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Current Research
PhD Dissertation (2025): Touchscreen-based Cognitive Testing As Enrichment in Ruffed Lemurs (Varecia spp.): SMARTA2 Apparatus Design, Welfare Implications, and Contrafreeloading.
Duke Lemur Center, North Carolina USA
I conducted cognitive touchscreen research and used noninvasive methods to collect salivary cortisol before, during, and after cognitive testing. Additionally, I tested contrafreeloading paradigm in captive primates.
Collaborators
Salivary Cortisol & Cognitive Research
Dr. Ashley N. Edes
Saint Louis Zoo
Photos by Raymond Vagell
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