[2] She currently co-directs the Amboseli Baboon Research Project with Jeanne Altmann of Princeton University.
[1][4] She earned her Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution at University of Chicago in 1992 for her work with her advisor, Jeanne Altmann.
[2] She has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles in the fields of anthropology, genetics, endocrinology, biology, and primatology.
[7] Early in her career, her research focused largely on the behavior of male baboons through dispersal, mate guarding, social rank within the group,[7] while later in her research career, she expanded her inquiry to include life history, epigenetics, endocrinology, and mating systems of both sexes.
[7] Notably, her work has found links between longevity and social relationships within baboon groups, with cohesive group-living having benefits for surviving environmental stresses.