Lydia M Hopper

Summary

My passion is primate social cognition, problem solving and innovation.

To promote a comparative perspective, I design methods that can be applied to multiple species - both human, and nonhuman, primates - and throughout my career I have been fortunate to work with a number of species including chimpanzees, gorillas, macaques and squirrel monkeys.

Through my current role Lincoln Park Zoo, I design and coordinate the behavioral and cognitive research conducted with our primates and liaise with the Learning Department to share our methods and findings with zoo visitors.

Animal Behavior Anthropology Psychiatry & Psychology Theory & Formal Methods