Sarah Boysen

Sarah Till "Sally" Boysen (born March 5, 1949) is a professor of psychology at Ohio State University.[1] Boysen is a primate researcher and former Director of the Chimp Center at the university.[2] She was selected as the one of the top 50 women scientists by Discover Magazine.[3]

Early life

Boysen was born on March 5, 1949 in Sandusky, Ohio.[2] She has two younger brothers and two older sisters.

Research

Boysen primarily studies chimpanzees.[4] She established the Comparative Cognition Project at Ohio State University Chimpanzee Center in 1983.[5] Boysen's research focuses on chimpanzee's cognitive abilities in relation to intelligence, linguistics and neuroscience.[3]

Shut down of centre

In February 2006, her research centre was shut down by Ohio State University.[6] The university cited lack of external funds to support the high costs of maintaining the center. As well, the chimpanzees in the centre were transferred to a sanctuary in San Antonio, Texas.[7] After the relocation, two of the chimpanzees died.[8] In response, she filed a federal lawsuit against the university, which was unsuccessful.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Sally (Sarah) Boysen". The Ohio State University. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Sarah Till Boysen". Muskingum University. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 "The 50 Most Important Women in Science". Discover. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "What are they thinking?". Scientific American. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Sarah Boysen". Writers Net. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  6. ↑ Vitale, Robert. "Chimp expert Sally Boysen reinvigorated five years after OSU shuts down her research center". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ohio State University Chimpanzee Center". Project R&R. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Grens, Kerry. "Judge to rule on chimp lawsuit". The Scientist. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Dr. Sarah Boysen v. Dr. Karen Holbrook et al." (PDF). The Scientist. 2007. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
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