 Office: 22W Palamountain Hall
Tel. (518) 580-5437
e-mail: cgrassi@skidmore.edu
Education:
- Ph.D., Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, 2001.
- M.A., Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, 1997.
- B.S., Biology, Duke University, 1995.
Research and Teaching Interests:
- Primate ecology and behavior
- Primate conservation
- Sex differences in behavior and ecology
- Metabolic constraints on reproduction
- Management of captive primates
- Environmental enrichment
Skidmore Courses:
- AN251C Anthropological Studies in Primate Behavior (Spring 2006)
- TX301 Tropical Field Ecology - with travel to Costa Rica (Spring 2006; co-taught with Monica Raveret-Richter)
- AN251C Introduction to Biological Anthropology (Summer 2006)
- AN251C The Socioecology of the Great Apes (Summer 2006)
Courses Taught:
- Introduction to Physical Anthropology
- Introduction to Primate Anatomy and Behavior
- The Biological Bases of Human Behavior
- Primate Foraging Stategies
Experiences:
- Aug. 2005-present: Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research. Adjunct Assistant Scientist.
- Oct. 2003-Aug. 2005: The Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research. Department of Comparative Medicine. Lead Behavioral Scientist/Director of Environmental Enrichment.
- Fall 2002-Spring 2003: The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Visiting Assistant Professor. Courses taught include: Introduction to Physical Anthropology, The Biological Bases of Human Behavior, Introduction to Primate Anatomy and Behavior, Primate Foraging Strategies
- Spring 2002: The University of Texas at Austin. Temporary lecturer. Course taught: Primate Behavior
- Fall 2001: Study Abroad Program in Madagascar, State University of New York at Stony Brook. On-site coordinator and professor.
This program is centered at Ranomafana National Park, but includes an expedition across the south of Madagascar to other sites and national parks such as Andringitra National Park and Isalo National Park. It is an exchange program that has both American and Malagasy undergraduates and graduate student teaching assistants. In addition to the science classes in which the students are officially enrolled, there is also much cultural education and exchange. The students participate in local cultural events, such as the summoning of ancestors in local villages, and several students conduct their independent study projects in the field of cultural anthropology. Courses taught include: Biodiversity Science Field Methods, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Madagascar Ecosystems, and Independent Study - 1996- 1998: Colony Manager for guenon (Cercopithecus spp.) colony at the Animal Resource Center, The University of Texas at Austin.
Selected Publications:
- Grassi, C. 2002. Sex differences in feeding, height use, and space use in Hapalemur griseus. International Journal of Primatology. 23(3): 677-693.
- Dalecky, A., Kerdelhué, C., Johnson, S. , Razafindratsita, V. R. , Grassi, C., Razafiarimalala, A. C., Overdorff, D., and Rasplus, J.-Y. 2003. Moraceae, Ficus and associated fauna. In : Madagascar a Natural History. Benstead and Goodman eds. Pp. 322-334. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
- Sommer, J., Barber, R., Huebinger, R., Grassi, C. Williamson, J., and Louis, E. 2002. Characterization of fourteen microsatellite marker loci in the gray bamboo lemur (Hapalemur griseus). Molecular Biology Notes.
- Grassi, C. Variability in habitat, diet, and social structure of Hapalemur griseus in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar. American Journal of Physical Anthropology. (in review)
- Wooding, S., Bufe, B., Grassi, C., Howard, M., Stone, A., Vazquez, M., Dunn, D., Meyerhof, W., Weiss, R., and Bamshad, M. Convergent evolution of bitter taste sensitivity in humans and chimpanzees. Nature. (in review)
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