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CURRICULUM VITAE
LEANDRA LUECKE BRIDGEMAN
Department of Anthropology, Campus Box 1114
Washington University in St. Louis
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63103
(314) 935-5252 (618) 975-0552 cell
Email: [email protected]
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
PhD Biological Anthropologist specializing in primate behavior and ecology, with a focus on diet and
nutritional ecology. Applied experience in animal nutrition, nutritional field and laboratory methods, and
modeling animal distributions using GIS software. Background in conservation biology, community
ecology, and animal behavior. Supervisory experience in the field as Principal Investigator on two
international projects. Prepared to teach both undergraduate and graduate courses in biological
anthropology.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
 Designed and conducted research on the feeding ecology of black howler monkeys in a novel
habitat in Tabasco, Mexico.
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Developed protocol for using a handheld refractometer to measure sucrose levels in fresh foods in
the field.
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Conservation grants secured from Primate Conservation, Inc., American Society of
Primatologists, IdeaWild, Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens, Lambda Alpha, and Vic Sharratt
Wildlife Images
PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION
PhD Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis, May 2012
MA Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, May 2003
BA Anthropology/Psychology, Texas State University, May 2000
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Board of Directors, Maya Exploration Center, 2004-present
Instructor and Teaching Asst, Dept. of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis, 2004-2011
Instructor and Teaching Asst, La Suerte Biological Research Station, Costa Rica, 2006, 2007, 2012
Teaching Asst, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, 2000-2003
Research Asst for Dr. John Kappelman, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, 2001
COURSES PREPARED TO TEACH
Undergraduate
Human Evolution
Human Variation
Primate Behavior and Ecology
Primate Evolution
Nutritional Ecology
PUBLICATIONS
Edited Volumes
Graduate
Seminar in Biological Anthropology
Seminar in Primate Behavior and Ecology
Seminar in Field Methods
Field
Primate Behavior and Ecology
Estrada A, Garber PA, Pavelka MSM, Luecke L, editors. 2006. New perspectives in the study of
Mesoamerican primates: distribution, ecology, behavior and conservation. New York: Springer.
Book Chapters
Estrada A, Garber PA, Pavelka MSM, Luecke L. 2006. Overview of the Mesoamerican primate fauna,
primate studies, and conservation concerns. In: Estrada A, Garber PA, Pavelka MSM, Luecke L,
editors. New perspectives in the study of Mesoamerican primates: distribution, ecology, behavior
and conservation. New York: Springer. p 1-22.
Estrada A, Van Belle S, Luecke L, Rosales M. 2006. Primate populations in the protected forests of
Maya archaeological sites in southern Mexico and Guatemala. In: Estrada A, Garber PA, Pavelka
MSM, Luecke L, editors. New perspectives in the study of Mesoamerican primates: distribution,
ecology, behavior and conservation. New York: Springer. p 471-488.
Journal Articles
Estrada A, Luecke L, Van Belle S, Barrueta E, Meda MR. 2004. Survey of black howler (Alouatta pigra)
and spider (Ateles geoffroyi) monkeys in the Mayan sites of Calakmul and Yaxchilán, Mexico
and Tikal, Guatemala. Primates 45(1):33-39.
Estrada A, Luecke L, Van Belle S, French K, Muñoz D, García Y, Castellanos L, Mendoza A. 2002. The
black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) and spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) in the Mayan site of
Yaxchilán, Chiapas, Mexico: a preliminary survey. Neotropical Primates 10(2):89-95.
Professional Reports
Luecke LG, Estrada A. 2006. Ecología de la conducta y conservación de monos aulladores (Alouatta
palliata y Alouatta pigra) en la Reserva de la Biosfera Pantános de Centla, Tabasco, México.
Unpublished Report, National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP),
Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico.
Luecke LG, Estrada A. 2005. Reconocimiento preliminar de poblaciones de monos aulladores (Alouatta
palliata and Alouatta pigra) en la Reserva de la Biosfera Pantános de Centla, Tabasco, México.
Unpublished Report, National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP),
Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico.
A B S T R A C T S /P R E S E N T A T I O N S
2007 Censuses of parapatric howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata and A. pigra) in mangrove swamp,
Tabasco, Mexico. Poster presentation, American Association of Physical Anthropologists,
Philadelphia, PA.
2005 Preliminary survey of howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata and A. pigra) in their transition zone,
Tabasco, Mexico. Poster presentation, Midwest Primate Interest Group, St. Louis, MO.
2004 Distribution of black howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra) in Mesoamerica: A GIS analysis. Podium
presentation. American Society of Primatologists, Madison, Wisconsin.
2004 Howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) populations in five Maya archaeological zones in southern
Mexico and northern Guatemala. Poster presentation. American Association of Physical
Anthropologists, Tampa, Florida.
2000 Social proximity to a postpartum chimpanzee and her infant in a captive group. Poster
presentation. American Association of Physical Anthropologists, San Antonio, Texas.
R E L E V A N T R E S E A R C H E XP E R I E N C E
Dissertation Research, Pantanos de Centla Biosphere Reserve, Tabasco, Mexico, 2009- 2010.
Investigation into mangrove plants and their composition and use by local people and black howler
monkeys (Alouatta pigra). I found that the monkeys were dependent upon flowers and seeds only
available for a few months in the dry season as an important seasonal resource, and that they subsisted on
very few species of leaves during the rest of the year. Trees and lianas most used by the howlers for food
were not in demand by humans, rather the trees that the howlers used most often for general activities (red
mangrove) were in high demand by humans and were being cut for local firewood and construction use.
Research Intern, Orthwein Animal Nutrition Center, St. Louis Zoo, Winter 2008-Summer 2009.
Component analysis of plant and animal foods, development of field methods for refractometer use to
measure plant sucrose levels, development of reflectance curves in various plants and invertebrates fed to
captive animals, processing of digestion trials with several species at the zoo. Supervisor: Dr. Ellen
Dierenfeld.
Dissertation Pilots, Summer 2005, Spring 2006. Survey and census of Alouatta palliata and Alouatta
pigra in the northeastern portion of Pantanos de Centla Biological Reserve, Tabasco, Mexico. Pilots
funded by the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis and Primate
Conservation, Inc. Principal Investigator: LeAndra Luecke.
Master’s Research, Winter-Spring 2002. Survey and census of Alouatta palliata, Alouatta pigra, and
Ateles geoffroyi in five Maya archaeological zones in southern Mexico and northern Guatemala. Project
funded by the College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin. Principal Investigator: LeAndra
Luecke.
Palenque Mapping Project, Spring 2000. Documentation and photo log of exposed architecture in three
unexcavated groups of buildings at the ancient Maya city of Palenque, Palenque National Park, Chiapas,
Mexico. Project Director: Dr. Edwin Barnhart.