About
The New York Consortium in Evolutionary Primatology (NYCEP) includes faculty, scientific staff, and students from the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), the City University of New York (CUNY), Columbia University, the Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine (MSISM), New York University (NYU), and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). NYCEP is unique among major graduate training programs in including five equal peer institutions, rather than some "feeder" and other "receiving" (often higher profile) universities. CUNY, Columbia, NYU and the AMNH Richard Gilder Graduate School (RGGS) train PhD students directly, while WCS has trained postdoctoral associates in the past and currently provides resource faculty and unique access to living primates in New York and field sites overseas.
From NYCEP's inception in 1992 through 2022, it was directed by Prof. Eric Delson working in coordination with institutional leads at each of the constituent institutions. With Prof. Delson's retirement in 2022, we have also retired the NYCEP Director role and are moving forward with a broadly representative Steering Committee that includes faculty from across our institutions as well as student representation.
NYCEP Steering Committee 2024-2025
Co-Chairs
- Andrea Baden (CUNY)
- Scott Williams (NYU)
Record Keepers
- Andrea Baden (CUNY)
- Felicia Madimenos (CUNY)
Social Media and Web Manager
NYCEP Seminar Convener
NYRP Colloquium Conveners
- Chris Robinson (CUNY)
- Larissa Swedell (CUNY)
Student Representatives
- Julia Galway-Witham (NYU)
- Emma Thurau (CUNY)
Members-at-Large
- Susan Antón (NYU)
- Shara Bailey (NYU)
- Shahrina Chowdhury (CUNY)
- Marina Cords (Columbia)
- Victoria Dominguez (CUNY)
- Ashley Hammond (AMNH)
- Will Harcourt-Smith (CUNY)
- Colleen McCann (WCS)
- Stephanie Levy (CUNY)
- Tom Plummer (CUNY)
- Scott Williams (NYU)
NYCEP Steering Committee 2023-2024
Co-Chairs
- Andrea Baden (CUNY)
- Will Harcourt-Smith (CUNY)
Record Keepers
- Andrea Baden (CUNY)
- Felicia Madimenos (CUNY)
Social Media and Web Manager
NYCEP Seminar Convener
- Will Harcourt-Smith (CUNY)
NYRP Colloquium Conveners
- Chris Robinson (CUNY)
- Larissa Swedell (CUNY)
Student Representatives
- Julia Galway-Witham (NYU)
- Emma Thurau (CUNY)
Members-at-Large
- Susan Antón (NYU)
- Shara Bailey (NYU)
- Shahrina Chowdhury (CUNY)
- Marina Cords (Columbia)
- Victoria Dominguez (CUNY)
- Ashley Hammond (AMNH)
- Colleen McCann (WCS)
- Stephanie Levy (CUNY)
- Tom Plummer (CUNY)
- Scott Williams (NYU)
NYCEP Steering Committee 2022-2023
Co-Chairs
- Will Harcourt-Smith (CUNY)
- Ryan Raaum (CUNY)
Record Keepers
- Andrea Baden (CUNY)
- Felicia Madimenos (CUNY)
Social Media and Web Manager
NYCEP Seminar Convener
- Will Harcourt-Smith (CUNY)
NYRP Colloquium Conveners
- Chris Robinson (CUNY)
- Larissa Swedell (CUNY)
Student Representatives
- Julia Galway-Witham (NYU)
- Evan Wilson (CUNY)
Members-at-Large
- Susan Antón (NYU)
- Shara Bailey (NYU)
- Shahrina Chowdhury (CUNY)
- Marina Cords (Columbia)
- Victoria Dominguez (CUNY)
- Ashley Hammond (AMNH)
- Colleen McCann (WCS)
- Tom Plummer (CUNY)
- Jessica Rothman (CUNY)
- Scott Williams (NYU)
NYCEP Director 1992-2022