Benjamin M. Burkley

1436 NW 6^th Place, Gainesville FL

(352) 392-2253 ext. 252, bburkley@anthro.ufl.edu

Education:

B.S.: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Psychology; May 2000

B.A.: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Anthropology; December 2000

Ph.D. (in progress): University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; Anthropology, advisor: Dr. Connie Mulligan

Fellowships and Awards:

University of Florida, Grinter Scholarship: 2001-2004

Positions Held:

Lab Technician: Molecular Anthropology Lab; University of Florida, summer 2002

Teaching Experience:

Teaching Assistant in Biological Anthropology; University of Florida, 2001 to present

Other Relevant Work:

Assistant curator/collections manager: Florida Museum of Natural History, 1999-2001; relational database management and data entry; sieving, sorting, identification, and storing of archeological materials

Research Experience:

Research Assistant: Molecular Anthropology Lab; University of Florida, 2001 to present; Sequencing and RFLP typings on Native American and African samples; editing, alignment, and phylogenetic analysis of sequences generated

Curation and Collections Assistant: Florida Museum of Natural History; University of Florida, September 1999-2001; research of sites and accession information, relational database management for the Florida Archeology range; screening and sorting floral and faunal material from archeological sites

Research Plans:

The goal of my research is to evaluate primate genetic diversity as it relates to phenotypic differences in cognition, behavior, and communication between humans and non-human primates. This research will critically evaluate genetic regions associated with deficits or modifications to cognitive processes and analyze these regions in the context of primate evolution.