James Madison University
Dr. Linder's research focuses on examining the impact of hunting and the bushmeat trade on animal, especially primate, communities, understanding how humans perceive and become motivated to protect their natural environment, and helping to develop and implement strategies to effectively safeguard tropical forest protected areas. Most of his research takes place in southwestern Cameroon, especially in and around Korup National Park. In January 2009, Dr. Linder was invited by the BBPP to join their annual Caldera expedition as a visiting scientist. He serves on the dissertation committee of a graduate student at Drexel University studying the impact of hunting on primates on Bioko. He is also collaborating with Dr. Hearn and other colleagues on a project that will examine the evolutionary and population history of the Bioko monkeys. Dr. Linder received his Ph.D. in anthropology in 2008 from the City University of New York / New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology and is currently an assistant professor of anthropology at James Madison University in Virginia. For more information, visit: http://www.jmu.edu/socanth/anth/linderj.shtml
