Department of Anthropology

Tyler is a dual-PhD student in Bioanthropology and Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures. His current projects are focused on the evolution-creationism controversy in the Islamic world and the effects of urbanization and crop raiding on hamadryas baboon behavior and reproduction in the Middle East and East Africa. Within primate behavioral ecology, he specifically has interests in endocrinology and the use of wildlife technology, such as drones and GPS collars. Additionally, he helps with field research on chimpanzees in Uganda and monitor the use of non-human primates in biomedical research.