Graduate Students

Nyja Grant
Medical Anthropology
Advisor: Dr. Andrea Freidus Education: B.A. Organizational Management, Ashford University , 2010 Research Interests: Gender roles, applied anthropology, medical anthropology, and Mapping healthcare availability within the brown and black communities. Current Research: The effect ethnicity has in the maternal and neonatal mortality rate in western medicine.

Abby Richardson
Primatology
Advisor: Dr. Lydia Light Education: B.A. Biology, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2021 Research Interests: Primate behavioral ecology and conservation. Current Research: My intended thesis research will focus on the ranging behavior of ring-tailed lemurs in a semi-free ranging setting in the US.