Stacy M. Lindshield

Stacy M. Lindshield serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Purdue University, where she joined the faculty in 2017 and was promoted to her current rank in Spring 2023. Her work bridges anthropological primatology with environmental sustainability through decolonizing frameworks.

Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology and a master's degree in anthropology from Iowa State University, complemented by a bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of Kansas. Lindshield's research program integrates field and laboratory methodologies to examine nonhuman primates as critical models for understanding human cultural, behavioral, and genetic diversity.

Since 2005, she has conducted extensive field research in Sénégal and Costa Rica, blending observational primate behavior studies with nutritional analysis and geospatial technologies. Her interdisciplinary approach intersects evolutionary biology, ecological anthropology, and conservation science, generating nearly $1 million in research funding. Lindshield's scholarly contributions appear in flagship journals including Evolutionary Anthropology, the American Journal of Biological Anthropology, and society publications like American Journal of Primatology and International Journal of Primatology.

Her research program emphasizes decolonizing methodologies in primatology while advancing environmental sustainability strategies through primate behavioral ecology. Lindshield's work demonstrates how nonhuman primate studies can inform both anthropological theory and practical conservation approaches.