Sarah E. Turner
Assistant Professor,Concordia University
Department of Geography, Planning and Environment
E-mail: sarah.turner@concordia.ca
Institution page
Personal page
EducationPost-doctorate, Behavioural ecology, McGill University (2012-2016) Doctorate, Anthropology, The University of Calgary (2003-2010) Master's, Interdisciplinary (Primatology), University of Victoria (2000-2003) Bachelor's, Women's Studies, Simon Fraser University (1994-1999) ResearchDr. Sarah Turner is interested in how the behavioural ecology of nonhuman primates is influenced by human-induced environmental change. She studies the behaviour of free-ranging Japanese macaques with physical disabilities to explore hypotheses related to behavioural flexibility, mother-infant interactions and social behaviour.QCBS students Stephanie EcclesPh.D.  Megan JoycePh.D.  Brogan StewartPh.D.  Jack CreegganM.Sc.  Mikaela GerwingM.Sc. Caroline LesageM.Sc. Ariana Moin KenaryM.Sc. Relevant QCBS research themesExamples of species studiedMacaca Fuscata Publications30- Entangled, unraveled, and reconfigured: Human–animal relations among ethnic minority farmers and water buffalo in the northern uplands of Vietnam Journal Article Garber P , Turner S , 2023 Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space (Date Added: 2023-02-15) 29- Creative counter-discourses to the “green city” narrative: practices of small-scale urban agriculture in Hanoi, Vietnam Journal Article Pham T , Lynch M , Turner S , 2023 Local Environment (Date Added: 2023-01-17) 28- The diversity of organic farmer motivations and livelihoods in the Global South – A case study in Kerala, India Journal Article Seufert V , Austin S E , Badami M G , Turner S , Ramankutty N , 2023 Geoforum (Date Added: 2023-01-05) 27- Subaltern struggles to access public spaces: Young rural migrants in Hanoi, Vietnam Journal Article Labbé D , Turner S , Pham T , 2022 Population, Space and Place (Date Added: 2022-10-15) 26- Creative hubs in Hanoi, Vietnam: Transgressive spaces in a socialist state? Journal Article Labbe D , Zuberec C , Turner S , 2022 Urban Studies (Date Added: 2022-07-10) 25- Looking beyond the digital veil: an investigation of the (de)commodification of three “Vietnamese spices” Journal Article Turner S , Zuberec C , Kee M , 2021 Food, Culture and Society (Date Added: 2022-01-08) 24- “People want good graffiti”: Tensions, contradictions, and everyday politics surrounding graffiti in Hanoi, Vietnam Journal Article Kee M , Turner S , Labbé D , 2021 Area (Date Added: 2021-11-28) 23- Rocking the boat: intersectional resistance to marine conservation policies in Wakatobi National Park, Indonesia Journal Article Lynch M , Turner S , 2021 Gender, Place and Culture (Date Added: 2021-09-14) 22- The utterly unforeseen livelihood shock: COVID-19 and street vendor coping mechanisms in Hanoi, Chiang Mai and Luang Prabang Journal Article Turner S , Langill J C , Nguyen B N , 2021 Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography (Date Added: 2021-09-14) 21- Challenging slopes: ethnic minority livelihoods, state visions, and land-use land cover change in Vietnam’s northern mountainous borderlands Journal Article Nguyen A T , Turner S , Kalacska M , 2021 Environment, Development and Sustainability (Date Added: 2021-06-21) 20- Visualizing frictional encounters: Analyzing and representing street vendor strategies in Vietnam through narrative mapping Journal Article Turner S , Zuberec C , Pham T , 2021 Applied Geography (Date Added: 2021-05-28) 19- Distilling Culture into Commodity? The Emergent Homemade Alcohol Trade and Gendered Livelihoods in Upland Northern Vietnam Journal Article Po J Y , Langill J C , Turner S , Michaud J , 2020 Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology (Date Added: 2020-12-25) 18- Small city politics in the Global South: state imaginaries and everyday realities of a frontier city in northern Vietnam Journal Article Adenwala A , Turner S , 2020 Urban Geography (Date Added: 2020-12-08) 17- Growing pains: Small-scale farmer responses to an urban rooftop farming and online marketplace enterprise in Montréal, Canada Journal Article Allaby M , MacDonald G K , Turner S , 2020 Agriculture and Human Values (Date Added: 2020-11-04) 16- Climate change impacts on potential future ranges of non-human primate species Journal Article Stewart B M , Turner S E , Matthews H D , 2020 Climatic Change (Date Added: 2020-07-20) 15- Bastard Spice or Champagne of Cinnamon? Conflicting Value Creations along Cinnamon Commodity Chains in Northern Vietnam Journal Article Derks A , Turner S , Thúy Hạnh N , 2020 Development and Change (Date Added: 2020-03-30) 14- Social grooming efficiency and techniques are influenced by manual impairment in free-ranging Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) Journal Article Espitia-Contreras J P , Fedigan L M , Turner S E , 2020 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2020-03-07) 13- A small upland city gets a big make-over: Local responses to state ‘modernity’ plans for Lào Cai, Vietnam Journal Article Henein Y , Pham T , Turner S , 2019 Urban Studies (Date Added: 2020-01-22) 12- Cardamom casualties: Extreme weather events and ethnic minority livelihood vulnerability in the Sino-Vietnamese borderlands Journal Article Rousseau J , Turner S , Xu Y , 2019 Climate (Date Added: 2020-01-22) 11- Flex crops or flex livelihoods? The story of a volatile commodity chain in upland northern Vietnam Journal Article Turner S , Derks A , Thúy Hạnh N , 2019 Journal of Peasant Studies (Date Added: 2020-01-22) 10- A Global-Scale Evaluation of Primate Exposure and Vulnerability to Climate Change Journal Article Graham, TL, Matthews, HD, Turner, SE 2016 International Journal of Primatology (Date Added: 2018-02-22) 9-Birth (Primates) Book Chapter Turner, SEaF 2015 Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality ( Date Added: 2018-02-22) 8- Social consequences of disability in a nonhuman primate Journal Article Turner, SE, Fedigan, LM, Matthews, HD, Nakamichi, M 2014 Journal of Human Evolution (Date Added: 2018-02-22) 7- Disability, Compensatory Behavior, and Innovation in Free-Ranging Adult Female Japanese Macaques (Macaca Fuscata) Journal Article Turner, SE, Fedigan, LM, Matthews, HD, Nakamichi, M 2012 American Journal of Primatology (Date Added: 2018-02-22) 5- Birth in free-ranging Macaca fuscata Journal Article Turner, SE, Fedigan, LM, Nakamichi, M, Matthews, HD, McKenna, K, Nobuhara, H, Nobuhara, T, Shimizu, K 2010 International Journal of Primatology (Date Added: 2018-02-22) 3- Of mongooses and mitigation: Ecological analogues to geoengineering Journal Article Matthews, HD, Turner, SE 2009 Environmental Research Letters (Date Added: 2018-02-22) 2- Monkeys with disabilities: Prevalence and severity of congenital limb malformations in Macaca fuscata on Awaji Island Journal Article Turner, SE, Fedigan, LM, Nobuhara, H, Nobuhara, T, Matthews, HD, Nakamichi, M 2008 Primates (Date Added: 2018-02-22) 1- Maternal behavior and infant congenital limb malformation in a free-ranging group of Macaca fuscata on Awaji Island, Japan Journal Article Turner, SE, Gould, L, Duffus, DA 2005 International Journal of Primatology (Date Added: 2018-02-22) In the mediaConcordians hope to see real progress at the 15th UN biodiversity conference (Maya Lach-Aidelbaum) 2023-04-06 Concordians hope to see real progress at the 15th UN biodiversity conference (Maya Lach-Aidelbaum) 2022-12-06 L’épouillage par les macaques manchots (Mathieu Perreault) 2020-03-18 Concordia researchers find remarkable adaptability in a monkey population with a high number of disabilities (Patrick Leitenyi) 2020-03-10 |
