Sarah E. Turner

Assistant Professor,
Concordia University
Department of Geography, Planning and Environment
E-mail: sarah.turner@concordia.ca
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Education

Post-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)


Research

Dr. 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 Eccles

Ph.D.
(Start: 2009)
A Multispecies Ethnography of Farmed Animals: Sanctuaries as Sites of Constructing Transformational Knowledge
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Brogan Stewart

Ph.D.
(Start: 2019, End: 2023)
Using fractal analysis to determine if physical impairment in Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) alters behavioural movement complexity
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Megan Joyce

M.Sc.
(Start: 2018)
Optimal spatial movement strategies in foraging among free-ranging Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)
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Examples of species studied

Macaca
Fuscata


Publications

15- Bastard Spice or Champagne of Cinnamon? Conflicting Value Creations along Cinnamon Commodity Chains in Northern Vietnam
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)
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
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
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
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
Graham, TL, Matthews, HD, Turner, SE
2016 International Journal of Primatology (Date Added: 2018-02-22)

9-Birth (Primates)
Turner, SEaF
2015 Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality ( Date Added: 2018-02-22)

8- Social consequences of disability in a nonhuman primate
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)
Turner, SE, Fedigan, LM, Matthews, HD, Nakamichi, M
2012 American Journal of Primatology (Date Added: 2018-02-22)

6- Ribbon’s Way
Turner, SE
2012 (Date Added: 2018-02-22)

5- Birth in free-ranging Macaca fuscata
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)

4- The Littlest Monkey
Turner, SE
2010 (Date Added: 2018-02-22)

3- Of mongooses and mitigation: Ecological analogues to geoengineering
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
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
Turner, SE, Gould, L, Duffus, DA
2005 International Journal of Primatology (Date Added: 2018-02-22)