Education 2012 Ph.D. | Anthropological Sciences | Stony Brook University Thesis: Male-male competition and loud calls in one-male groups of simakobu (Simias concolor) Committee: Carola Borries (advisor), Julia Fischer, Charles Janson, Ryne Palombit, Patricia Wright 2006 M.A. | Anthropological Sciences | Stony Brook University 2001 B.S. Magna Cum Laude | Zoology (Spanish Minor) | The Ohio State University Advisor: Dr. Tom Waite
Professional Appointments & Affiliations 2020-present Postdoctoral Associate | Lab of Ornithology | Cornell University 2020-present Faculty Associate | Southeast Asia Program | Cornell University 2022-2023 Visiting Research Fellow | Institute of Borneo Studies | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 2019-2020 Visiting Scientist | Lab of Ornithology | Cornell University 2018 Instructor | Department of Ecology, Evolution & Environmental Biology | Columbia University 2018-present Research Associate | The Borneo Nature Foundation 2016-2021 Research Associate | Department of Anthropology | Rutgers University 2015-2019 Co-Director | Conserving Orangutans through Research and Education (CORE Borneo) 2014-2016 Co-Director | Primates in Indonesia Study Abroad Program | Rutgers University 2013-2016 Postdoctoral Associate | Department of Anthropology | Rutgers University 2012 Adjunct Assistant Professor | Department of Anthropology | Lehman College - CUNY
Publications Refereed Journal Articles Harrison, ME, NJ Deere, MA Imron, D Nasi, A Adul, HA Asti, JA Soler, NC Boyd, SM Cheyne, SA Collins, LJ D'Arcy, WM Erb, H Green, W Healy , H Hendri, B Holly, PR Houlihan, SJ Husson, I Iwan, KA Jeffers, Ici P. Kulu, Kitso Kusin, NC Marchant, HC Morrogh-Bernard, SE Page , A Purwanto, B Ripoll Capilla, OR de Rivera Ortega, S Santiano, KL Spencer, J Sugardjito, J Supriatna, SA Thornton, FJF van Veen, Y Yulintine, M Struebig. 2023.Impacts of fire and prospects for recovery in a tropical peat forest ecosystem. In Press. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Erb, WM, EJ Barrow*, AN Hofner*, JL Lecorchick*, T Mitra Setia, ER Vogel. 2023. Wildfire smoke linked to vocal changes in wild Bornean orangutans. iScience. 107088. Link to pdf
Erb, WM, LM Porter. 2020. Variable infant care contributions in cooperatively breeding groups of wild saddleback tamarins. American Journal of Primatology. e23190. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23190. Link to pdf
Naumenko, DJ*, M Watford, SS Utami Atmoko, WM Erb, ER Vogel. 2020. Evaluating ketosis in primate field studies: validation of urine test strips in wild Bornean orangutans, Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii. Folia Primatologica. 91: 159-167. Link to pdf
Erb, WM, EJ Barrow*, AN Hofner*, SS Utami Atmoko, ER Vogel. 2018. Wildfire smoke negatively impacts activity budgets and energy balance of wild Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii). Scientific Reports. 8: 7606. Link to pdf
Erb, WM, LM Porter. 2017. Mother's little helpers: What we know (and don't know) about cooperative infant care in callitrichines. Evolutionary Anthropology. 26 (1): 25-37. Link to pdf
Vogel, ER, SE Alavi, SS Utami-Atmoko, MA van Noordwijk, TD Bransford, WM Erb, A Zulfa, F Sulistyo, WR Farida, JM Rothman. 2017. Nutritional ecology of wild Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) in a peat swamp habitat: effects of age, sex, and season. American Journal of Primatology. 79 (4): e22618. Link to pdf
Erb, WM, T Ziegler, NS Lestari*, K Hammerschmidt. 2016. Are simakobu (Simias concolor) loud calls energetically costly signals? American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 161 (1): 44-52. Link to pdf
Erb, WM, JK Hodges, K Hammerschmidt. 2013. Individual, contextual and age-related acoustic variation in simakobu (Simias concolor) loud calls. PLoS ONE. 8 (12): e83131. Link to pdf
Erb, WM, C Borries, NS Lestari*, JK Hodges. 2012. Annual variation in ecology and reproduction of wild simakobu (Simias concolor). International Journal of Primatology. 33(6): 1406-1419. Link to pdf
Erb, WM, C Borries, NS Lestari*, T Ziegler. 2012. Demography of simakobu (Simias concolor) and the impact of human disturbance. American Journal of Primatology. 74 (6): 580-590; Erratum: 75 (3): 301. Link to pdf
* student / trainee co-author
Refereed Book Chapters Grueter, CC, WM Erb, LR Ulibarri, I Matsuda. 2022. Ecology and behaviour of odd-nosed colobines. The Colobines: Natural History, Behaviour and Ecological Diversity, Cambridge University Press. pp 156-185. Preprints Erb, WM, W Ross, H Kazanecki, T Mitra Setia, S Madusudhana, DJ Clink. 2023. Vocal complexity in the long calls of Bornean orangutans. bioRxiv 2023.04.05.535487. Link to pdf
Encyclopedia Entries Erb, WM. 2018. Demography in primatology. International Encyclopedia of Biological Anthropology. Wiley-Blackwell.
Erb, WM. 2017. Demography. International Encyclopedia of Primatology. Wiley-Blackwell.
Erb, WM, W DePuy. 2023. Hearing the forest through the trees: Sonic entanglements in Nusantara. Southeast Asia Program Bulletin. Spring 2023 Bulletin: 16-21. Link to pdf
Erb, WM, K Ossi-Lupo, G McCabe, D Fernández. 2012. 2011 Annual meeting of the American Society of Primatologists. Evolutionary Anthropology. 21 (1): 3-4. Link to pdf
Lestari, NS, WM Erb. 2011. Identification and composition of feeding plant species of simakobu (Simias concolor) in northern Siberut Mentawai Archipelago. Widyariset. 14 (2): 323-332. Link to pdf
Erb, WM. 2008. Conservation Small Grant Award Report: Behavioral ecology of simakobu monkeys (Simias concolor) in northern Siberut, Indonesia. ASP Bulletin. 32 (1): 8-10. Link to pdf
Erb, WM, EM St. Clair, M Jonas. 2006. From syntax to synapomorphies. Evolutionary Anthropology. 15 (4): 119-120. Link to pdf
Grants & Awards 2023Cornell Center for Social Science, $11,505 Hearing the forest through the trees: collaborative science and Indigenous sonic entanglements in East Kalimantan 2021Atkinson Sustainable Biodiversity Fund, $3,300 Megacity migration: Social-ecological impacts of relocating Indonesia's capital city to a global bio-cultural hotspot 2020Cornell University, Faculty Fellowship in Engaged Research, $2,000 Megacity migration: social-ecological impacts of relocating Indonesia’s capital city to a global bio-cultural hotspot 2020Cornell University Migrations Initiative, $110,391 Megacity migration: social-ecological impacts of relocating Indonesia’s capital city to a global bio-cultural hotspot (co-PI’s DePuy, Klinck, Allred, Beard) 2019 American Association of University Women Postdoctoral Leave Fellowship, $30,000 Calls for conservation: acoustic monitoring of endangered apes to support protection of a threatened Bornean landscape 2019 British Academy Dissemination Grant, £9,000 Integrating ecological & ethnographic research to develop effective & socially just conservation in a threatened Bornean landscape 2019 American Institute for Indonesian Studies Luce Fellowship, $6,000 Population monitoring of endangered apes to support protection of a threatened Bornean landscape 2018 Margot Marsh Biodiversity Fund, $10,000 Population monitoring of endangered apes to support protection of a threatened Bornean landscape 2018 International Primatological Society Conservation Grant, $2,000 Population monitoring of endangered apes to support protection of a threatened Bornean landscape 2018 British Academy Visiting Fellowship, £32,100 Integrating ecological & ethnographic research to develop effective & socially just conservation in a threatened Bornean landscape 2018 AAPA Cobb Professional Development Award, $7,500 Bioacoustic monitoring of endangered apes to support protection of a threatened Bornean landscape 2016 Fulbright Senior Scholar Award, $43,500 Are the long calls of Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) costly signals of male health and energy status? 2016 Primate Conservation Inc., $2,075 The integration of research and environmental education to promote the conservation of Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) in a tropical peatland forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (PI; co-PI's Vogel, Sugardjito & Utami-Atmoko) 2016 Primate Action Fund, $2,500 The integration of research and environmental education to promote the conservation of Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) in a tropical peatland forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (PI; co-PI's Vogel, Sugardjito & Utami-Atmoko) 2014 Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, $25,000 Saving orangutans with local partners (PI; co-PI's Vogel, Sugardjito, Utami-Atmoko & Abriyansah) 2014 Goldberg Research Grant - TheNacey Maggioncalda Foundation, $10,000 Direct and indirect fitness benefits of cooperative behavior in wild saddleback tamarins (PI; co-PI's Porter & Di Fiore) 2013 Primate Action Fund, $5,000 Behavior & conservation of Bolivian primates: A training & professional development workshop for Bolivian biologists (co-PI Porter) 2012 The Leakey Foundation, $22,000 Fitness benefits of cooperative behavior in Bolivian saddleback tamarins (co-PI’s Porter & Di Fiore) 2010 American Association of Physical Anthropologists Sherwood Washburn Prize for Outstanding Student Research, $750 Do loud calls reflect energy status in male simakobu monkeys (Simias concolor) 2010 American Association of University Women American Dissertation Fellowship, Alternate Male-male competition in simakobu monkeys (Simias concolor): strategies and signals 2008 Primate Action Fund - Conservation International, $3,500 Population genetics of simakobu (Simias concolor) in northern Siberut, Indonesia 2008 National Science Foundation (DDIG: BCS-0752504), $12,818 Male-male competition in simakobu monkeys (Simias concolor): Strategies & signals 2008 Margot Marsh Biodiversity Fund, $10,000 Behavioral ecology of simakobu monkeys (Simias concolor) in northern Siberut, Indonesia 2008 Primate Conservation, Inc., $2,500 Behavioral ecology of simakobu monkeys (Simias concolor) in northern Siberut, Indonesia 2007 Primate Action Fund, $4,000 Behavioral ecology of simakobu monkeys (Simias concolor) in northern Siberut, Indonesia 2007 American Society of Primatologists Research Grant, $1,500 Behavioral ecology of simakobu monkeys (Simias concolor) in northern Siberut, Indonesia 2006 Margot Marsh Biodiversity Fund, $22,000 Behavioral ecology of simakobu monkeys (Simias concolor) in northern Siberut, Indonesia 2005 Primate Action Fund, $2,500 Intergroup aggression & long-distance communication in simakobu monkeys (Simias concolor) on Siberut Island, Indonesia 2005 Primate Conservation, Inc., $2,000 Intergroup aggression & long-distance communication in simakobu monkeys (Simias concolor) on Siberut Island, Indonesia 2005 Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences, Stony Brook University, $700 Intergroup aggression & long-distance communication in simakobu monkeys (Simias concolor) on Siberut Island, Indonesia 2005 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, Honorable Mention Why care? Male investment in a nocturnal primate 2005 American Association of Physical Anthropologists' Primate Interest Group Student Prize, Honorable Mention Preliminary investigation of seed dispersal by red-fronted brown lemurs (Eulemur fulvus rufus) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar
Fields of Interest Animal communication | Biodiversity conservation | Community-led research | Competition & cooperation | Mating strategies | Passive acoustic monitoring | Primate health & energetics | Primate socioecology | Sexual selection | Tropical ecology
Research & Fieldwork 2022–present Social-ecological monitoring | Nusantara, Indonesia Collect ethnographic and bioacoustic data in forests across the Nusantara landscape; established community-led social-ecological monitoring program with front-line communities; Collaborators: Walker DePuy, Shorna Allred, Holger Klinck, Rustam Fahmy, Chandra Boer, Emi Purwanti 2018–presentApe population monitoring | Mungku Baru Education Forest, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia Collect bioacoustic and habitat data across diverse forest types; established ecological monitoring system for endangered gibbon and orangutan populations in a threatened Bornean landscape; Collaborators: Mariaty Ayudia Niun, Frank Van Veen, Mark Harrison, Bernat Ripoll Capilla, Simon Husson 2016–present Orangutan parasitology | Veterinary Medicine Department, UGM, Indonesia Examine Bornean orangutan fecal samples for gastrointestinal parasite diversity (helminths, protozoa) via sedimentation and trichrome-staining; Collaborators: Wisnu Nurcahyo, Ivona Foitova 2014-present Orangutan health and energetics | Hominoid Reproductive Ecology Lab, University of New Mexico; Laboratory for Primate Dietary Ecology & Physiology, Rutgers University Analyze urine samples from flanged male orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) to assess energy status and stress, including: C-peptide, cortisol, creatinine, urea, and testosterone; Collaborators: Erin Vogel, Melissa Emery Thompson 2013-present Orangutan long calls, health, and energy | Tuanan, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia Collect behavioral, ranging, and acoustic data from flanged male orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii), Collect urinary samples for physiological indicators of health and energetics 2013–present Tamarin cooperative infant care | Tahuamanu, Pando, Bolivia Co-direct field research involving collection of behavioral, ranging, and genetic data from saddleback tamarins (Saguinus fuscicollis weddelli); Collaborators: Leila Porter, Tony Di Fiore 2006, 2009 Acoustic analysis of loud calls | Cognitive Ethology Unit, German Primate Center Analyzed >200 simakobu (Simias concolor) loud calls recorded during 2005-2008 fieldwork; Collaborators: Julia Fischer and Kurt Hammerschmidt 2005-2008 Male-male competition and loud calls in simakobu | Pungut Station, Siberut Island, Indonesia Collected behavioral, demographic, ranging, and acoustic data from 10 simakobu groups; botanical data from 15 permanent plots; monthly phenological data from 400 trees and lianas; Created herbarium of 150 specimens; Collected >150 fecal samples for genetic analysis; Trained 8 guides and students 2004 Brown lemur seed dispersal | Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar Collected behavioral and ranging data from several groups of red-fronted brown lemurs (Eulemur fulvus rufus), Collected and analyzed fecal samples, Conducted seed germination trials
Teaching & Mentoring Course & Lab Instructor 2018 EEB GU 4350 (Primate Sexuality) | Columbia University | 1 section 2012 ANT 171 (Intro to Human Evolution) | CUNY | 1 section
Lab Instructor & Teaching Assistant 2009, 2006 ANP 120 (Intro to Physical Anthropology) | Stony Brook | 6 lab sections 2004 BIO 150 (The Living World) | Stony Brook | 1 lab section 2003 BIO 201 (Organisms to Ecosystems) | Stony Brook | 2 lab sections
Teaching Assistant 2010 ANT 296 (European Traditions) | Stony Brook 2005 ANT 102 (Introduction to Cultural Anthropology) | Stony Brook 2004 ANT 295 (Sex and Human Nature) | Stony Brook Thesis Advisor / Mentor 2014–2016 Orangutan Long Calling Effort | Rutgers University Initiated and advised project for undergraduate student honors thesis (Emily Martines) 2009–2012 Simakobu Population Genetics | Universitas Indonesia Initiated and advised research project for Master’s student thesis (Fauzan Syamsuri) 2010 Applied Math & Statistics 575 (Internship in Consulting) | Stony Brook Developed and oversaw research project for Master’s student internship (Sybil Baby)
Field Program Director & Instructor 2014-2015Peatland & Orangutan Conservation & Ecology | Tuanan Research Station, Indonesia Organized and led forest education and exploration program for elementary school students from local communities 2013-2016 Primates, Ecology, & Conservation in Indonesia | Borneo & Java, Indonesia Organized and co-led field course/study abroad program for American and Indonesian students 2014 Behavior & Conservation of Bolivian Primates | Estación Biológica Tahuamanu, Bolivia Organized and co-led field course for Bolivian and Peruvian biologists and students 2013Trash Education & Community Clean-up | Tuanan Village, Indonesia Organized and led trash education workshop with children from local community 2007-2008 Field Research Methods | SCP Field Station, Siberut, Indonesia Organized and led bi-monthly research methods course for Indonesian students 2007 English | SCP Field Station, Siberut Island, Indonesia Organized and led nightly English course for local community 2004 English | Centre ValBio, Ranomafana, Madagascar Organized and led weekly English course for local community
Campus Talks 2020Southeast Asia Program, Gatty Lecture Series | Cornell University 2019 Bioacoustics Research Program | Cornell Lab of Ornithology Roving apes: environmental and energetic constraints on flanged male orangutan reproductive effort 2013 Wednesday Workshops in Anthropology | Rutgers University How to get a postdoc (and make the most of it) 2013 Department of Anthropology | Rutgers University Male-male competition and loud calls in one-male groups of simakobu (Simias concolor) pdf
Abstracts of Conference Presentations Porter, LM, WM Erb. 2019. Inter- and intra-group variation in infant transport in wild Weddell’s saddleback tamarins (Leontoebus weddelli) in northwestern Bolivia. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 168(S68): 193. Erb, WM, T Mitra-Setia, ER Vogel. 2018. Determinants of flanged male orangutan ranging: ecology, energetics, and male competition. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 165: 79. Erb, WM, EJ Barrow, AN Hofner, SS Utami Atmoko, ER Vogel. 2017. Wildfire smoke negatively impacts activity budgets and energy balance of wild Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii). Northeastern Evolutionary Primatologists 2017 Meeting, Oct 2017. Erb, WM. 2017. Creating conservation partnerships between research stations and local communities. Engaging Conservation Across Difference: Communities, Science, and Customary Rights in Indonesia, Jul 2017. Erb, WM. 2017. Effects of forest fire haze on the health and behavior of Bornean orangutans. Mid-year Enrichment Conference for American Fulbright Students and Scholars in Southeast Asia, Mar 2017. Erb, WM, T Mitra-Setia, ER Vogel. 2016. Wildfire smoke affects Bornean orangutan long calls. 26th Congress of the International Primatological Society / 39th meeting of the American Society of Primatologists, Aug 2016. Vogel, ER, JM Rothman, SE Alavi, TD Bransford, SS Utami Atmoko, WM Erb, MA van Noordwijk, D Raubenheimer. 2016. Different to be the same: individual variation in diet among wild Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) in a peatland habitat reflects regulation of macronutrient balance. 26th Congress of the International Primatological Society / 39th meeting of the American Society of Primatologists, Aug 2016. Porter, LM, WM Erb, CL Saire, LM Hernani-Lineros, A Di Fiore. 2016. Allocare does not signal mate quality in wild Weddell’s saddleback tamarins (Leontocebus weddelli). 26th Congress of the International Primatological Society / 39th meeting of the American Society of Primatologists, Aug 2016. Fardi, S, LM Porter, WM Erb, A Di Fiore, RM Bernstein. 2016. Hair cortisol in wild saddleback tamarins (Leontocebus weddelli). 26th Congress of the International Primatological Society / 39th meeting of the American Society of Primatologists, Aug 2016. Naumenko, DJ, M Watford, WM Erb, ER Vogel. 2016. Validation of urine test strips to measure relative ketone body levels in wild Bornean orangutans, Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii. 85th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 159: 238-239. Erb, WM, MA van Noordwijk, T Mitra-Setia, TD Bransford, B Spillman, LP Dunkel, M Emery Thompson, ER Vogel. 2015. Energetic effects on the long calls of adult male Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii)? 84th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 156 (S60): 129. PDF Vogel, ER, JM Rothman, AM Moldawer, Bransford TD, M Emery Thompson, MA van Noordwijk, SS Utami Atmoko, BE Crowley, CD Knott, WM Erb, D Raubenheimer. 2015. Coping with a challenging environment: nutritional balancing, health, and energetics in wild Bornean orangutans. 84th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 156 (S60): 314-315. PDF Porter, LM, WM Erb, CL Saire, LM Hernani-Lineros, EE Virgin, A Di Fiore. 2015. Spatial and temporal dynamics among groups of wild Bolivian saddleback tamarins (Saguinus weddelli). 84th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 156 (S60): 255-256. PDF Erb, WM, MA van Noordwijk, T Mitra-Setia, TD Bransford, B Spillman, LP Dunkel, ME Thompson, ER Vogel. 2014. Do long calls indicate male energy status in Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii)? 1st Annual Meeting of the Nor'Eastern Primate Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Group. Nov 2014. Erb, WM, MA van Noordwijk, T Mitra-Setia, TD Bransford, B Spillman, LP Dunkel, ME Thompson, ER Vogel. 2014. Do long calls indicate male energy status in Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii)? International Primatological Society 25th Congress, Aug 2014. Erb, WM, T Ziegler, K Hammerschmidt, C Borries. 2012. Loud calls as honest signals of male energy status in simakobu (Simias concolor). International Primatological Society 24th Congress, Aug 2012. Erb, WM, C Borries, NS Lestari, T Ziegler. 2011. Demography and dispersal of Simakobu (Simias concolor) and the impact of human disturbance. 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Primatologists. American Journal of Primatology. 73 (S1): 28. Erb, WM, T Ziegler, K Hammerschmidt. 2010. Are male loud calls costly signals in a folivorous primate (Simias concolor)? 47th Annual Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society, Jul 2010. Erb, WM, T Ziegler, K Hammerschmidt. 2010. Do loud calls reflect energy status in male simakobu monkeys (Simias concolor)? 79th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 141 (S50): 101. PDF Erb, WM. 2008. Male-male competition in simakobu monkeys (Simias concolor): the role of loud calls. International Primatological Society 22nd Congress. Primate Eye. 96: 24. Erb, WM. 2006. Patterns and variation in long-distance communication of simakobu monkeys (Simias concolor) on Siberut Island, Indonesia - a pilot study. 75th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. American Journal of PhysicalAnthropology. 129 (S42): 87. PDF Erb, WM. 2005. Preliminary investigation of seed dispersal by red-fronted brown lemurs (Eulemur fulvus rufus) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. 74th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. 126 (S40): 100. PDF
Invited Presentations 2021Virtual Seminar | CATA Research Group, Université Clermont Auvergne, France Primates in the pyrocene: tales from a burning planet 2021Virtual Lecture | Indonesia Fulbright Day, Fulbright’s 75th Anniversary, Jakarta, Indonesia Science and society 2021Virtual Seminar | Veterinary Medicine Department, Brawijaya University, Indonesia Primate communication: insights and tools for welfare and conservation 2021Virtual Seminar | Primate Research Center, Bogor Agricultural Institute, Indonesia Bioacoustics research for primate monitoring and conservation 2021Virtual Lecture | Forestry Department, Instiper Yogyakarta College, Indonesia The sounds of change: using bioacoustics to monitor and protect Borneo's biocultural hotspots 2021Virtual Lecture | Wildlife Series, @america, U.S. Embassy, Indonesia Primate communication: insights and tools for biodiversity conservation 2021Virtual Seminar | Wildlife Laboratory, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia Bioacoustics research for biodiversity monitoring and conservation 2020Research Seminar | Wildlife Ecology Lab, Mulawarman University, Indonesia Canaries in the coal mine: Bornean apes as early-warning indicators of anthropogenic change 2019 Research Seminar | Behavioral Ecology Group, Stony Brook University Roving apes: environmental and energetic constraints on flanged male orangutan reproductive effort 2018Research Seminar | New York Regional Primatology Colloquium, CUNY Graduate Center Sexy sounds: ecological and anthropogenic influences on orangutan long calls 2018Research Seminar | Center for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter Sexy sounds: ecological, energetic, and anthropogenic influences on orangutan long calls 2018 Public Lecture | Integrative Conservation PhD Program (ICON), University of Georgia Sexy sounds: ecological, energetic, and anthropogenic influences on orangutan long calls 2018 Research Seminar | Anthropology Department, Sacramento State University Sexy sounds: ecological, energetic, and anthropogenic influences on primate long calls 2017Research Seminar | Anthropology Department, University of Texas at San Antonio Sexy sounds: ecological, energetic, and anthropogenic influences on primate long calls 2017Department Colloquium Series | Anthropology Department, University of Massachusetts at Amherst Ecological, energetic and anthropogenic influences on orangutan health and behavior 2017Fulbright Research Presentation | Primate Research Center, Universitas Nasional pdf Are orangutan long calls costly signals of male health and energy status? 2017Primate Research Symposium | Forestry Department, Universitas Gadjah Mada Human disturbance impacts behavior, ecology, and physiology of Indonesia’s primates 2017Public Lecture: Primate Research Group | Forestry Department, Universitas Gadjah Mada Introduction to the primates: diversity, ecology, and conservation 2017Public Lecture | School of Science & Mathematics, Universitas Diponegoro Ecological, energetic, and anthropogenic influences on orangutan health, behavior, and conservation 2017US Embassy in Malaysia Speaker Series | The Sabah Society, Sandakan No smoke without fire: peatlands, climate change, and the future of Indonesia’s orangutans 2017US Embassy in Malaysia Speaker Series | Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Center Integrating research and education to promote Bornean orangutan conservation 2017Research Seminar | School of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada Integrating research and education to promote Bornean orangutan conservation 2017 Anthropology Seminar | The University of Auckland, New Zealand Change is the only constant: Indonesian primates’ responses to dynamic environments pdf 2017 School of Social Sciences Seminar | Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand No smoke without fire: Borneo’s burning forests and the future of the orangutan pdf 2017 Institute of Natural & Mathematical Sciences Seminar | Massey University, New Zealand Candid calls: ecological, energetic, and anthropogenic influences on primate long-range signals pdf 2017 Managing Energy & Environment: Climate Change Mitigation | Universitas Nasional, Indonesia Peat fires, climate change and the future of Indonesia’s orangutans 2017 Anthropology Department Spring Colloquium | Washington University, USA Sexy sounds: ecological, energetic, and anthropogenic influences on primate male long calls pdf 2016 Wildlife Conservation Public Seminar | Universitas Muhammadiyah Palangkaraya, Indonesia Wildfire smoke affects wild Bornean orangutan health and behavior 2016 Biology Department Master’s Program | Universitas Nasional, Indonesia Behavior, ecology and conservation of the Mentawai primates and the case of the strange simakobu 2016 Protected Forest Management Unit | Kapuas Dept of Forestry & Plantations, Indonesia Saving orangutans with local partners 2016 Department of Biological Sciences | Fordham University | New York, NY Where there's smoke, there's fire: Indonesia's burning forests and the fate of the orangutan 2015 Department of Anthropology | Hunter College | New York, NY Borneo on fire: the fight to save orangutans, a forest, & a community pdf 2015 Environmental & Food Safety for Human Welfare | Universitas Nasional Jakarta | Indonesia Environmental education for community around the forest to save the orangutan pdf 2015 Department of Forestry | Universitas Palangka Raya | Indonesia Indonesian primate conservation 2013 Department of Biology | Universitas Nasional Jakarta | Indonesia Male-male competition and loud calls in one-male groups of simakobu (Simias concolor) 2008 Department of Veterinary Medicine | Bogor Agricultural University | Indonesia Male-male competition in simakobu monkeys (Simias concolor): Strategies and signals 2007 Department of Reproductive Biology | German Primate Center | Germany Male-male competition in simakobu monkeys (Simias concolor): First findings and future directions 2006 Department of Forest Resources Conservation | Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia Male-male competition in simakobu monkeys (Simias concolor): Strategies and signals
Media & Press 2021 "How does wildfire smoke affect wildlife? Here's what we know" | National Geographic 2021 "Wildfires Can Still Impact Wildlife Hundreds Of Miles Away" | Wyoming Public Radio 2021 "What Scientists Know About Wildfire Smoke and Its Impact on Wild Animal Health" | Discover Magazine 2019“Integrating ecological and ethnographic research for effective conservation of the threatened Rungan landscape” | Kompas.com, Antara.com 2018 "Wildfires may cause long-term health problems for endangered orangutans" | ScienceDaily.com, Phys.org,ScienceBlog.com 2016 "Why aren't these lemurs singing in harmony?" | Christian Science Monitor 2015 "Orangutans cup their mouths to alter their voices" | BBC News
Professional Development Activities 2018Sound Analysis Workshop | Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University 2018Evidence-Based Teaching in Science & Engineering | CTL, Columbia University 2016 Primate Education Network Creativity & Behavior Change Workshop | International Society of Primatologists 2016 Network of Conservation Educators & Practitioners Teaching Studio | American Museum of Natural History 2016 NextProf Science Workshop, Diversifying Academia | University of Michigan 2015-2016 Resource Assisted Initiatives in Science Empowerment for Women Mentoring Program | City University of New York 2015 Early-career Women’s Professional Development Workshop | American Association of Physical Anthropologists 2010 Communicating Science Workshop | Stony Brook University
Languages English | First language Spanish | Proficient in reading, writing, speaking Indonesian | Proficient in reading, writing, speaking Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' | Elementary proficiency in reading and speaking Dayak Ngaju | Elementary proficiency in reading and speaking
Professional Service 2019 Conference organizer | “Integrating ecological and ethnographic research for effective conservation of the threatened Rungan landscape Indonesia", Palangka Raya, Indonesia 2018–presentMentor | Student Conference on Conservation & Science | AMNH 2018–2019 Mentor for high school girls | 1000 Girls, 1000 Futures | New York Academy of Sciences 2017 Conference organizer | “Engaging Conservation Across Difference: Communities, Science, and Customary Rights in Indonesia", Universitas Nasional, Indonesia 2016-2019 Mentoring Circles Leader | Women in Natural Sciences, American Museum of Natural History 2015-present Scientific Advisory Board Member | Primate Conservation, Inc. 2015-present Conservation Committee Member | American Society of Primatologists 2010-present Grant Reviewer | Primate Conservation, Inc.; Graduate Women in Science National Fellowships; American Society of Primatologists Conservation Grants 2005-present Manuscript Reviewer | Evolutionary Anthropology; International Journal of Primatology; Oxford University Press; Folia Primatologica 2011-2012 Website Administrator | Behavioral Ecology Group | Stony Brook 2005-2006 Treasurer | Behavioral Ecology Group | Stony Brook
Science Communication & Outreach 2021 Virtual lecture: research & conservation | Lab of Ornithology Virtual Visitors’ Center 2020 Virtual lecture: research overview | AAUW, Long Island Chapter 2020 Virtual lecture: primate research & conservation | Homey School, Palangkaraya (2nd grade) 2020 Virtual lecture: preparing a review article | Writing in Ecology, University of Connecticut 2020 Virtual lecture: primate research & conservation | Bishop Elementary, MI (2nd grade) 2020 Virtual lecture: primate research & conservation | Pine Cobble School, MA (preschool) 2020 Virtual lecture: primate research & conservation | Devereux Community Adult Autism Partnership Program, PA 2020 Virtual lecture: primate research & conservation | Washington Elementary, OH (2nd grade) 2020 Virtual lecture: primate research & conservation | Arts and Letters School, NY (3rd grade) 2020Virtual lecture: primate research & conservation | Academy of Arts & Letters, NY (3rd grade) 2020Virtual lecture: primate research & conservation | Chabot Elementary School, CA (2nd grade) 2019Lecture: bioacoustics research & conservation | Mungku Baru School (high school) 2019Lecture: preparing for U.S. academic life | Fulbright Pre-departure orientation | Jakarta, Indonesia (Indonesian scholars) 2019Lecture: primate research & conservation | Columbia Secondary School, NY (12th grade) 2019Lecture: primate research and conservation | U.N. International School, NY (2nd grade) 2019Workshop: academic writing (3 days) | Universitas Negeri Papua (faculty) 2017Lecture: scientific publishing | Universitas Diponegoro (faculty) 2017Workshop: scientific publishing (1 day) | Universitas Gadjah Mada (faculty) 2016Lecture: careers in primatology | Medina High School, OH (10th grade) 2015–2016Workshop: orangutan research & education | Kapuas, Indonesia (government) 2015–2016Workshop: environmental education & forest conservation (monthly) | Kapuas, Indonesia (7 communities) 2016Guest scientist: Spotlight Asia | American Museum of Natural History (public) 2014–2015Forest school: peatland ecology & orangutan conservation (monthly) | Tuanan, Indonesia (elementary students) 2013Workshop: trash pollution education (1 day) | Tuanan, Indonesia (elementary students) 2012Lecture: primate conservation | Medina Middle School, OH (7th grade) 2004Course: English language (weekly) | Ranomafana, Madagascar (adults)
University Service 2014–2016 Faculty advisor | Rutgers University for Primate Conservation | Rutgers University 2015 Ambassador to Indonesia | Faculty and Staff Ambassadors Program | Rutgers University 2013 Organizer | Rutgers-UNAS Educational Partnership Workshop | Rutgers University 2003 General education assessment panelist | Provost | Stony Brook University
Graduate Coursework Biometry | Conservation Genetics | Elementary Indonesian II | Fundamental of GIS in Ecology & Conservation | Human Evolution | Primate Behavior & Ecology | Primate Conservation | Primate Evolution | Principles of Ecology | Principles of Evolution | Science & Romance of Wine | Theory & Methods in Primatology
Professional Memberships American Association of Physical Anthropologists American Society of Primatologists Animal Behavior Society Center for Human Evolutionary Studies International Primatological Society