Addison Earley

I recently graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in Vertebrate Zoology. My interest in primate cognition and behavior led me to connect with Dr. Marcela Benitez at Emory University, whose research on cognition, behavior, and same-sex sexual behavior in non-human primates closely aligns with my own interests. Through this connection, I was introduced […]

Lindsey Weyant

I am a field assistant at Capuchinos de Taboga project working with platform experiments regarding cognition processes. Interested in habitat fragmentation and life history, I have worked with a variety of species and biomes, most recently working with owl monkeys (Aotus azerae) in the Argentinean Chaco. I have also worked with acoustic signalling in the Soprano […]

Isabelle Dugan

My name is Isabelle and I am the current Cognition Assistant at Capuchinos de Taboga. I graduated from the University of Michigan in May, 2025 with a double major in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience as well as a minor in Environmental Science! During my time at Michigan, I worked with […]

Amelie Dalla Valle

I am a field assistant at Capuchins de Taboga project. I graduated from the University of Liege in Biology and Ecology. I also have a BS in Psychology. Previously, I studied banded mongoose and their interaction with chacma baboons in South Africa. I also learned about the cohabitation between elephants and farmers in Kenya.  I […]

Silvia Paolini

I am the vocalization field assistant at the Capuchinos de Taboga fieldsite. I arrived at Taboga in January 2025 as an assistant of one of the PhD students after working in the tropical forest of Madagascar with lemurs for my master thesis. I help collect acoustic data on wild white-faced capuchins, collect behavioral data and […]