Grantee Spotlight: Evan Cunningham
Evan Cunningham is a PhD candidate at Emory University who studies wild capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica. His research focuses the hormonal mechanisms behind social behaviors and learning.
Grantee Spotlight: Majda El Bouhamdi
Majda El Bouhamdi is a Moroccan primatologist and conservation scientist studying Barbary macaques in Morocco's Rif Mountains.
Grantee Spotlight: Husna Mashaka
Husna Mashaka's research uncovers how climate and vegetation shifts shaped ancient human behavior. Her work offers insights for building climate resilience today.
Abby McClain: Examining grief and loss at Gombe
Leakey Foundation grantee Abby McClain studies the impact of death, grief, and loss among the chimpanzees at Gombe National Park in Tanzania.
Georgina Luti: Dating the last two undated sites in South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind
Georgina Luti, a Kenyan geologist and Leakey Foundation Francis H. Brown African Scholar is working to determine dates for the Gondolin and Kromdraai caves in South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind.