Maddy Hillegas
M.S. Human Paleobiology
Year Entered: Fall 2021
Advisor: Shannon McFarlin
Dean’s Undergraduate Research Award, Fall 2020
Dean's Fellowship Award, Fall 2021
Primate life history and behavioral ecology, conservation
Research experience:
Research Assistant, Aug 2021 – Current GW Primate Life History Lab, with Dr. Shannon McFarlin; Washington, D.C.
Research Assistant, Jan 2020 – Sept 2020 NYU Anthropology Department, with Dr. Megan Petersdorf; New York, NY/Remote Lab
Volunteer, Sept 2018 – March 2020 Daris Swindler Dental Lab, with Dr. Shara Bailey; New York, NY
Field Research Assistant, June 2019 – Aug 2019 NYU Primate Reproductive Ecology and Evolution Lab/Caribbean Primate Research Center, with Dr. James Higham; Cayo Santiago, PR
Undergraduate Thesis Abstract: “Canine Size and Reproductive Success in Female Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)” (Inquiry: A Journal of Undergraduate Research)
B.A. (Anthropology and Journalism), New York University, 2021