Emily Boehm

emily.boehm@duke.edu

1008 Redfern Way Box 90383

Durham, NC 27707 130 Science Drive
(419) 356-7561 Durham, NC 27708

CURRENT POSITION
Instructor, Duke University Department of Evolutionary Anthropology, Durham, NC
 January 2017-Present

EDUCATION
Duke University, Durham, NC
 Matriculation: August 2011
 Advanced to candidacy October 2013
 Doctoral degree awarded December 2016
 Dissertation Title: The Evolution of Extended Sexual Receptivity in
Chimpanzees: Variation, Male-Female Associations, and Hormonal Correlates
 Graduate advisor: Dr. Anne Pusey

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

 Matriculation: September 2005
 Bachelor of Arts cum laude with High Honors in Organismic and Evolutionary
Biology
 Honors Thesis: Molecular Phylogeny of the Gastropod Family Fissurellidae
 Citation in French
 Degree awarded June 2009

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Online Course Design
 Design and implement a massive, open, online course for the Coursera platform
on the topic of chimpanzee behavioral ecology, conservation, and the work of
Jane Goodall.
 Expected launch in May 2018

Pedagogy and Training

 Peer Teaching Triangles: Fall 2016
 Graduate course in College Teaching and Course Design, Spring 2016
 George Gopen’s "Writing from the Reader's Perspective" workshop series: Fall
2013
 Workshops in inclusive teaching, active learning, student writing, and time
management

Course Instruction: Sociobiology, Duke University, Durham NC

  Spring 2018
 Evolution of social behaviors in animals and humans
 Restructured to be student-centered and promote community learning

Course Instruction: Introduction to Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University,

Durham, NC
 Fall 2017
 Lecture-based introductory level course covering evolutionary theory, primate
behavior and ecology, and human evolution
 Redesigned syllabus and course structure to include active learning components in
addition to lectures

Course Instruction: Primate Conservation, Duke University, Durham, NC.

 Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018
 Seminar-style university course focusing on primary literature, case studies to
explore current threats, and conservation approaches for global primate
populations

Course Instruction: Primate Field Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC.

 Summer 2015
 Writing-intensive university course on behavioral data collection and analysis
 Conducted at the Duke Lemur Center

Teaching Assistant: Primate Ecology, Duke University, Durham, NC

 Fall semester, 2015
 Guest lecture on Reproductive Physiology and Ecology
 Lab and midterm design
 Office hours and grading
 Professor Tara Clarke

Teaching Assistant: Primate Field Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC

 Spring semesters, 2013-2014
 Guest lecture on Animal Identification and Ethograms (2014)
 Support of student data collection and analysis
 Paper editing and grading
 Professor Leslie Digby

Teaching Assistant: Introduction to Physical Anthropology, Duke University, Durham,

NC
 Fall semesters, 2012-2013
 Laboratory and discussion leader
 Practical examination writing and grading
 Professor Ken Glander

Teaching Assistant: Primate Sexuality, Duke University, Durham, NC

  Spring semester 2012
 Discussion leader
 Quiz writing and grading
 Professor Christine Drea

SERVICE and DIVERSITY TRAINING

Fellow: Duke Teaching for Equity Program
 2017-2018
 Series of workshops that provide tools for addressing issues around identity, race
and racism in the classroom

Program Coordinator: Duke Women in Science and Engineering, Durham, NC

 Fall 2013-Spring 2014; Co-Coordinator Fall 2015-Spring 2016
 Planning and logistics for visiting speakers, social events, and workshops
 Communications with membership through email and social media
 Collaboration with university administration and other student groups
 WiSE planning committee member Fall 2012- Spring 2013

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Sample Analysis: Hominoid Endocrinology Lab, University of New Mexico, USA
 August 2015
 Train in the extraction of c-peptide, a biomarker of energy availability, from urine
samples from female chimpanzees

Dissertation Data Collection: Gombe Stream Research Centre, Gombe National Park, TZ
 September 2014-April 2015
 Focal follows of cycling and pregnant female chimpanzees in two communities
 Behavioral sampling for activity budget, mating, aggression, and grooming
 Fecal sampling for hormone assay
 Urine sampling for c-peptide assay

Pilot Field Season: Gombe Stream Research Centre, Gombe National Park, TZ
 May-August 2013
 Multi-day focal follows of female chimpanzees
 Visual identification of Kasekela individuals
 Established protocols for behavioral data collection
 Fecal sampling for baseline hormonal assay

GRANTS and AWARDS

Forever Duke Student Leadership Award: 2017
Duke Summer Research Fellowship: 2016
Duke Data Expeditions Award: 2014, 2015
James B. Duke Fellow: 2011-2015
Duke Sigma Xi Sally Hughes-Schrader Travel Grant: May-August 2013
Duke University Graduate School Mentorship Award: 2012, 2013, 2015
Harvard College Scholarship Award: 2007-2008.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Medical Assistant: Reiter, Hill, Johnson & Nevin Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chevy
Chase, MD
 January-August 2011
 Patient care and specimen preparation
 File organization, scheduling, and management of results

Human-Wildlife Conflict Policy Fellow: The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, MD

 February 2010-January 2011
 Reports on relevant policy news for the monthly publication Wildlife Policy
News
 Updates for TWS members on organizational actions in The Wildlifer newsletter
 Fact sheets, letters, and comments on TWS focal issues
 Writing and reporting for TWS online coverage of the Deepwater-Horizon Oil
Spill
 Articles and editing for The Wildlife Professional magazine and blog

Climate Change Policy Intern: The Wilderness Society, Washington, DC

 September-December 2009
 Notes and summaries from legislative hearings
 Fact sheets on natural resources adaptation and public health
 Research and presentation on remote sensing technology: applications for finding,
protecting, and storing forest carbon

Research Assistant: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University

 September 2008-June 2009
 Identification, photography, and database entry of specimens of the gastropod
family Fissurellidae
 Extraction, amplification, and sequencing of five marker genes
 Analysis of sequence data for taxonomic analysis

Research Assistant: Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University

 September 2005-June 2008
 Identification and cataloging insects from pit and malaise trap samples to the
Order level

PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS

Boehm, E.E. and Pusey, A.E. Measuring Gestation Length in the Chimpanzees of Gombe
National Park. In prep.
Boehm, E.E. Effects of Female Reproductive State on Male Mating Interest and Female
Proceptivity in the Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) of Gombe
National Park, Tanzania. Poster presentation, Annual Meeting of the American
Association of Physical Anthropologists, Austin, Texas, 12 April 2018.

Boehm, E.E., Rogers, A., Foerster, S., Wroblewski, E., and Pusey, A.E. Promiscuity or
Partner Preference? Male-Female Interactions Across Reproductive States Reflect
Female Strategies for Avoiding Aggression. Podium presentation, Annual
Meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. New Orleans,
Louisiana, 22 April 2017.

Boehm. E.E., Thompson, M.E., Machanda, Z., Muller, M., Otali, E., Wrangham, R.,
Pusey, A.E. Demographic Patterns of Post-Conception Swellings in Eastern
Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii). Podium presentation, International
Primatological Society/American Society of Primatologists, Chicago, Illinois, 24
August 2016.

Boehm, E.E., Pusey, A.E., Machanda, Z., Muller, M., Otali, E., Wrangham, R.,
Thompson, M.E. Hormonal Correlates of Sexual Swellings During Pregnancy in
Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) of Kanyawara and Gombe.
American Journal of Physical Anthropology 159 (SI, supplement 62): 98. Podium
presentation, Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physical
Anthropologists, Atlanta, Georgia, 16 April 2016.

Boehm, E.E. & Wellens, K. Mar 2014. Caring for a Chronically Ill Offspring Affects
Maternal Behavior and Reproduction in a Wild Female Chimpanzee (Pan
troglodytes schweinfurthii). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 153 (SI,
supplement 58): 80. Podium presentation, Annual Meeting of the American
Association of Physical Anthropologists, Calgary, British Columbia, 14 April
2014.

Boehm, E.E. & Pusey, A.E. Measuring gestation length in the chimpanzees of Gombe
National Park. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 150(SI, supplement
56): 84. Poster presentation, Annual Meeting of the American Association of
Physical Anthropologists. Knoxville, TN, 10 April 2014.

Boehm, Emily. Gestation Length in Wild Chimpanzees: Exploring Drivers of Variation.

Poster presentation, Duke Women in Science and Engineering Research
Symposium. Durham, NC, 1 December 2012.

Aktipis, Stephanie W., Emily Boehm, and Gonzalo Giribet. 2011. Another step towards
understanding the slit-limpets (Fissurellidae, Fissurelloidea, Vetigastropoda,
Gastropoda): a combined five-gene molecular phylogeny. Zoologica Scripta 40(3):
238-259.