Laura Haynes

Primate ecology & conservation, biogeography, human-wildlife conflict, ecotourism, Madagascar

Laura is currently an MA/Ph.D. student specializing in primatology in the Department of Anthropology. She holds a BA in Anthropology and BA in Art from the University of Florida. She has conducted field research on the changes in Madagascar’s ecotourist regions from before and during the pandemic and hopes to understand more about human-primate interactions through microbiome research. She is passionate about all things lemurs, environmental education, and conservation.