Colin Chapman

Colin Chapman received his joint Ph.D. in the Departments of Anthropology and Zoology at the University of Alberta. He spent 2 years at McGill and 3 years at Harvard University doing post-doctoral research. Since 1990 he has served as an Honourary lecturer at Makerere University, Uganda and since 1995 he has been a Conservation Fellow with the Wildlife Conservation Society. Colin was faculty at the University of Florida for 11 years and returned to McGill in 2004 where he held a Canada Research Chair, before coming to George Washington University. He is a Wilson Center Fellow, Humboldt Fellow, Killam Research Fellow, Velan Foundation Awardee for Humanitarian Service, and is a fellow of the Royal Society. For 30+ years, he has worked in Kibale National Park, Uganda both conducting research and devoting great effort to help the rural communities, establishing schools, clinics, and ecotourism projects.