Valérie A.M. Schoof

Valérie A.M. Schoof is a Professor at York University's Faculty of Science, Glendon Campus, specializing in primate behavioral endocrinology. She leads the Community Nkima Project at Lake Nabugabo (Uganda) and the Primate Behavioral Endocrinology Lab at Glendon.

• PhD in Biological Anthropology from Tulane University
• Postdoctoral Fellow at McGill University's School of the Environment

Her research integrates primate endocrinology with ecology and evolution, focusing on hormonal responses to social/physical environments. Key projects include:

• Vervet monkey dispersal decisions
• Reproductive seasonality in modified habitats
• Parasite impacts on social networks
• MHC gene variation in capuchins
• Stress responses in population dynamics

She collaborates with:

• Toronto Zoo
• Lewa-Borana Conservancy (Kenya)
• Savanna chimpanzee projects in Senegal