Below we list researchers who remained in the field for more than three months to collect data for their Ph.D. or for their undergraduate degrees.
Marco Aiello (Ph.D. candidate, biological anthropology, Northwestern University), did his research during 2004-2005 on perceptions of health in two communities. Over the course of a year he examined both objective and subjective measures of the health of children relying on both the children and the parents to provide insight into the recall of infectious disease.
Lilian Apaza (Bachelor of sciences, department of biology, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia) did her research on the effects of markets on the use of wildlife among the Tsimane.
Elizabeth Byron (Ph.D., department of anthropology, University of Florida), did her dissertation on the effects of market exposure on objective and self-perceived health during 1999-2000.
Yorema Guiterrez (Bachelors of science, department of biology, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia) did her research on the effects of markets on the use of birds among the Tsimane during 2000-2001.
Aaron Miller (Ph.D. candidate, biological anthropology, Northwestern University), did his research during 2004-2006 on the effects of seasonal nutritional stress and acculturation on women’s reproductive function and fertility.
Eddy Pérez (Bachelors of science, department of biology, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia) did his research on the effect of markets on the use of fish resources in two Tsimane’ communities during 1999-2000.
