Krista Milich, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology
Krista Milich is a primate behavioral ecologist and socioendocrinologist with a particular interest in reproductive physiology and sexual selection.
She received her Ph.D. In Anthropology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Krista Milich, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology
Krista Milich is a primate behavioral ecologist and socioendocrinologist with a particular interest in reproductive physiology and sexual selection.
She received her Ph.D. In Anthropology from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Giovanna Bonadonna, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Giovanna Bonadonna is a postdoctoral research associate interested in behavioral ecology and non-human primate conservation. Her research focuses on Critically Endangered lemur species in Madagascar.
Giovanna received her Ph.D. in Biology and Applied Biotechnologies from the University of Turin, Italy.
Patricia Mendoza, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Patricia is a wildlife veterinarian interested in the study of health risks emerging from wildlife trade and human-induced habitat modifications. Her research centers on the genetics and health of lemurs in Madagascar and trafficked primates in Peru. She received her Ph.D. in Biology from University of Missouri-St Louis and her DVM from Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos in Lima, Peru.
Gisela Sobral, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Gisela Sobral is a postdoctoral research associate interested in the hormonal regulation of social behaviour and spatio-temporal use of the landscape by non-human primates.
She is a biologist and received her PhD in Animal Reproduction from the University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Lauren Wiseman Jones
Graduate Student
Lauren is a graduate student with an interest in ecology and conservation. She hopes to study how anthropogenic impacts effect the physiology and behavior of primates.
Lauren completed her Bachelor’s degree in Zoology at Cardiff University and received her Master’s degree in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation from Imperial College London.
Ember Wolf
Graduate Student
Ember is a graduate student interested in the spatial ecology and conservation of non-human primates. Ember completed her Bachelor’s degree in geography and geographic information systems from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
Ember Wolf
Graduate Student
Ember is a graduate student interested in the spatial ecology and conservation of non-human primates. Ember completed her Bachelor’s degree in geography and geographic information systems from West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
Current Undergrads
Alice Cutter
Alice is an undergraduate student studying anthropology and business. She is interested in exploring human-wildlife interactions and conservation, and hopes to pursue a graduate degree.
Isis Durkin
Isis is an undergraduate student studying Anthropology and Political Science. She is interested in the behavior and conservation of non-human primates and plans to pursue a graduate degree after college.
Anika Thomas
Anika is an undergraduate studying Anthropology: Global Health and Environment and Political Science. She is interested in public health and the environment and plans to pursue a career in law after graduation.
Michelle Mesnick
Michelle is an undergraduate student studying Anthropology: Global Health and the Environment. She hopes to pursue a graduate degree in anthropology.
Alumni
Jillian McCarten
BA 2018
Jillian is a recent graduate currently serving as an Americorps vista. She is working with the Aims Foundation, an organization in Greeley Colorado that provides scholarships to local community college students. She is hoping to pursue a graduate degree in anthropology afterwards.
Kayce Sorbello
BA 2019
Kayce is a recent graduate who majored in International & Area Studies with a minor in Anthropology. She is passionate about working with communities and will be joining The Peanut Butter Project’s team in Sierra Leone beginning this fall.
Laura Abondano
Visiting Researcher Fall 2019
Laura is a PhD candidate at the University of Texas at Austin. Her doctoral dissertation investigates female reproductive strategies in wild woolly monkeys from the Amazon rainforest of Ecuador, using a combination of behavioral, genetic, and endocrinological methods.
Laura is currently a visiting researcher in the Reproductive Ecology and Behavioral Endocrinology Lab at Washington University, where she is conducting endocrinological analyses to identify hormonal correlates of spider and woolly monkey cooperative behaviors.
Amy Luo
BA 2020
Amy graduated WashU in the spring of 2020 with bachelor’s degrees in biochemistry and global health. Amy is now a Master’s student at Harvard Chan School of Public Health. She hopes to pursue a career in public health with an emphasis on human rights and health.
Alana Labaschin
BA 2021
Alana graduated from WashU in 2021 with a BA in Physics and minors in Psychology and Anthropology. She intends to go to medical school after college.
Lev Kolinski
BA 2021
Lev graduated from WashU in 2021 with a BA in Anthropology and minors in Biology and Spanish. He is especially interested in nonhuman primate conservation and reproductive strategies and hopes to pursue an advanced degree in biological anthropology.
More Alumni
Natalie Fisher
BA 2024
Natalie graduated from WashU in 2024 and majored in mechanical engineering. She is interested in conservation and is currently pursing a PhD at Northwestern University.
Shivani Natarajan
BA 2023
Shivani graduated from WashU in 2023 with a degree in Anthropology: Global Health and Environment and a minor in Biology. She is now a medical candidate at Medical College of Georgia.
Nick Miller
BA 2022
Nick graduated in 2022 with a BA in Anthropology and Psychology. He is pursuing a career in medicine and is attending Northwestern Medical School.
Grace Dekoker
BA 2023
Grace graduated in 2023 and double majored in Microbiology and Medical Humanities. She is passionate about public health, and hopes to attend medical school. She is currently a Pre-Med Intern at Northwestern Medicine.
Emily Buchalter
Undergraduate Student
Emily is an undergraduate student studying Environmental Biology and Anthropology interested in conservation research. She plans on pursuing a graduate degree after college.
Lev Kolinski
BA 2021
Lev graduated from WashU in 2021 with a BA in Anthropology and minors in Biology and Spanish. He is especially interested in nonhuman primate conservation and reproductive strategies and hopes to pursue an advanced degree in biological anthropology.
Talia Dunietz
Undergraduate Student
Talia is an undergraduate student studying anthropology: global health and environment. She is planning on getting her masters of public health and working in health policy.
Kiera Kaba
Undergraduate Student
Kiera is an undergraduate student at WashU studying Creative Writing and Anthropology. She is interested in primates and the natural world and hopes to continue learning as much about them as possible.
Doris Lamour
Undergraduate Student
Doris is an undergraduate student studying Biology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. She hopes to attend medical school for reproductive health and learn more about primate conservation.