Biography
Celeste, a third-year biological anthropology PhD student working with Dr. Katharine Jack, holds a B.Sc. in Psychology (2019) and an MA in Anthropology (2022) from UNC Charlotte. During her undergraduate years, she interned at the Emory National Primate Research Center, gaining valuable experience with the behavioral management team, and participated in the Maderas Rainforest Conservancy field school in Costa Rica. Additionally, Celeste had taken on the role of an adjunct lecturer in the anthropology department at UNC Charlotte, teaching Introduction to Anthropology and Primate Behavioral Ecology. Her research interests encompass interspecies interactions, community ecology, primate adaptation, and primate behavioral ecology.