My research examines how anthropogenic disturbance shapes the physiology of wild primates, with a focus on energetics, reproduction, and immune function. As part of the Zanzibar Red Colobus Project, I combine field-based research with a variety of biological measures to investigate individual adult female energetic condition, ovarian function, and parasite infection in the endangered Zanzibar red colobus (Piliocolobus kirkii) across a range of human-modified habitats.
Specialization:
- Integrative Anthropological Science
- Wildlife health and Disease
- Reproductive ecology
- Anthropogenic impacts
- Life history theory
- Human-wildlife interaction
- One Health
- Biodemography
- Wildlife conservation
Education:
- M.A., Biological Anthropology, UC Santa Barbara (2023)
- B.A., Biological Anthropology, UC Santa Barbara (2019)
Research:
I am a PhD student in Integrative Anthropological Sciences and a NSF Graduate Research Fellow interested in nonhuman primate reproductive and immune biology.
I study the effect of anthropogenic change on primate health and fitness. In doing so, I apply a variety of biomarkers to assess ovarian function, immunocompetence, and energy balance
Projects:
Publications:
- Frogge, H., Jones, R., Angedaking, S., Busobozi, R., Kabagambe, P., Angwela, F., Brown, M. (2022). Constraints on population growth of blue monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis) in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Behaviour, 159(10), 961-987. doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-bja10160
- Frogge, H., Juma Othman, O., Georgiev, A. (in prep). Gastrointestinal parasites of Zanzibar red colobus (Piliocolobus kirkii).
Courses:
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Parasitology
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Introductory Evolutionary Psychology
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Introduction to Biological Anthropology
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Introduction to Archaeological Anthropology