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Dr. Susanne Cote

Pronouns: she/her

Contact information

Web presence

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-8190

Location

Office: ES750
Lab: ES831

Background

Educational Background

Doctor of Philosophy , Harvard University, 2008

M.A. Anthropology, Harvard University, 2003

B.A. Anthropology, McGill University, 2001

Research

Areas of Research

paleontology, paleoanthropology, African Cenozoic Mammals, Hominoidea

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
ANTH 309 Human Evolution
ANTH 412 Primate Fossil Record
ANTH 605 Professional Skills for Anthropologists
ANTH 201 Introduction to Biological Anthropology
ANTH 505 The Hominoidea

Projects

African Ape Origins: Fossils from the Middle Miocene of West Turkana

National Science Foundation Collaborative Research Grant (2024-2027)


The Contexts of Early Miocene Hominoid Evolution at Koru, Chamtwara, and Legetet, Kenya

National Science Foundation Collaborative Research Grant (2021-2025)


New Excavations at Tonde Bridge, Kenya

The Leakey Foundation (2021-2024)

Awards

  • Great Supervisor Award, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Calgary. 2018
  • New Teacher Award, Faculty of Arts, University of Calgary. 2016
  • University Teaching Award (Sessional Instructor), Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Calgary. 2015
  • Teaching Excellence Award, Student Union, University of Calgary. 2021