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Resume:

EDUCATION:
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale, 2009–Present
PhD 2014 in Anthropology
(Expected)
Dissertation title: The Risky Phenotype Hypothesis: Fetal Nutrition & Sociobehavioral Development

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:
Proofreader, Popular Anthropology Magazine, March 2011 - Present

Freelance Editor, September 2007 – Present

Information Services Graduate Assistant, Morris Library, Southern Illinois Univ, Aug 2009 – July 2012

Teaching Assistant ANTH 104: The Human Experience, Southern Illinois Univ, Jan 2011 – Dec 2011

Graduate Instructional Assistant ANTH 2414: Intro to Physical Anthropology, TX State, Aug 2007 – May 2009

Graduate Instructional Assistant ANTH 4310: History of Anthropological Thought, TX State, Jan 2008 – May 2009


AWARDS & POSITIONS:

Jeanne Hurley Simon Memorial Scholarship for service and commitment to libraries, Morris Library at Southern Illinois University, 2012

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

Third prize podium presentation at meeting of the TX Association of Biological Anthropologists, Nov 2008

First prize in the Univ of TX at San Antonio Anthropological Society Undergraduate Essay Contest, April 2004


PUBLICATIONS:

Huber, HF and KP Lewis 2011. An assessment of gum-based environmental enrichment for captive gummivorous primates. Zoo Biology 30 (1):71-78.

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

SERVICE:
2013-Present Volunteer, Texas Parks and Wildlife
2008-2009 Anthropology Dept Representative, TX State Univ Liberal Arts Graduate Student Advisory Council
2003-2004 Enrichment Volunteer, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
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