Bio
Evolutionary anthropology of human health, disease ecology, nutrition, socio-ecological systems, bushmeat hunting, Nigeria.
Education
- Ph.D., Environment & Resources, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 2008-2016
- M.S., Primate Conservation Department of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, UK, 2006- 2007
- B.A., Anthropology & Biological Aspects of Conservation, University of Wisconsin- Madison, 2002- 2006
Huck Graduate Students
Publication Tags
Parasites Infection Cercocebus Uganda Primates Social Behavior Dogs Cercopithecus Aethiops Paragonimus Antiparasitic Agents Demography Wildlife Parasite Health Morbidity Primate Population Public Health Helminths Social Networks Parasitic Diseases Nigeria Shoes Zoonoses Hunting
Most Recent Papers
Demography and health of “village dogs” in rural Western Uganda
David Hyeroba, Sagan Friant, Johnson Acon, James Okwee-Acai, Tony L. Goldberg, 2017, Preventive Veterinary Medicine on p. 24-27
Combining footwear with public health iconography to prevent soil-transmitted helminth infections
Sarah B. Paige, Sagan Friant, Lucie Clech, Carly Malavé, Catherine Kemigabo, Richard Obeti, Tony L. Goldberg, 2017, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene on p. 205-213
Social behaviours and networks of vervet monkeys are influenced by gastrointestinal parasites
Colin A. Chapman, Sagan Friant, Kathleen Godfrey, Cynthia Liu, Dipto Sakar, Valérie A.M. Schoof, Raja Sengupta, Dennis Twinomugisha, Kim Valenta, Tony L. Goldberg, 2016, PloS one
Changes in physiological stress and behaviour in semi-free-ranging red-capped mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus) following antiparasitic treatment
Sagan Friant, Toni E. Ziegler, Tony L. Goldberg, 2016, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Primate reinfection with gastrointestinal parasites
Sagan Friant, Toni E. Ziegler, Tony L. Goldberg, 2016, Animal Behaviour on p. 105-113
Lung fluke (Paragonimus africanus) infects Nigerian red-capped mangabeys and causes respiratory disease
Sagan Friant, Kelsey Brown, Mason T. Saari, Nicholas H. Segel, Julia Slezak, Tony L. Goldberg, 2015, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife on p. 329-332
Drivers of Bushmeat Hunting and Perceptions of Zoonoses in Nigerian Hunting Communities
Sagan Friant, Sarah B. Paige, Tony L. Goldberg, 2015, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Threats from trading and hunting of pottos and angwantibos in Africa resemble those faced by slow lorises in Asia
Magdalena S. Svensson, Sagan C. Friant, 2014, Endangered Species Research on p. 107-114
Captive-born cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus) respond similarly to vocalizations of predators and sympatric nonpredators
Sagan C. Friant, Matthew W. Campbell, Charles T. Snowdon, 2008, American journal of primatology on p. 707-710
Recent Most-Cited Papers
Drivers of Bushmeat Hunting and Perceptions of Zoonoses in Nigerian Hunting Communities
Sagan Friant, Sarah B. Paige, Tony L. Goldberg, 2015, PLoS neglected tropical diseases
Social behaviours and networks of vervet monkeys are influenced by gastrointestinal parasites
Colin A. Chapman, Sagan Friant, Kathleen Godfrey, Cynthia Liu, Dipto Sakar, Valérie A.M. Schoof, Raja Sengupta, Dennis Twinomugisha, Kim Valenta, Tony L. Goldberg, 2016, PloS one
Threats from trading and hunting of pottos and angwantibos in Africa resemble those faced by slow lorises in Asia
Magdalena S. Svensson, Sagan C. Friant, 2014, Endangered Species Research on p. 107-114
Primate reinfection with gastrointestinal parasites
Sagan Friant, Toni E. Ziegler, Tony L. Goldberg, 2016, Animal Behaviour on p. 105-113
Combining footwear with public health iconography to prevent soil-transmitted helminth infections
Sarah B. Paige, Sagan Friant, Lucie Clech, Carly Malavé, Catherine Kemigabo, Richard Obeti, Tony L. Goldberg, 2017, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene on p. 205-213
Changes in physiological stress and behaviour in semi-free-ranging red-capped mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus) following antiparasitic treatment
Sagan Friant, Toni E. Ziegler, Tony L. Goldberg, 2016, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Lung fluke (Paragonimus africanus) infects Nigerian red-capped mangabeys and causes respiratory disease
Sagan Friant, Kelsey Brown, Mason T. Saari, Nicholas H. Segel, Julia Slezak, Tony L. Goldberg, 2015, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife on p. 329-332
Demography and health of “village dogs” in rural Western Uganda
David Hyeroba, Sagan Friant, Johnson Acon, James Okwee-Acai, Tony L. Goldberg, 2017, Preventive Veterinary Medicine on p. 24-27