Alexa Duchesneau

Alexa Duchesneau is a Ph.D. student broadly interested in how anthropogenic disturbances on floral composition influence the behavioral and nutritional ecology of Neotropical primates. She is specifically interested in investigating how introduced plants or the eradication of native plants influences population viability, behavioral patterns, nutrition, and health of Neotropical primates. She previously conducted field work at Dr. Susan Perry’s field site studying white-faced capuchin monkeys in Lomas Barbudal, Costa Rica, at Dr. Joan Silk’s Comparative Analysis of Baboon Sociality Project studying Anubis baboons in Laikipia, Kenya, and studying and implementing endangered species conservation management strategies with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Before embarking on field work expeditions, she obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and Operations & Information Management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is also supported as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.