Valerie Schoof, York University

Research

Behavioral Ecology Development Dispersal Dominance Hormones Life-history Primatology Reproduction

Latest funding

People & primates: a bio-geo-cultural approach to understanding human-wildlife interactions
SSHRC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$270,050
Individual variation in behavior and reproduction: Influence of ecological, social, and physiological factors
NSERC · 2016 · Principal investigator
$224,000

People & primates: a bio-geo-cultural approach to understanding human-wildlife interactions

Principal investigatorSSHRC2018New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Schoof, Valerie

Keywords: Human-wildlife interaction; Conservation; Animal behaviour;Animal movement; Population genetics; Endocrinology; Surveys and semi-structured interviews; Remote-sensing; Landscape use

$270,050

Individual variation in behavior and reproduction: Influence of ecological, social, and physiological factors

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Schoof, Valerie

Keywords: behavioral ecology; dominance; primatology; hormones; life-history; development; reproduction; dispersal

$224,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Behavioral Ecology Dear Professor Schoof, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on behavioral ecology connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]