With the project title “Human–grivet monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops) conflict and coexistence in the sacred landscapes of the Zegie Peninsula, Ethiopia,” Ejigu made all of us proud to be awarded in the 2025 competition with the Primate Society of Great Britain.
You can check a more detailed version of his project here.
The Venkataraman Lab proudly showcased its diverse research at the Canadian Association for Biological Anthropology (CABA) 2025 edition in Victoria-BC, bringing together innovative projects that span ecology, culture, and human evolution. Our team contributed through engaging talks and posters, sparking conversations about the intersections of biology, society, and sustainability.
Please see below:
Ani Mitsunaga (undergrad)
Hunter-gatherers: The original Ostromian society?
Ani Mitsunaga at CABA 2025
Ejigu Worku (PhD Student)
Role of Ethiopian Orthodox Church Forests in sustaining primates in a changing world
Ejigu Worku at CABA 2025
Amanda Seyler (PhD Student)
Maternal subjective social status in rural Nicaragua: A mixed-methods analysis of cultural and economic factors
Amanda Seyler at CABA 20205
Kathleen Reinhardt (Postdoctoral Researcher)
Recent lifestyle change impacts sleep and circadian rhythms among the Indigenous peoples of Peninsular Malaysia
Kathleen Reinhardt at CABA 2025
Watch/listen to it HERE.
Watch/listen to it HERE.
Our lab member and Postdoctoral Fellow, Kathleen D. Reinhardt, had her research showcased in the UCalgary News and with The Atlantic.
Click below to learn more about sleep and circadian rhythms with an ecology and evolution approach!
The 2023 AABA Conference was held in person from April 19-22. Authors from all over the world delivered 642 peer-reviewed scientific presentations, and among them, three from our lab:
Swapanthi Akkapeddi won an award for her poster on gelada time budgets.
Jordie Hoffman presented their work on women’s hunting and won an award for Outstanding Student Presentation.
Dr. Kathleen Reinhardt presented her work on sleep ecology among the Orang Asli of Malaysia.
Swapanthi Akkapeddi
Jordie Hoffman
Dr. Kathleen Reinhardt
Hunter-gatherers don’t live in an economic idyll but their deep appreciation of rest puts industrialised work to shame.
New essay by Dr. Venkataraman on Aeon.
Read the full text here.
Celebrated 19th-century biologist Ernst Haeckel pushed race science as his little-known protégé Nikolai Miklucho-Maclay defended Indigenous rights. A biological anthropologist reflects on the impacts of their ruptured relationship.
New essay by Dr. Venkataraman on Sapiens.org
Read the full text here.
Read here.
Dr. Venkataraman organized and hosted the Orang Asli Seminar Series 2022, hosted through Keene State College.
The video recordings of the 2022 Orang Asli Seminar Series are now posted on YouTube. LINK
Our protocol paper was published in BMJ Open detailing the study design and plan for the Orang Asli Health and Lifeways Project (OAHeLP). Link
Swapanthi did a research project on gelada time budgets and Hannah did research on historical health data of the Orang Asli.
Triana Hohn defends her Honour's thesis on reconciliation in wild geladas. April 2022
A few weeks ago I published an article about whether women hunted in prehistoric societies:
https://theconversation.com/women-were-successful-big-game-hunters-challenging-beliefs-about-ancient-gender-roles-153772
