Appointments & Honors

2018 – present Stanford University, Certificate in Genetics and Genomics (in progress)
2010 – 2011 Smithsonian Institution, Faculty training in conservation genetics & Bayesian statistics
1996 – 1998 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Florida, Department of Zoology
1997 Ph.D., University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, Biological Anthropology | Program in Evolutionary Biology
1993 Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS), Graduate Program in Tropical Biology (Costa Rica)
1991 M.A., Northern Illinois University, Anthropology (Summa cum laude)
1989 B.Sc., Northern Illinois University, Anthropology & Biology (Magna cum laude, Honors in Biology)

 

2015 – present Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
2013 – present Member, IUCN Species Survival Commission
2011 – present Senior Ecologist, Ecological Society of America (ESA)
1999 – present Director, Kibale Primates and Plants Project (KPPP), Uganda
2015 – 2019 Steering Committee, Section H, American Association for the Advancement of Science
2009 – 2015 Professor, University of Texas – San Antonio
2008 – 2009 Director, National Science Foundation, Biological Anthropology Program
2004 – 2009 Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin – Madison (Anthropology, Zoology, Program in Conservation Biology)
2004 – 2009 Faculty, Nelson Institute for the Environment & Program in Conservation Biology & Sustainable Development, University of Wisconsin – Madison
2004 – 2009 Scientist, Wisconsin National Primate Research Center
1999 – 2004 Assistant Professor, University of Oregon
1999 – 2004 Faculty, Center for Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Oregon
1999 – 2004 Faculty, Environmental Studies Program, University of Oregon
1997 – 1998 Research Associate, University of California – Los Angeles
1996 – 1998 Teaching Faculty, La Suerte Biological Field Station, Costa Rica
1993 – 1994 Project Manager, Kibale Forest Monkey & Fish Project, Uganda

 

2022 – present Founding Associate Editor, Frontiers in Mammal Science (Behavior & Physiology Section)
2012 – present Handling Editor, Oecologia (Terrestrial Vertebrate Ecology Section)
2012 – present Academic Editor, PLoS One
2018 – present Editorial Board, Diversity
2010 – present Editorial Board, African Primates
2008 – present Editorial Board, Journal of Tropical Conservation Science
2011 – 2018 Editorial Board, Journal of Integrative Zoology
2011 Guest Editor, Acta Oecologia
2007 – 2009 Associate Editor, American Journal of Primatology
2005 – 2008 Associate Editor, American Journal of Physical Anthropology
2003 – 2017 Editorial Board, Primate Field Studies Book Series, Prentice-Hall
2002 – 2008 Editorial Board, Physical Anthropology (Newsletter of AAPA)
1998 Guest Editor, American Journal of Primatology
1996 – present Peer Reviewer for > 50 journals, 14 book publishers, 15 granting agencies

 

2017 – present Elected Jury Member, Fundación BBVA and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Frontier Award for Knowledge in Ecology & Conservation
2017 University of Colorado Top Ten Must-Take Classes (https://oneclass.com/blog/university-of-colorado-boulder/3147-10-must-take-courses-at-cu-boulder.en.html)
2015 President’s Distinguished Award for Research, University of Texas – campus-wide recognition and highest achievement in research
2015 PLoS Top Cited article for 2015: Evolution of stomach acidity and its relevance to the microbiome
2014 Distinguished Alumni Award, Northern Illinois University
2013 Fellow (elected), Linnean Society of London (est 1788)

2012 Fellow (elected), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2011 Senior Member, Texas Academy of Science
2010 The Brandt Lecturer in Biology, North Carolina State University
2009 University Honored Instructor Award, University of Wisconsin – Madison
2006 Favorite Instructor Honor, University of Wisconsin – Madison
2005 – 2007 Vilas Associate Professorship Award for Research, University of Wisconsin – Madison
2003 Emerald Professor of the Year, Oregon
2002 – 2003 Ersted Award for Distinguished Teaching (the “Crystal Apple”) – campus-wide recognition and highest achievement in teaching, University of Oregon
2001 – 2003 James and Shirley Rippey Award for Innovative Teaching, University of Oregon
2001 – 2002 Scholarship given in my name (Lambert Scholarship), University of Oregon, granted to Biology Honors undergraduate of highest academic standing
2001 Mortar Board Professor of the Month, University of Oregon
2000 – 2003 Richard A. Bray Faculty Fellowship Award for Research Excellence, University of Oregon
1995 American Society of Primatologists National Student Paper Prize
1995 Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society Student Paper Prize Competition
1994 Elected Fellow, Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, University of Illinois Chapter
1994 Senior member, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society
1990 – 1991 Outstanding Graduate Student in Anthropology, Northern Illinois University
1988 Outstanding College Student of the Year, Northern Illinois University
1987 Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence, Northern Illinois University
1987 Elected fellow, Phi Sigma Honors in Biology, Northern Illinois University
1987 Elected member, Mortar Board Honors Society, Northern Illinois University
1986 – 1987 Outstanding Undergraduate in Anthropology, Northern Illinois University
1986 Elected member, Golden Key National Honor Society, NIU