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Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)

William Aguado

William Aguado

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PhD Candidate
Advisor(s): Erin Vogel
Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
william.aguado@rutgers.edu
Khaled Bin Oli Bhuiyan

Khaled Bin Oli Bhuiyan

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PhD Student
Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
k.bhuiyan@rutgers.edu
Research Interests: Human behavioral ecology, evolutionary medicine, energetic, metabolic adaptation, cultural evolution.
Rebecca DeCamp

Rebecca DeCamp

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PhD Candidate
Advisor(s): Christina M. Bergey
Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
r.decamp@rutgers.edu
Research Interests: Lemur evolution and adaptive radiation, evolutionary genetics, population genetics, ecological impacts on evolution
Jo Gansemer

Jo Gansemer

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PhD Student
Advisor(s): Erin Vogel
Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
jo.gansemer@rutgers.edu
Research Interests: Primates, Ethnoprimatology, Conservation, Climate change, Feeding ecology, Behavioral ecology, Health, Stress
Rupesh Gawde

Rupesh Gawde

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PhD Candidate
Advisor(s): Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello | Erin Vogel
Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
rsg146@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Research Interests: Primates, Behavioural ecology, Feeding ecology, Health, Nutrition, Metagenomics
Eva Hernandez-Janer

Eva Hernandez-Janer

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PhD Student
Advisor(s): Erin Vogel
Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
eva.hernandez-janer@rutgers.edu
Research Interests: primates, diet plasticity, stable isotope analysis (SIA), anthropogenic/climate-induced habitat change
Kyra Johnson

Kyra Johnson

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PhD Candidate
Advisor(s): Dan Cabanes
Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
kyra.johnson@rutgers.edu
Research Interests: microarchaeology and taphonomy; dietary and technological changes in archaeological record; effects of heat on bone
Amy Li

Amy Li

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PhD Student
Advisor(s): Victoria Ramanzoni
Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
Research Interests: Human Behavioral Ecology, Diet, Malnutrition, Evolutionary Medicine
Kristine Maassen

Kristine Maassen

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PhD Student
Advisor(s): Lee Cronk
Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
kristine.maassen@rutgers.edu
Research Interests: human behavioral ecology, mutual aid, cooperation, generosity, human evolution, prosociality, cultural evolution, perceptions of deservingness, climate justice, disaster relief strategies, and community dynamics.
Charles Maingi Kivasu

Charles Maingi Kivasu

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PhD Candidate
Advisor(s): Ryne Palombit
Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
charles.kivasu.maingi@rutgers.edu
Research Interests: primate behavior ecology, conservation, social behaviors, and their interactions with humans
Maya Jurasinski

Maya Jurasinski

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Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
Denise Mercado

Denise Mercado

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PhD Candidate
Advisor(s): Lee Cronk
Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
denise.rose.mercado@rutgers.edu
Research Interests: human behavioral sciences, religion, cooperation theory, game theory, moral philosophy, cultural evolution
Stephen Meriki

Stephen Meriki

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PhD Candidate
Advisor(s): Lee Cronk
Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
stephen.meriki@rutgers.edu
Dimitri Papavasiliou

Dimitri Papavasiliou

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PhD Candidate
Advisor(s): Dan Cabanes
Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
dimitri.papavasiliou@rutgers.edu
Research Interests: Microarchaeology, Archaeobotany, Geoarchaeology, Experimental archaeology, Ethnoarchaeology, Paleolithic archaeology, Mesoamerican archaeology
Miarisoa Ramilison

Miarisoa Ramilison

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PhD Student
Advisor(s): Christina M. Bergey
Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
miarisoa.ramilison@rutgers.edu
Research Interests: Lemur ecology and evolution, parasites, infectious disease, and conservation
Marc Ramrekha

Marc Ramrekha

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PhD Student
Advisor(s): Dan Cabanes
Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
amr486@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Research Interests: Microarchaeology, Phytoliths, FTIR, Anatomically Modern Humans, Bronze Age, Iron Age, the Levant
Natalie Robinson

Natalie Robinson

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PhD student
Advisor(s): Erin Vogel
Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
natalie.robinson@rutgers.edu
Research Interests: primates, orangutans, reproductive ecology, nutrition and energetics, conservation, science communication and outreach
Andrew Schwartz

Andrew Schwartz

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PhD Candidate
Advisor(s): Robert S. Scott
Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
afs131@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Research Interests: DMTA of non-human fossil primates
Stephie Raveloson

Stephie Raveloson

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Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
snstephie.raveloson@rutgers.edu
Research Interests: evolutionary biology, natural selection,metagenomics,microbiome,respiratory disease, infectious disease
Xijun (Luna) Wang

Xijun (Luna) Wang

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PhD Candidate
Advisor(s): Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello
Program: Human Evolutionary Sciences (HES)
xw347@scarletmail.rutgers.edu
Research Interests: Forensic Biology and Osteology