Explore a sample of my photos from fieldwork and past experiences. Be sure to also check out my research Instagram @sifakath to follow posts from the field!

IPS 2018: Nairobi

The 2018 International Primatological Society congress (August 19-25), held at the United Nations compound in Nairobi, was incredible enough, but it meant going on a Kenyan safari to Amboseli, Hells Gate, Lake Nakuru, and the Maasai Mara ahead of the conference with some of the best primatologist friends a girl can have!

Pilot Study and MPS

A trip back to Ambalavero to census lemur populations, map forest fragments and the surrounding agricultural matrix, and to get excited about upcoming dissertation work! The trip also coincided with the first meeting of the Malagasy Primatological Society. October-December 2017

Study Abroad

TAing alongside fellow Pat lab student, Kate Thompson. Traveling across Madagascar, teaching, and supervising projects with Stony Brook's summer study abroad program: a fantastic way to spend the summer! I also accompanied Kate for her dissertation pilot. June-July 2017

IPS/ASP 2016: Chicago

A great week filled with primate talks and primatologists. August 21-27, 2016

Madagascar: 2016

My first graduate summer field season saw work on SOS' radio education project in Ranomafana and a comparative study of forest fragments surveyed over fifteen years ago: June - August 2016

Indonesia: 2014

Volunteer fieldwork with the Little Fireface Project in western Java, Indonesia, researching Javan slow loris and engaging in local conservation education: August - November 2014

IPS 2014: Hanoi

I attended and presented a poster at International Primatological Society's 2014 Congress in Vietnam, where I also visited Cuc Phuong National Park and Ha Long Bay. August 11-16, 2014

Madagascar: 2012

My first (and life-affirming) experience with primatological fieldwork, as Dr. Becca Lewis' research assistant  at her field site in Kirindy Mitea National Park, southwestern Madagascar: June - July 2012

South Africa: 2012

A family vacation but one nevertheless filled with numerous primate and animal encounters: July 2012

Wilderness Explorers

Photos from my internship as a Conservation Education Presenter, or Wilderness Explorer, at Disney's Animal Kingdom: June 2013 - January 2014

Background image: Sunset over village of Cipaganti, West Java, Indonesia