EDUCATION
Postdoctoral Researcher – University of Zurich (2021 - present) Evolutionary Biology & Environmental Studies Advisor: Dr. Marta Manser PhD - Michigan State University (2020) Dual degree in Zoology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology & Behavior Advisor: Dr. Kay Holekamp, PhD Thesis title: Intraspecific variation in behavioral flexibility in spotted hyenas B.A. Summa cum laude - University of Miami (2011) Dual major in Psychology & Studio Art Minor in Biology |
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HONORS & AWARDS
2016 MSU Dr. Marvin Hensley Endowed Scholarship in Zoology
2016 Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology Grants-In-Aid of Research
2014 – 2019 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
2014 – 2015 MSU College of Natural Science Recruiting Fellowship
2016 MSU Dr. Marvin Hensley Endowed Scholarship in Zoology
2016 Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology Grants-In-Aid of Research
2014 – 2019 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
2014 – 2015 MSU College of Natural Science Recruiting Fellowship
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
Birchmeier, K., Johnson-Ulrich, L., & Forss, S. (2023). The role of umwelt in animal curiosity: A within and between species comparison of novelty exploration in mongooses [Special Issue: Curiosity and Information Seeking in Animal Behavior Regulation]. Animal Behavior and Cognition, 10(4), 329-354. DOI: 10.26451/abc.10.04.03.2023
Johnson-Ulrich, L., Demartsev, V., Johnson, L., Brown, E., Strandburg-Peshkin, A., & Manser, M. B. (2023). Directional speakers as a tool for animal vocal communication studies. Royal Society Open Science, 10(5). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230489
Johnson-Ulrich, L., Johnson-Ulrich, Z., & Holekamp, K. E. (2022) Natural conditions and adaptive functions of problem-solving in the Carnivora. COBEHA, 44, 101111. DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2022.101111
Johnson-Ulrich L., Yirga G., Strong R. L., Holekamp K. E. (2021) The effect of urbanization on innovation in spotted hyenas. Animal Cognition, 24(5), 1027-1038. DOI: 10.1007/s10071-021-01494-4
Johnson-Ulrich, L., Holekamp, K. E., & Hambrick, D. Z. (2020) Innovative problem-solving is reliable across time and context in wild spotted hyenas. Scientific Reports, 10, 13000. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69953-5
Johnson-Ulrich, L. & Holekamp, K. E. (2019) Group size and social rank predict inhibitory control in spotted hyaenas. Animal Behavior, 160, 157-168. DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.11.020
Johnson-Ulrich, L., Benson-Amram, S., & Holekamp, K. E. (2019) Fitness consequences of innovation in spotted hyenas. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7, 443. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00443
Johnson-Ulrich L, Lehmann K, Turner J, Holekamp K (2018) Hyenas – Testing cognition in the umwelt of the spotted hyena. In Bueno N & Amici F (Eds.) The experimental umwelt – a practical guide to animal cognition.
Johnson-Ulrich, L (2018) The Social Intelligence Hypothesis. In Shackelford T & Weekes-Shackelford V (Eds) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6
Johnson-Ulrich, L, Johnson-Ulrich, Z, & Holekamp, K (2018). Proactive behavior, but not inhibitory control, predicts repeated innovation by spotted hyenas tested with a multi-access box. Animal Cognition, 1-14. DOI: 10.1007/s10071-018-1174-2
Birchmeier, K., Johnson-Ulrich, L., & Forss, S. (2023). The role of umwelt in animal curiosity: A within and between species comparison of novelty exploration in mongooses [Special Issue: Curiosity and Information Seeking in Animal Behavior Regulation]. Animal Behavior and Cognition, 10(4), 329-354. DOI: 10.26451/abc.10.04.03.2023
Johnson-Ulrich, L., Demartsev, V., Johnson, L., Brown, E., Strandburg-Peshkin, A., & Manser, M. B. (2023). Directional speakers as a tool for animal vocal communication studies. Royal Society Open Science, 10(5). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230489
Johnson-Ulrich, L., Johnson-Ulrich, Z., & Holekamp, K. E. (2022) Natural conditions and adaptive functions of problem-solving in the Carnivora. COBEHA, 44, 101111. DOI: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2022.101111
Johnson-Ulrich L., Yirga G., Strong R. L., Holekamp K. E. (2021) The effect of urbanization on innovation in spotted hyenas. Animal Cognition, 24(5), 1027-1038. DOI: 10.1007/s10071-021-01494-4
Johnson-Ulrich, L., Holekamp, K. E., & Hambrick, D. Z. (2020) Innovative problem-solving is reliable across time and context in wild spotted hyenas. Scientific Reports, 10, 13000. DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69953-5
Johnson-Ulrich, L. & Holekamp, K. E. (2019) Group size and social rank predict inhibitory control in spotted hyaenas. Animal Behavior, 160, 157-168. DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.11.020
Johnson-Ulrich, L., Benson-Amram, S., & Holekamp, K. E. (2019) Fitness consequences of innovation in spotted hyenas. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7, 443. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00443
Johnson-Ulrich L, Lehmann K, Turner J, Holekamp K (2018) Hyenas – Testing cognition in the umwelt of the spotted hyena. In Bueno N & Amici F (Eds.) The experimental umwelt – a practical guide to animal cognition.
Johnson-Ulrich, L (2018) The Social Intelligence Hypothesis. In Shackelford T & Weekes-Shackelford V (Eds) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6
Johnson-Ulrich, L, Johnson-Ulrich, Z, & Holekamp, K (2018). Proactive behavior, but not inhibitory control, predicts repeated innovation by spotted hyenas tested with a multi-access box. Animal Cognition, 1-14. DOI: 10.1007/s10071-018-1174-2