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Linda Marchant
By Susan Meikle, university news and communications
Linda Marchant, professor of anthropology, was awarded Miami University's prestigious Benjamin Harrison Medallion.
The Benjamin Harrison Medallion Award is one of the most significant recognitions Miami offers faculty for contributions attesting to qualities of teaching, research and/or service. She was honored at the April University Awards Reception.
It is named for Benjamin Harrison, the 1852 Miami graduate and 23rd president of the United States, serving from 1889-1893.
Marchant’s international reputation in the field of primate research and the breadth of her service to Miami and her profession “elevated her nomination above the others,” her nominators said.
Research
Marchant with Jane Goodall at Gombe National Park, Tanzania, 1996.
A biological anthropologist, Marchant specializes in behavioral primatology, hominid evolution and African Apes. She has worked in East and West Africa, and is especially well-known for her work on laterality ("handedness") in primates.
Her research has been supported by eight external grants over her career and has resulted in more than 60 journal articles and book chapters.
She is co-editor of two books — Behavioural Diversity in Chimpanzees and Bonobos (2002) and Great Ape Societies (1996) — and is co-editor of a special invited issue of Annals of the New Academy of Sciences (2013) on “The Evolution of Human Handedness.”
Marchant has also produced 10 videographies, one of which received the Best Short Film award from the Society of Visual Anthropology.
A frequent invited speaker, she has contributed lectures and colloquia in a number of national and international venues, including universities and institutes in Japan, Russia, Germany, Italy, France and England, among other countries.
Marchant with chimpanzees, Kibale National Park, Uganda.
Her reputation as an expert on primates has led to invitations from several prestigious universities to be a visiting scholar or fellow, including at the Centre for Social Learning and Cognitive Evolution, University of St. Andrews (2001); Leverhulme Centre for Human ...
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Saturday, April 22, 2017
Linda Marchant awarded Benjamin Harrison Medallion
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