to understand how stochastic demographic fluctuations and individual life histories affect population viabilities and behavior. I am also interested in understanding population-level variation and its relevance to basic research in biological anthropology.