Sagan Friant
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
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522 Carpenter
University Park, PA - She/Her
- srf215@psu.edu
- 814-865-3129
Research Summary
Evolutionary anthropology of human health, disease ecology, nutrition, socio-ecological systems, bushmeat hunting, Nigeria.
Huck Graduate Students
Huck Affiliations
- Ecology
- Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
- Ecology Institute
- Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
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Publication Tags
Parasites Infection Food Uganda Food Security Nigeria Rivers Biodiversity Health Cercocebus Social Behavior Infections Primates Bushmeat Cercopithecus Aethiops Demography Gastrointestinal Parasites Pan Troglodytes Dogs Food Supply Antiparasitic Agents Rainforest Parasite Infectious Diseases Communicable DiseasesMost Recent Publications
Typical intracranial myiasis in Nigerian red river hogs (Potamochoerus porcus) caused by an unknown bot fly (Diptera: Oestridae)
Sagan Friant, Daniel K. Young, Tony L. Goldberg, 2022, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife on p. 14-19
Faecal parasites increase with age but not reproductive effort in wild female chimpanzees
Sarah Renee Phillips, T. L. Goldberg, M. N. Muller, Z. P. Machanda, E. Otali, S. Friant, J. Carag, K. E. Langergraber, J. C. Mitani, E. E. Wroblewski, R. W. Wrangham, M. Emery Thompson, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Eating bushmeat improves food security in a biodiversity and infectious disease “hotspot”
Sagan Friant, Wilfred A. Ayambem, Alobi O. Alobi, Nzube M. Ifebueme, Oshama M. Otukpa, David A. Ogar, Clement B.I. Alawa, Tony L. Goldberg, Jerry K. Jacka, Jessica M. Rothman, 2020, EcoHealth on p. 125-138
Life on the rainforest edge: food security in the agricultural-forest frontier of cross river state, Nigeria
Sagan Friant, Wilfred A. Ayambem, Alobi O. Alobi, Nzube M. Ifebueme, Oshama M. Otukpa, David A. Ogar, Clement B.I. Alawa, Tony L. Goldberg, Jerry K. Jacka, Jessica M. Rothman, 2019, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
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: behavioural and physiological predictors of parasite acquisition
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 Paige, Sagan Friant, Lucie Clech, Carly Malave, Catherine Kemigabo, Richard Obeti, Tony Goldberg, 2016, The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene on p. 9 pgs.
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
Eating bushmeat improves food security in a biodiversity and infectious disease “hotspot”
Sagan Friant, Wilfred A. Ayambem, Alobi O. Alobi, Nzube M. Ifebueme, Oshama M. Otukpa, David A. Ogar, Clement B.I. Alawa, Tony L. Goldberg, Jerry K. Jacka, Jessica M. Rothman, 2020, EcoHealth on p. 125-138
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
Primate reinfection with gastrointestinal parasites: behavioural and physiological predictors of parasite acquisition
Sagan Friant, Toni E. Ziegler, Tony L. Goldberg, 2016, Animal Behaviour on p. 105-113
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
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
Life on the rainforest edge: food security in the agricultural-forest frontier of cross river state, Nigeria
Sagan Friant, Wilfred A. Ayambem, Alobi O. Alobi, Nzube M. Ifebueme, Oshama M. Otukpa, David A. Ogar, Clement B.I. Alawa, Tony L. Goldberg, Jerry K. Jacka, Jessica M. Rothman, 2019, Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
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
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
Faecal parasites increase with age but not reproductive effort in wild female chimpanzees
Sarah Renee Phillips, T. L. Goldberg, M. N. Muller, Z. P. Machanda, E. Otali, S. Friant, J. Carag, K. E. Langergraber, J. C. Mitani, E. E. Wroblewski, R. W. Wrangham, M. Emery Thompson, 2020, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
News Articles Featuring Sagan Friant
Aug 16, 2022
Penn State research team will study Lassa virus spread in Nigeria
A team of researchers led by Penn State has been awarded $4 million from the National Science Foundation to investigate the elements that lead to the spread of Lassa virus from rodents to humans in Nigeria.
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Aug 01, 2022
What is monkeypox and why is it spreading?
"It was first discovered in monkeys in a laboratory setting in central Africa, it does infect monkeys, and has been isolated from monkeys, but they're not the primary reservoir for the disease," says Sagan Friant, an anthropologist at Pennsylvania State University in the United States.
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Jun 07, 2022
Penn State researcher says current monkeypox outbreak is unexpected but risks remain low
More than 1,000 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed as of Monday in 29 countries, including the U.S., since May. Philadelphia reported a case last Thursday, which the Centers for Disease Control confirmed was the first in Pennsylvania.
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