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Sarah Turner received her PhD in Primatology from the University of Calgary. Joining Concordia University in August 2017, she was previously a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biology at McGill University. Her research primarily focuses on the behavioral ecology of nonhuman primates, particularly how behavior is influenced by human-induced environmental changes. She conducts fieldwork at the Awajishima Monkey Center in Japan, studying the behavior of free-ranging Japanese macaques with physical disabilities, testing hypotheses related to behavioral plasticity, mother-infant interactions, and habitat use. Additionally, Sarah collaborates on projects in northeastern Brazil related to the rehabilitation and release of bearded capuchin monkeys, as well as studying the behavior of endangered blond capuchin monkeys inhabiting small fragments of the Atlantic Forest. She oversees research in her Primatology Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies lab, focusing on a variety of projects that examine animal behavioral flexibility in response to anthropogenic changes. Sarah has received funding from NSERC for ongoing projects that investigate primate behavioral plasticity in relation to human impact.
Concordia University • Montreal, QC, Canada
Teaching and research in primatology and behavioral ecology.
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