Drawing from primatology, conservation biology, and environmental anthropology, her research primarily focuses on primate behavioral and ecological ﬂexibility in the face of anthropogenic change and the conservation implications of the ecological and cultural interconnections between human and non-human primates. With notable publications in American Anthropologist, Evolutionary Anthropology, American Journal of Primatology, and Oryx, her work has spearheaded the emerging ﬁeld of “ethnoprimatology.” She currently has two on-going ﬁeld research projects: the behavioral ecology and ethnoprimatology of the macaque monkeys on Sulawesi, Indonesia, where she has worked for the past 13 years; and, the human–macaque interface along the Silver River in north central Florida.