PhD Student Biological Anthropology
He/Him/His
Matriculated September 2021
Research Interests
Orangutans, movement ecology, sexual selection, bioacoustics, conservation
About
Frank is a PhD student in Biological Anthropology in Dr. Cheryl Knott’s lab. He received his Bachelor of Science in Evolutionary Anthropology at Rutgers University, where he did research on the movement ecology of unflanged and flanged male orangutans at the site of Tuanan in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. His interests lie in the utilization of novel and rapidly developing techniques to understand areas including sexual selection, foraging, and conservation. For his dissertation research, he hopes to implement methods within the fields of movement ecology and bioacoustics to investigate the behavior and ecology of orangutans as well as their unique habitat.
Awards & Grants
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP). (Sep 2023-Aug 2026).
- Boston University Dean’s Fellowship. (Fall 2021, Spring 2022).
Publications
- forthcoming