Professional Service
- Frontiers in Conservation Science. Associate Editor. 03/2023 - present
- International Society for Evolution, Medicine, and Public Health. Role: Organizer. Annual Meeting 2018. 07/01/2018 - present
- Utah System of Higher Education. Chair of Anthropology Section. 08/01/2014 - 07/30/2020
- Hindawi Publishing Corporation. Dataset Papers, Biology Dataset Papers, Genetics. 01/2013 - 12/31/2016
- European Bioinformatics Institute. Role: Curator. Strepsirrhine IMGT-NHP (Immunogenetics-Nonhuman Primate) International MHC Database . 03/01/2010 - 06/30/2013
Internal Service
- Graduate Council Review: Neurobiology and Anatomy. Internal Reviewer, 07/2020 - 12/2020. University service.
- Global Change and Sustainability Center (GCSC). Member, 07/2015 - present. University service.
- Society, Water and Climate Search Committee. Committee Member, 08/01/2014 - present. University service.
- Department Chair. 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2019. Department service.
- Curriculum Committee. 07/01/2013 - 06/30/2019. Department service.
Outreach
- Red, White and U Day student recruitment. 04/2014 - present
Ad hoc Reviewer
Manuscripts: American Journal of Primatology; BMC Biology; Immunogenetics; Molecular Ecology; PLoS; Proceedings of the Royal Society, London.
Research Grants & Institutions: DFG German Research Foundation
Honors & Awards
- Elected Member. Sigma Xi, 12/2020
- Visiting Professor. University of Veracruz, Center for Tropical Research, Xalapa, Mexico, 07/01/2012
- Visiting Professor. University of Rennes, Department of Biological Sciences, Rennes, FRance, 09/01/2009
Affiliations
- International Primatological Society (IPS), Member, 01/1997 - present
- American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA), Regular member, 01/1994 - present
- American Society of Primatologists (ASP), Member, 01/1992 - present
In the Media
- New York Times. 10/22/2015. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/science/howler-m...
- Academic Minute: Howler Monkey Calls. 02/18/2016. http://academicminute.org/2016/02/leslie-knapp-uni...
- Newsweek. 10/22/2015. http://www.newsweek.com/monkeys-lower-calls-have-s...
- PBS News Hour: Do bigger family jewels mean deeper voices (in howler monkeys)? 10/22/2015. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/bigger-family-...
- Discover Magazine: For Howler Monkeys, Louder Calls Mean Smaller…. 10/22/2015. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2015/10/...
- Quirks & Quarks: Howler Monkeys: Big Calls Mean Small Balls. 10/24/2015. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/quirks/quirks-quarks-for-o...
- Daily Mail, Reuters UK, International Business Times UK, Telegraph UK. 10/22/2015. http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-science-monkeys-i...
- Washington Post: The loudest male howler monkeys are compensating for small, well, you know. 10/22/2015. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-sc...
- Cool Science Radio. 10/29/2015. http://kpcw.org/post/cool-science-radio-october-29...
- Salt Lake Tribune: Utah researcher: The louder the howler monkey, the smaller its testicles . 10/22/2015. http://www.sltrib.com/home/3090829-155/utah-resear...
- Toronto Sun. 10/23/2015. http://www.torontosun.com/2015/10/22/howl-of-a-goo...
- Der Spiegel: Brüllaffen-Fortpflanzung: Tiefe Stimme, kleine Hoden. 10/23/2015. http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/bruellaff...
- AsiaOne. 10/22/2015. http://news.asiaone.com/news/science-and-tech/deep...
- The Australian: Latin American howler monkey trades ball size for the bass voice. 10/23/2015. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/latin-a...
- Bangkok Post: ARCHIVE Deep-voiced monkeys may be 'all talk,' study finds. 10/23/2015. http://www.sltrib.com/home/3090829-155/utah-resear...
- Irish Independent: Noisy howler monkeys 'get raw deal in sperm count'. 10/22/2015. http://www.independent.ie/world-news/and-finally/n...
- The Times of Malta: Noisy howler monkeys 'get raw deal in sperm count'. 10/22/2015. http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20151022...
- @ the U: TWO ROUTES FOR MONKEY LOVE. 11/02/2015. http://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/two-routes-for...
- Science Daily: Better hygiene in wealthy nations may increase Alzheimer's risk, study suggests. 09/2013. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/13090...
- FORBES: Does Living In A Healthy Environment Raise Alzheimer's Risk? A New Theory Says Yes. 09/2013. http://www.forbes.com/sites/melaniehaiken/2013/09/...
- NHS Choices: Does breastfeeding lower Alzheimer's risk? 08/2013. http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/08August/Pages/Does-br...