Andrea Baden

Dr. Andrea Baden is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Hunter College, School of Arts and Sciences, and a Doctoral Faculty member at the CUNY Graduate Center. She directs the Primate Molecular Ecology Laboratory (PMEL) and contributes to the New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP). Her fieldwork in Madagascar focuses on the Ruffed Lemur Project, integrating ecology, genetics, and behavior.

• Hunter College, CUNY (2013–present)
• CUNY Graduate Center (Doctoral Faculty)
• New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (Core Faculty)

Her research explores how landscape features influence primate distribution, migration, and genetic diversity, linking these to social behavior evolution. Publications span journals like Nature Scientific Reports, Animal Behaviour, and American Journal of Primatology, with themes in landscape genetics, conservation, and behavioral endocrinology.

Dr. Baden has received the Feliks Gross Endowment Award and a Fulbright Fellowship for her work. She teaches human evolution, primatology, and conservation biology, mentoring future scientists through fieldwork and lab research.

• PhD in Anthropology, Stony Brook University
• MA in Anthropology, Stony Brook University
• BA in Anthropology, University of Miami
• Postdoctoral Research, Yale University