Nic Thompson-Gonzalez

Nic Thompson-Gonzalez is an Assistant Professor at University of California, Santa Barbara, specializing in Primate Social Behavior, Life History Evolution, and Health Ecology. Her research employs Social Network Analysis and Gam Models to study aging patterns in wild chimpanzees and blue monkeys.

• PhD in Ecology from Columbia University
• Postdoctoral research at University of New Mexico

Key research themes include:

• Age-related changes in social integration (wild chimpanzees)
• Social-demographic predictors of survival (blue monkeys)
• Energy balance vs. competitive environments

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