Scott Andrew Suarez

Scott Andrew Suarez

Visiting Assistant Professor
Miami University
Anthropology Department, Upham Hall 164
Oxford, OH 45056
513-529-8370

EDUCATION
1995-2003 / Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences. STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY, Stony Brook, NY
·  2003 PhD. Anthropological Sciences
·  1998 M.A. Anthropological Sciences
1987-1991 / THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY IN VIRGINIA, Williamsburg, VA. B.A., Anthropology

APPOINTMENTS

2005-Present / Visiting Assistant Professor- Anthropology Department, MIAMI UNIVERSITY – Oxford, Ohio
2003-2005 / Post-Doctoral Research Associate –Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand - STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY, Stony Brook, NY
Field director of the research project, “Behavioral Ecology of Macaque and Langur Monkeys” located in the Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand. Employed by Drs. Andreas Koenig and Carola Borries.
2004-2005 / Associate– Khon Kaen University- Khon Kaen, Thailand
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor / ATH 497 / ZOO 497 – Socio-Ecology of Primates
(Spring 2006, 2007)
Instructor / ATH 498 / ZOO 498 – Evolution of Human Behavior - Miami University
(Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007)
Instructor / ATH 355 – Fossil Evidence for Human Evolution - Miami University
(Fall 2005)
Instructor / ATH 255 – Foundations in Physical Anthropology – Miami University
(Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007)
Instructor / ATH 175 – Peoples of the World – Miami University
Introduction to cultural anthropology for non-majors
(Summer, 2006)
Instructor / ATH 155 – Introduction to Anthropology – Miami University
Four-field introduction to anthropology for majors
(Fall, 2006)
Instructor / Primate Ecology and Conservation in Thailand Second and Third Teaching Workshops at Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary
(Spring 2004, Spring 2005)
Instructor / ANP 403 – The Behavior And Evolution Of New World Primates – Stony Brook University
(Fall 2002)
Instructor / ANP 330 – Human Evolution – Stony Brook University
(Spring 2001)
Lab Instructor and Teaching Assistant / ANP 120 – Introduction To Physical Anthropology – Stony Brook University
(Spring 2002, Fall 2001, Spring 2000, Spring 1997)
Project Advisor / School For International Training, Ecuador
Advisor for undergraduate students conducting field research in Ecuador.
(Fall 1998, Spring 1999, Fall 1999, Spring 2000)
Lab Instructor and Teaching Assistant / BIO 151 – The Living World - Stony Brook University
(Fall 1997)
Teaching Assistant / ANT 203 - Native Peoples Of North America – Stony Brook University
(Fall 2001)
Teaching Assistant / ANT 250 - Medical Anthropology - Stony Brook University
(Fall 1996)
Teaching Assistant / ANT 333 - Witchcraft And Magic – Stony Brook University
(Spring 1996)
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2003-2005 / Post-Doctoral Research Associate –Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand
Designed and conducted project to study diet of Phayre’s leaf monkeys, including establishment of a botanical database, nutritional analysis, and field observation. Studied ranging behavior and home range use of leaf monkeys via the use of GIS databases. Designed databases for project data entry. Oversaw data collection by field assistants and Thai rangers.
1999-2000 / Doctoral Dissertation – Yasuní National Park, Ecuador
Studied the cognitive mapping skills, ranging behavior, foraging decisions, fission-fusion patterns, and behavioral ecology of white-bellied spider monkeys (Ateles belzebuth belzebuth). Advised six research projects conducted by college students.
1998 / Pilot Data for Dissertation – Yasuní National Park, Ecuador
Collected behavioral and foraging data on white-bellied spider monkeys (A. b. belzebuth).
1997 / Independent Research– Yasuní National Park, Ecuador
Studied the fission-fusion behavior of white-bellied spider monkeys (A. b. belzebuth).
1996 / Field Assistant for JL Dew – Yasuní National Park, Ecuador
Studied seed dispersal in white-bellied spider monkeys (A. b. belzebuth) and woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagotricha poeppigii).
1992-1995 / Research Assistant I –University Of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Division Of Veterinary Science, Bastrop, TX
Studied the effects of environmental enrichment and housing conditions on the behavior of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta).
1990-1991 / Senior Thesis Research Project, Virginia Zoological Park, Norfolk, VA
Studied social behavior of Geoffrey’s spider monkeys (A. geoffroyi).
GRANTS
2006 / Small Grant to Improve Teaching: Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching – “Fossil Cast for Physical Anthropology Instruction” - $220
2005 / Miami University College of Arts and Sciences Small Teaching Grants – “Fossil Casts for Physical Anthropology Instruction” - $488
2005 / Cleveland Metroparks Zoo – A Koenig, C Borries, and SA Suarez
“Primate Ecology and Conservation in Thailand: A Training Workshop at Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary” - $2,000
1999-2003 /

LSB Leakey Foundation

“Spatio-Temporal Foraging Skills of Ateles belzebuth in Ecuador.” - $12,000
1999-2000 / National Science Foundation – Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant
“Splitting and Joining Decisions, and Temporal Resource Variation in Long-Haired Spider Monkeys (Ateles belzebuth belzebuth).” - $11,005
STUDENTS ADVISED
2005-2006 / Primatology Club – Miami University
2004-2005 / Nantharaporn Kamtan, Vet. School Student, Khon Kaen University
“An Investigation on Gastrointestinal Helminthes of the Phayre’s Langur in Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary.”
2004-2006 / Tawatchai Tanee, PhD Candidate, Khon Kaen University
“Genetic Systematics of Thai Primates.”
AWARDS AND HONORS
2003 / President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student – SUNY at Stony Brook

ACADEMIC CONTRIBUTIONS

Grant Reviews / The Leakey Foundation, National Science Foundation, Primate Conservation International
Manuscript Reviews / Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, American Journal of Primatology and Evolutionary Anthropology
PUBLICATIONS
Di Fiore A & Suarez SA (in review). Route-based travel and shared routes in sympatric spider and woolly monkeys: cognitive and evolutionary implications. ANIMAL COGNITION.
Suarez SA (2006). Diet and travel costs for spider monkeys in a non-seasonal, hyper-diverse environment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY. 27(2), pp.411-436.
Pages G, Lloyd E, Suarez SA (2005). The impact of geophagy on the ranging behavior of Phayre’s leaf monkeys. FOLIA PRIMATOLOGICA. 76(6), pp. 342-346.
Russo SE, Campbell CJ, Dew JL, Stevenson PR, Suarez SA (2005). A multi-forest comparison of dietary preferences and seed dispersal by spider monkeys (Ateles spp.). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY. 26(5), pp. 1017-1037.
Campbell CJ; Aureli F; Chapman CA; Ramos-Fernandez G; Matthews K; Russo SE; Suarez S; Vick L (2005). Terrestrial behavior of Ateles ssp. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY. 26(5), pp. 1039-1051.
Koenig A, Suarez SA, Kreetiyutanont K, Pharbnasuk J (2004). Sighting of an immature Indochinese tiger (Panthera tigris corbetti) at Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Northeast Thailand. NATURAL HISTORY BULLETIN OF THE SIAM SOCIETY. 52(2), pp. 219-220.
Shah NF, Suarez SA (2001) Recent progress in primate behavior and ecology. EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY. 10(4), pp. 117-118.
Schapiro SJ, Bloomsmith MA, Suarez SA, Porter LM (1997) A comparison of the effects of simple versus complex environmental enrichment on the behaviour of group-housed, subadult rhesus macaques. ANIMAL WELFARE. 6(1), pp. 17-28.
Schapiro SJ, Bloomsmith MA, Porter LM, Suarez SA (1996) Enrichment effects on rhesus monkeys successively housed singly, in pairs, and ingroups. APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE. 48(3-4), pp. 159-171.
Schapiro SJ, Suarez SA, Porter LM, Bloomsmith MA (1996) The effects of different types of feeding enhancements on the behaviour of single-caged, yearling rhesus macaques. ANIMAL WELFARE, (2), pp. 129-138.
Schapiro SJ, Bloomsmith MA, Suarez SA, Porter LM (1996) Effects of social and inanimate enrichment on the behavior of yearling rhesusmonkeys. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY, 40(3), pp. 247-260.
Schapiro SJ, Bloomsmith MA, Suarez SA, Porter LM (1995) Maternal behavior of primiparous rhesus monkeys:Effects of limited social restriction and inanimate environmental enrichment. APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE, 45(1-2), pp. 139-149.
Schapiro SJ, Porter LM, Suarez SA, Bloomsmith MA (1995) The behavior of singly-caged, yearling rhesus monkeys is affected by the environment outside of the cage. APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE. 45(1-2), pp. 151-163.
Schapiro SJ, Porter LM, Suarez SA, Bloomsmith MA (1995) Age and social experience affect the breeding performance of subadult male rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE, 34(5), pp. 93-95.
Suarez SA, Porter LM (1995) Chimp platforms in outdoor enclosures. SHAPE OF ENRICHMENT, 4(4), pp. 5-6.
Schapiro SJ, Porter LM, Suarez SA, Bloomsmith MA (1994) Both enrichment and the extra-cage environment affect the behavior of singly-housed yearling rhesus monkeys. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY, 33(3), pp. 238-239.
Suarez SA & Smith M (1994) Monkey buckets. SHAPE OF ENRICHMENT, 3(3), pp. 3-4.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Suarez SA (2006) A Comparison of the diets of male and female Phayre’s Leaf Monkeys (Trachypithecus phayrei) at the Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand. Presented at the Annual meeting of the American Society of Primatology. San Antonio, Texas.
Suarez SA (2006) Phayre’s leaf monkeys (Trachypithecys phayrei) as seed predators in the Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand. Presented at the Annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropology. Anchorage, Alaska.
Borries C, Suarez SA, Terranova P, Koenig A (2005) Seasonal patterns of ecology, behavior and reproduction in Phayre’s leaf monkeys. Presented at the Annual meeting of the American Society of Primatology. Portland, Oregon.
Suarez SA, Terranova P, Koenig A (2005) Effects of group size and season on the ranging behavior of Phayre’s leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus phayrei). Presented at the Seventy-Fourth Annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropology. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Koenig A, Sarringhaus LA, Suarez SA (2005) The effect of group size and season on diet and activity budget of Phayre’s leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus phayrei). Presented at the Seventy-Fourth Annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropology. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Suarez SA, Pages G, Lloyd E (2005) The Importance of soil consumption on the ranging behavior of Phayre’s leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus phayrei) in the Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary. Presented at the First Field Ecology Symposium on Forest Ecology and Restoration held at King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thailand. January 28-30.
DiFiore A, Suarez SA (2004) Repeated routes in spider monkeys and woolly monkeys. Presented at the 2004 meeting of the International Primatology Society. Torino, Italy. August 22-28.
Suarez SA (2003) Route Choice in spider monkeys: A spatially explicit model using GIS. Presented at the Seventy-Second Annual meeting of the American Society of Physical Anthropology. Tempe, Arizona. April 23-26.
Campbell CJ, Aurelli F, Chapman CA, Ramos-Fernandez G, Matthews K, Russo SE, Suarez S, Vick L (2003) Terrestrial behavior of spider monkeys (Ateles ssp.): A comparative study. Presented at the Seventy-Second Annual meeting of the American Society of Physical Anthropology. Tempe, Arizona. April 23-26.
Suarez SA (2002) Behavioral ecology of the white-bellied spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth belzebuth) in eastern Ecuador. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY, 57(Suppl 1), pp. 41-42.
Suarez SA (2002) The response of white-bellied spider monkeys to the vocalizations of sympatric frugivores. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, (Suppl 34), pp.151.
Suarez SA (2001) Quantifying fission-fusion behavior and social dynamics in free-ranging spider monkeys (Ateles belzebuth belzebuth). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY, (Suppl 32), pp. 145-146.
Suarez SA (2001) Feeding patch choice in free-ranging Ateles belzebuthbelzebuth: Implications for cognitive foraging skills. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY, 54(Suppl 1), pp. 41.
Perlman JE, Schapiro SJ, Suarez SA, Porter LM (1996) Social housing diminishes the value of inanimate environmental enrichment for yearling rhesus monkeys. IPS/ASP CONGRESS ABSTRACTS, pp.673.
Schapiro SJ, Bloomsmith MA, Suarez SA, Porter LM (1995) Long-term effects of inanimate environmental enrichment on young rhesus monkeys. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY, 36(2), pp. 154.
Schapiro SJ, Bloomsmith MA, Porter LM, Suarez SA (1993) Housing conditions and/or age more strongly affect the behavior of young rhesus monkeys than does inanimate enrichment. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY, 30(4), pp. 346.
INVITED TALKS
“Spider Monkeys: What Monkeys from the Amazon Can Tell Us About Human Evolution.” Lyceum Lecture Series, Emory and Henry College. January 29, 2006.
“Primates of Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary: A Long-Term Study of an Exceptionally Diverse Community.” International Symposium for Southeast Asian Primate Research, Bangkok, Thailand. October 17-20, 2005.
“Primates on the Opposite Ends of the World: A Primatologist’s Work in Ecuador and Thailand” Anthropology Club, Miami University. September 22, 2005.
“Spider Monkeys and the Challenge of Being a Ripe-Fruit Specialist.” Primatology Club, Miami University. September 15, 2005.
“Primates of Phu Khieo, Thailand.” Field Retreat for the School of Veterinary Sciences, Khon Khaen University. November 2003, 2004.
“Spider Monkeys and the Challenge of Frugivory.” New York State Biological Anthropology Conference. November 8-9, 2002.