Rebecca Lynne Hendershott

2026-04-01 09:11:40

(MENAFN- The Conversation)

Lecturer in Biological Anthropology, Australian National University

Profile Articles Activity

Rebecca is a primate that teaches primates about primates, including thinking critically about how animals are portrayed and discussed in popular culture. This is built from her undergraduate degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, experiences in obtaining a Masters and Doctorate in primatology - including captive care, field research, theoretical debates and noninvasive laboratory cognition testing - and several years of teaching at both secondary and tertiary level. Crossing between traditional ethology and the anthropology of human-animal interactions, Rebecca has significant experience in both collecting original scientific data to better understand animals, and analysing the sociocultural symbolism, narratives and themes around (the science of) animals.

Experience

2016–present Private Editor, self-employed
2026–present Lecturer in Biological Anthropology, Australian National University
2015–2025 Casual Academic, Australian National University, University of Canberra
2023–2024 Secondary Science Teacher, NSW Department of Education

Education

2022 University of Tasmania, Master of Education, Secondary
2017 Australian National University, PhD, Biological Anthropology
2012 Central Washington University, Master of Science, Primate Behavior
2007 University of California, Santa Cruz, Bachelor of Science, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Publications

2023 He who gets slapped: How can clowning in film interrogate technoscientific culture and help enact the ideals of responsible innovation?, Journal of Responsible Innovation 10(1):2233231
2023 Injecting fun? Humour, conspiracy theory and (anti) vaccination discourse in popular media, Public Understanding of Science 32(5):622-40
2022 Ecology of Trachypithecus spp. in the Indo- Burmese Region, The Colobines: Natural history, behaviour and ecological diversity (pg 225- 249)
2021 Zooming in on COVID: The intimacies of screens, homes and learning hierarchies, Anthropology in Action 28(1):67-72
2020 Didactic and artistic representations of prehistoric hominins: Who were we? Who are we now?, Journal of Science & Popular Culture 3(2):153-71
2019 Natal-to-juvenile pelage change in free-living François'(Trachypithecus francoisi) and Cat Ba langurs (T. poliocephalus), Vietnamese Journal of Primatology 3(1):55-69
2018 Home range size and habitat use by Cat Ba Langurs (Trachypithecus poliocephalus) in a disturbed and fragmented habitat, International Journal of Primatology 39(4):547-66
2017 Socioecology of Cat Ba langurs (Trachypithecus poliocephalus): Implications for conservation, Doctoral dissertation, The Australian National University (Australia)
2016 Seasonal variation in the activity and dietary budgets of Cat Ba langurs (Trachypithecus poliocephalus), International Journal of Primatology 37:586-604
2014 Preliminary population viability analysis of the critically endangered Cat Ba langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus), IUCN SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Fauna & Flora International
2012 Socio-sexual behaviors of Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana), Master's thesis, Central Washington University (USA)

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