CURRICULUM VITAE

 

Vicki K. Bentley-Condit                                                                                   October 2004

 

Primary Affiliation:                                                                                        Secondary Affiliation:

Associate Professor                                                                                          Associate Scientist (Adjunct)

Department of Anthropology                                                                             Southwest Foundation for

Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA  50112                                                     Biomedical Research   

Office (641) 269-4305; FAX   (641) 269-4330                                               San Antonio, TX  78245         

E-mail: bentleyc@grinnell.edu

 

Research Interests:

Primate infant development, primate social behavior & reproduction, evolutionary theory, human evolution, biological basis of human behavior, Africa

 

Education:

            Ph.D. in Anthropology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, August 1995

Dissertation: Infant-Male Interactions as Adult Female Reproductive Strategies in Yellow Baboons (Papio cynocephalus cynocephalus)

 

M.A. in Anthropology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, May 1992

 

B.A., Summa cum laude in Psychology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, December 1987

 

Appointments:

            Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Grinnell College, 2001 –

            Adjunct Scientist, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, 2001-

Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Grinnell College, 1995 - 2001

Instructor, Department of Anthropology, Emory University, 1995

Dean's Teaching Fellow, Department of Anthropology, Emory University, 1993-1994

Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, Emory University, 1989, 1991, 1993

 

Fellowships and Research Grants:

            2001-2002       Grinnell College Grant Board Sabbatical Research Award

2001                Grinnell College Grant Board Summer Research Award

2000                Grinnell College Grant Board Summer Research Award

1999                Mellon Grant in support of curricular development

1999                Noyce Technology Summer Grant in support of research

1999                Grinnell College Grant Board Summer Research Award

1998                Grinnell College Grant Board Summer Research Award

1997                Grinnell College Grant Board Summer Research Award

1996                Grinnell College Grant Board Summer Research Award

ACM Costa Rica Faculty Travel Grant

1993-94           Dean's Teaching Fellow Award, TATTO Program, Emory University

1992-93           Graduate Fellowship, Emory University

1991-92           L.S.B. Leakey Foundation Grant

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society Grant

Mellon Foundation Grant

1989-91           Graduate Fellowship, Emory University

 

Professional Research and Fieldwork Experience:

            2001                Olive Baboon Mother-Infant Relationship research, SFBR, San Antonio, TX (JUN-NOV)

2000                Olive Baboon Mother-Infant Relationship research, SFBR, San Antonio, TX (JUN-JUL)

1999                Olive Baboon Mother-Infant Relationship research, SFBR, San Antonio, TX (JUN)

1998                Olive Baboon Mother-Infant Relationship research, SFBR, San Antonio, TX (JUN-JUL)

1997                Pilot Study of Papio anubis at SFBR, San Antonio, TX (JUN)

1996                Texas Field Site Exploration and Pilot Study of Macaca mulatta (MAY-JUN)

1996                Costa Rica Field Site Exploration and Pilot Study of Cebus capucinus (MAR)

1991-92           Dissertation Research, Tana River National Primate Reserve, Kenya

1989                Pilot Study; Papio c. c., Tana River Nat’l Primate Reserve, Kenya (JUN-AUG)

 

Membership in Professional Societies:

American Society of Primatologists; International Society of Primatologists

 

Publications (Journal Articles):

Under Review  Bentley-Condit. V.; Hare, T. Captive female olive baboons’ behaviors relative to space.  Submitted to American Journal of Primatology, August 2004.

 

2003                Bentley-Condit, V. Sex differences in captive olive baboon (Papio anubis) behavior during the first fourteen days of life.  International Journal of Primatology 25:1093-1112.

 

2001                Bentley-Condit, V.; Moore, T.; Smith, E.O.  Analysis of infant handling and the effects of female rank among Tana River adult female yellow baboons (Papio cynocephalus cynocephalus) using permutation/randomization tests.  American Journal of Primatology 55:117-130.

 

2001                Moore, T.; Bentley-Condit, V. Using permutation tests to study infant handling by female baboons.  STATS 31:7-14.

 

1999                Caulkins, D.D.; Andelson, J.; Bentley-Condit, V.; Kamp, K. Discovery-mode teaching using the Electronic Human Relations Area Files for cross-cultural comparison.  Journal of Cross-Cultural Research 33:278-297.

 

1999                Bentley-Condit, V.; Smith, E.O.  Female dominance and female social relationships in yellow baboons (Papio hamadryas cynocephalus).  American Journal of Primatology, 47:321-334.

 

1997                Bentley-Condit, V.; Smith, E.O.  Female reproductive parameters of the Tana River yellow baboons. International Journal of Primatology 18:581-596.            

 

1994                Condit, V.; Smith, E. O. Yellow baboon labor and parturition at the Tana River National Primate Reserve, Kenya. American Journal of Primatology 33:51-55.

 

1994                Condit, V.; Smith, E. O. Predation on a yellow baboon (Papio cynocephalus cynocephalus) by a lioness in the Tana River National Primate Reserve, Kenya. American Journal of Primatology 33:57-64.

 

1990                                Condit, V. Anorexia nervosa: Levels of causation. Human Nature 1:391-413.

 

Publications (Book Chapters):

2003                Bentley-Condit, V. Sex, baboons, and CDs: Using virtual baboons to teach primate behavior.  In Strategies in Teaching Anthropology, 3rd ed. Rice, P.; McCurdy, D. (eds.) Prentice Hall, NJ.  Pp 50-51.

 

2002                Bentley-Condit, V. Hands-on exercises for a four-field introduction to anthropology. In

                        Strategies in Teaching Anthropology, 2nd ed. Rice, P.; McCurdy, D. (eds.) Prentice Hall, NJ. Pp. 1-3.

 

2000                Caulkins, D.D.; Bentley-Condit, V.  Participation and page references: Sharpening the focus of class discussion.  In Strategies in Teaching Anthropology, Rice, P.; McCurdy, D. (eds.) Prentice Hall Publishers, New Jersey, Pp. 1-5.

 

1998                Brown, P.; Bentley-Condit, V.  Culture, evolution, and obesity. In Handbook of Obesity, Bray, G.; Bouchard, C.; James, W.P. (eds). Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York. Pp. 143-155.

 

1997                Bentley-Condit, V.  Human and nonhuman primate relationships: An anthropological approach.  In Anthropology Matters: Essays in Honor of Ralph A. Luebben, Andelson, J. (ed). Privately published, Grinnell College, IA.  Pp. 34-52.

 

Publications (Reviews):

In Press            Bentley-Condit, V. Book Review: Kinship with Monkeys: The Guaja Foragers of Eastern Amazonia. Journal of Anthropological Research..

 

In Press            Bentley-Condit, V. Book Review: Kinship with Monkeys: The Guaja Foragers of Eastern Amazonia. American Ethnologist.

 

In Press            Bentley-Condit, V. Book Review: Primate Diversity. Journal of Bioeconomics.

 

2002                Bentley-Condit, V. Book Review: Gorillas Among Us: A Primate Ethnographer’s Book of Days.  Journal of Anthropological Research 58:414-415.

 

2002                Bentley-Condit, V. Book Review: The Nonhuman Primates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 117:94-95.

 

2002                Bentley-Condit, V. Book Review: Primate Diversity. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 117:191-192.

 

2000                Bentley-Condit, V. Book Review: Sex and Friendship in Baboons. Quarterly Review of Biology 75:495.

 

2000                Bentley-Condit, V. Video Review: Baboon Tales. International Journal of Primatology, 21:787-788.

 

1999                Bentley-Condit, V. Book Review: The Evolution of Social Behaviour Patterns in Primates and Man. International Journal of Primatology 20:297-298.

 

1998                Bentley-Condit, V. Book Review: The Evolving Female, A Life-history Perspective.  International Journal of Primatology 19:199-201.

 

Publications (Abstracts):

2003                Bentley-Condit, V. Infant baboon (Papio anubis) sex differences (ages 1-2 weeks).

                        American Journal of Primatology 60 (Supplement 1):35-36.

 

2002                Bentley-Condit, V. Workshop: Teaching the undergraduate primate course: Tips,

            techniques and strategies.  American Journal of Primatology 57 (Supplement 1):32-33.

 

2001                Bentley-Condit, V. Captive olive baboon (Papio hamadryas anubis) maternal time

                        budgets. American Journal of Primatology 54 (Supplement 1):26.

 

2000                Bentley-Condit, V. Maintenance of proximity/contact by mothers and infants among

                        captive olive baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis). American Journal of Primatology 51S:42-43.

 

1999                Bentley-Condit, V. Captive olive baboon infant development and mother-infant proximity.  American Journal of Primatology 49:34.

 

1998                Bentley-Condit, V.; Smith, E.O. Captive olive baboon and feral yellow baboon mother-infant proximity during infants’ first three months.  American Journal of Primatology 45:169.

 

1997                Bentley-Condit, V.; Smith, E.O.; Torrez, B.; Pearson, S. A comparison of baboon (Papio cynocephalus) and rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) mother-infant proximity during infants’ first three months. American Journal of Primatology 42:94.

 

1996                Bentley-Condit, V.; Smith, E.O. Female-infant-female social relationships: Manipulation among Yellow Baboons (Papio cynocephalus cynocephalus). Program for the International Primatological Society/Amer. Soc. of Primatologists Meeting, Madison, WI.

 

1996                Bentley-Condit, V.; Smith, E.O.  Female-female competition and social manipulation in baboons (Papio cynocephalus cynocephalus). American Journal of Physical Anthropology 22S:69.

 

1994                Condit, V.; Smith, E. O. Dominance hierarchy methodology comparison. American Journal of Primatology 33:202.

 

Publications (Other):

Privately           Bentley-Condit, V.; Wirth-Cauchon, A. Animal Behavior: An Olive Baboon Virtual

Published          Fieldwork Case Study CD. 

 

2002                Bentley-Condit, V. Cross-cultural correlation study.  Human Relations Area Files web publication.  http://www.yale.edu/hraf/teaching.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Papers Presented at Professional Meetings:

2003                Bentley-Condit, V. Infant Baboon (Papio anubis) Sex Differences (Ages 1-2 Weeks).

Presented at the 26th Annual Meeting, American Society of Primatologists, Calgary, Alberta, July 2003.

 

2003                Bentley-Condit, V. An Introduction to Human Ethology.  Presented at the Iowa Academy

of Sciences Meeting, Des Moines, IA, April 2003.

 

2002                Bentley-Condit, V. Virtual Primates: Using Technology to Enhance the Learning Process. Presented at the 25th Annual Meeting, American Society of Primatologists, Oklahoma City, OK, June 2002.

 

2001                Bentley-Condit, V. “Labs” Without a Lab: Teaching a Hands-On Four-Field Introduction

to Anthropology Course.  Presented at the American Association of Anthropologists

Meeting, Washington, DC, November 2001.

 

2001                Bentley-Condit, V. Captive Olive Baboon (Papio hamadryas anubis) Maternal Time

Budgets.  Presented at the 24th Annual Meeting, American Society of Primatologists, Savanna, GA., August 2001.

 

2000                Bentley-Condit, V. Sex, CDs, and Videotape: Teaching Primate Behavior Using Virtual Baboons.  Presented at the Teaching with Technology Across the Liberal Arts Symposium, Grinnell College, June 2000.

 

2000                Bentley-Condit, V. Maintenance of Proximity/Contact by Mothers and Infants among

Captive Olive Baboons (Papio hamadryas anubis). Presented at the 23rd Annual Meeting, American Society of Primatologists, Boulder, CO, June 2000.

 

1999                Bentley-Condit, V. Captive Olive Baboon Infant Development and Mother-Infant Proximity.  Presented at the 22nd Annual Meeting, American Society of Primatologists, New Orleans, LA, August 1999.

 

1998                Bentley-Condit, V.; Smith, E.O. Captive Olive Baboon and Feral Yellow Baboon Mother-Infant Proximity During Infants’ First Three Months.  Presented at the 21st Annual Meeting, American Society of Primatologists, Georgetown, TX, June 1998.

 

1997                Bentley-Condit, V.; Smith, E.O.; Torrez, B.; Pearson, S. A Comparison of Baboon (Papio Cynocephalus) and Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) Mother-Infant Proximity During Infants’ First Three Months.  Presented at the 20th Annual Meeting, American Society of Primatologists, San Diego, CA, June 1997.

 

1997                Bentley-Condit, V.; Caulkins, D.D. Using The Human Relations Areas Files in Anthropological Research.  Presented at the Iowa Academy of Science Meetings, Dubuque, IA, April 1997.

 

1997                Bentley-Condit, V. Kentucky Meets Kenya: The "Honorary Male" Status of Female Primatologists in Male-Dominated African Societies. Presented at the Afro-American Studies Inter-Disciplinary Conference, Grinnell, IA, April 1997.

 

 

Papers Presented at Professional Meetings (cont):

1996                Bentley-Condit, V.; Smith, E.O. Female-Infant-Female Social Relationships: Manipulation among Yellow Baboons (Papio cynocephalus cynocephalus). Presented at the 19th Annual Meeting, American Society of Primatologists, 16th Congress International Primatological Society, Madison, WI, August 1996.

 

1996                Bentley-Condit, V.; Smith, E.O. Female-Female Competition and Social Manipulation in Baboons (Papio cynocephalus cynocephalus). Presented at the 65th Annual Meeting, American Association of Physical Anthropologists, Durham, NC, April 1996.

 

1994                Condit, V.; Smith. E. O. Dominance Hierarchy Methodology Comparison. Presented at the 17th Annual Meeting, American Society of Primatologists, Seattle, WA, July 1994.

 

Presentations Co-Authored with Students:

1997                Ray, L.; Hougham, C.; Bentley-Condit, V. What males want: An evolutionary perspective. Presented at the Iowa Academy of Science Meetings, Dubuque, IA.

 

1997                Sturgis, M.; Spector, G.; Williams, B.; Bentley-Condit, V. What females want: An evolutionary perspective.  Presented at the Iowa Academy of Science Meetings, Dubuque, IA.

 

Invited Presentations:

2003                Bentley-Condit, V. Growing Up Baboon: What it Means to be a Newborn in Baboon Society. Grinnell College Alumni Association, Blank Park Zoo, Des Moines, IA, November 2003.

 

2003                Bentley-Condit, V. Growing Up Baboon: What it Means to be a Newborn in Baboon Society. Clarke College Biology Department, Dubuque, IA, October 2003.

 

2002                Bentley-Condit, V. The Opposition of Monkeys and People: Preserving Primate Habitats vs. Meeting Human Needs.  Global Partners Symposium, Mombasa, Kenya, June 2002.

 

2001                Bentley-Condit, V. Growing Up Baboon: What Does it Mean to be an Infant in Baboon Society?  Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, San Antonio, TX, November 2001.

 

2001                Bentley-Condit, V. Growing Up Baboon: What It Means to be an Infant in Baboon Society.  Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, October 2001.

 

2001                Bentley-Condit, V. Baboon Infant Handling and Its Relevance to Understanding Human Behavior.  Global Partners Symposium, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya, July 2001.

 

2001                                Bentley-Condit, V. Extending the Reach: The Olive Baboon Virtual Fieldwork v.2.0.

Presented at the Spring Colloquium: Technology and Teaching, Grinnell College.

 

1999                Bentley-Condit, V. Life after Emory: Teaching at the Small, Private, Liberal Arts College.  Presented to Emory University Anthropology Department, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, January 1999.

 

Invited Presentations (cont):

1997                Bentley-Condit, V. Technology and the Freshman Tutorial.  Presented at the ACM Information Technology and the Humanities Conference, Galesburg, IL, March 1997.

 

1996                Bentley-Condit, V.  Primate Fieldwork Methodology.  Presented to the ACM Tropical Field School in Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica, March 1996.

 

1994                Bentley-Condit, V. The Anthropology of Relationships: Human and Nonhuman Primate Considerations. Presented to the Center for Relationship Marketing, Emory Business School, Atlanta, GA.

 

 

Workshops/Panels Organized:

           2002                 Bentley-Condit, V. (Organizer, Moderator, & Presenter)  Teaching the Undergraduate Primate Course: Tips, Techniques, and Strategies.  American Society of Primatologists Meeting Workshop, Oklahoma City, OK, June 2002.  Other Participants:  Irwin Bernstein, Claud Bramblett, Matt Hoffman, Lynne Miller, Linda Taylor, & Russell Tuttle.

 

 

Courses Taught:

1. Introduction to Anthropology (4 field - 104)  11. Tutorial – The Anthropology of Bigfoot

2. Primate Behavior (221)                                             12. Methods in Biological Anthropology

3. Human Ecology and Adaptation (215)                      13. Nutritional Anthropology

4. Human Evolution (205)

5. Human Variation (295)        

6. African Cultures (242)                     

7. Biological Basis of Human Society (325)

8. Human Ethology (395)

9. Primate Ecology and Social Organization (321)

            10. Tutorial – Sex, Love and Relationships: An Evolutionary Perspective