I am a cultural anthropologist.  My research focuses on forest communities in the Congo River basin, in particular in the Lobéké forest region of southeastern Cameroon.  My current projects examine interfaces between people and primates, including the historical emergence of HIV/AIDS and a comparative study of microbiomes  as well as cultural values of elephants and ivory in global commodity chains.  I am an associate professor of anthropology at Lehman College at the City University of New York, and am a research associate at the American Museum of Natural History.
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City University of New York, Lehman College
Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology
421 Davis Hall
Bronx, NY 10468 U.S.A.
t: +1 718-960-8128
f: +1 718-960-8406
e: stephanie.rupp@lehman.cuny.edu

American Museum of Natural History
Research Associate
Department of Anthropology, African Ethnology
79th Street and Central Park West
New York, NY 10024 U.S.A.