Education 2020-2024 University of California, Santa Cruz Bachelors in Anthropology and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Thesis: “Stable isotope analysis determines an early weaning age in the Gombe chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii).” Advisor: Vicky Oelze 2016-2020 Rancho Buena Vista High School High School Diploma Honors and awards 2022-2023 Building Belonging Fellowship Received funding to conduct behavioral analysis on chimpanzee termite fishing using BORIS June 2024 Honors Thesis Senior thesis received honors Research experience 2023 Camaquiri Conservation Initiative, Costa Rica Advisor: Jill Pruetz ● Primatological Field school ● Independent, unpublished research paper: “Soto, H.G. (2023). Comparing time spent feeding and food types between adult howler monkeys and adult female howler monkeys with dependent offspring (Alouatta palliata) at Camaquiri conservation initiative. (Unpublished research paper).” 2021-2024 PEMA Lab, University of California, Santa Cruz Researcher, Advisor: Vicky Oelze ● Used BORIS to analyze chimpanzee behavior on camera traps during termite fishing events and taught students how to individually identify chimpanzees. ● Prepped 400 chimpanzee fecal samples for carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis 2023 Integrative and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of Southern California Researcher, Advisor: Elizabeth Beachem ● Used BORIS to analyze bonobo communication