The Polishing Pen

Resume:

EDUCATION:
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale, 2009Present
PhD 2013 in Anthropology
(Expected)

Texas State University- San Marcos, 2007–2009

MA 2009 in Anthropology

Thesis title: Environmental Enrichment for Captive Gummivorous Primates

University of Texas at San Antonio, 2001–2004
BA 2004 in Anthropology

University of Texas at Austin, 1999–2000
Major: Music Performance – French horn

 
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:
Information Services Graduate Assistant, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, August 2009 Present

Freelance Editor, September 2007 – Present


Graduate Instructional Assistant ANTH 2414: Introduction to Physical Anthropology, Anthropology Department, Texas State University- San Marcos, August 2007 – May 2009

Graduate Instructional Assistant ANTH 4310: History of Anthropological Thought, Anthropology Department, Texas State University- San Marcos, January 2008 – May 2009


VOLUNTEER HISTORY:

Volunteer Coordinator & Activity Leader, Science Factory Hands-On Children’s Museum, Eugene, Oregon, March 2006 – August 2007

Primate Enrichment Volunteer, Southwest National Primate Research Center, San Antonio, Texas, December 2003 May 2004

PALS: Partnerships to Advance Language Study, University of Texas at Austin, August 1999 - December 1999


RESEARCH:
2007 – 2009: MA thesis research: I conducted a worldwide survey of zoos with environmental enrichment programs for primate species that consume exudates in the wild. My thesis evaluates the current state of food-based enrichment in captive gummivores.


AWARDS & POSITIONS:

Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Texas State University Anthropology Department, 2009

Anthropology Department Representative, Texas State University Liberal Arts Graduate Student Advisory Council, 2008-2009

Third prize podium presentation at the 2nd annual meeting of the Texas Association of Biological Anthropologists, November 2008

First prize in the annual University of Texas at San Antonio Anthropological Society Undergraduate Essay Contest: Sex, Parenting, and Friendship among Baboons, April 2004


PUBLICATIONS:

Huber, HF and KP Lewis 2010. An assessment of gum-based environmental enrichment for captive gummivorous primates. Zoo Biology (in press).

Huber, HF and KP Lewis. 2009. Gum’s the word: applying knowledge from the wild to improve environmental enrichment for captive gummivores [abstract]. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 138 (S48):153.

 
PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS:
2009    Huber, HF and KP Lewis. Gum’s the word: applying knowledge from the wild to improve environmental enrichment for captive gummivores. 78th annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropologists. Chicago, IL. (Poster)

2008    Huber, HF and KP Lewis. To what extent do field studies inform captive welfare? An investigation of environmental enrichment for captive gummivorous primates. 2nd annual meeting of the Texas Association of Biological Anthropologists, College Station, TX. (Podium)

2008    Huber, HF and KP Lewis. Encouraging Gummivory in Captive Callitrichids. 5th annual meeting of the Midwest Primate Interest Group, South Bend, IN. (Poster)

2004    Huber, HF. The Abundant Recompense of Tintern Abbey. University of Texas at San Antonio College of Liberal and Fine Arts Conference and Competition. (Podium)


COMPUTER PROFICIENCIES:

Mac and Windows Operating Systems
Ubuntu Linux-based Operating System
Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Microsoft Office
OpenOffice
SPSS
EndNote
Adobe PageMaker
Adobe Photoshop


COURSEWORK:
Graduate:
Anth               5374P   Anthropological Statistics
Anth               5374L   Comparative Juvenile Behavior
Anth               5374M   History of Evolutionary Thought
Anth               5374H   Human Growth and Development
Anth               5343     Human Variation and Adaptation
Anth               455F     Nutritional Anthropology
Anth               455E     Paleopathology
Anth               455C     Primate Behavior and Ecology
Anth               5374I    Primate Cognition
Anth               536       Primate Nutritional Ecology
Anth               455D     Quantitative Methods
Anth               5313     Seminar in Archaeology
Anth               5311     Seminar in Cultural Anthropology
Anth               5312     Seminar in Physical Anthropology

Anth               5100     Teaching Anthropology
Anth               500B     Theory and Method in Linguistic Anthropology
Bio                 5412     Plant Anatomy

Undergraduate:
Anth                2063     Language, Thought, and Culture
Anth                3273     Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica
Anth                3403     Field Course in Archaeology
Anth                3503     Human Origins
Anth                3363     Indians of Mesoamerica
Anth                3523     Medical Anthropology
Anth                3853     Modern Ape Behavior and Ecology
Anth                3333     Physical Anthropology of Human Populations
Eng                 2233     Major British Writers II
Eng                 3063     American Literature 1870-1945
Eng                 3303     Theory and Practice of Composition
Eng                 4023     Romantic Literature
Grg                 2613     Physical Geography
Grg                 3213     Cultural Geography
Spn                 1014     Elementary Spanish I
Spn                 1024     Elementary Spanish II
Spn                 2013     Intermediate Spanish I
Spn                 2023     Intermediate Spanish II
Spn                 3033     Oral Communication Skills