Associate Professor at University of Michigan interested in primates, cognition, development & evolution Cognitive Evolution Group: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/cognitive-evolution/ Primate Learning in Action: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/primatelearning/https://bsky.app/profile/alexrosati.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrosati.bsky.social/post/3mrngabpfok2qCongrats to @francescadp.bsky.social for being awarded the 2026 Society for Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology Early Career Investigator Award! And all the other SBNCP honorees as well!27 Jul 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:fe7g7rhccptnavyi5etfqe2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrngabpfok2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrosati.bsky.social/post/3ml4ee3yjxc2zWe are hiring! Jointly with @felixwa.bsky.social and the Social Minds Lab at UMich, the Cognitive Evolution Group is accepting applications for a full-time lab coordinator for research on cognition in #children, adults, and #primates. More information at: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/cognitive-evolution/2026/05/05/job-opening-joint-developmental-comparative-psychology-lab-coordinator-position-2/05 May 2026 14:08 +0000at://did:plc:fe7g7rhccptnavyi5etfqe2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4ee3yjxc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrosati.bsky.social/post/3mj62ceyess2nCheck out our new paper on #female affiliation and #status in semi-free-ranging #chimpanzees! This is a collaboration with Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, along with Margaret Bryer, @kris-sabbi.bsky.social, @zeppypearl.bsky.social, and many others! https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajpa.7024410 Apr 2026 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:fe7g7rhccptnavyi5etfqe2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj62ceyess2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrosati.bsky.social/post/3mg47c524222iCheck out our new paper on (lack of) #inflammaging in semi-free-ranging sanctuary and wild #chimpanzees, led by @megancole.bsky.social along with many others! A story spanning two sanctuaries, the #Kibale Chimpanzee Project, and a lot of biosamples. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajpa.7021102 Mar 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:fe7g7rhccptnavyi5etfqe2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg47c524222ihttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrosati.bsky.social/post/3mddvhpcers2jApplications for #UMich #Psychology Diversity Recruitment Weekend are in 2 days! If you are thinking about applying to psychology PhD programs in the future this may be for you! The application is short, but the benefits are big https://lsa.umich.edu/psych/diversity/diversity-recruitment-weekend.html [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jan 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:fe7g7rhccptnavyi5etfqe2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddvhpcers2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrosati.bsky.social/post/3mdbcvatudk2mThe Senate is voting on funding for DHS this week. Contact your senator now and tell them to defund and rein in ICE. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jan 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:fe7g7rhccptnavyi5etfqe2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdbcvatudk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrosati.bsky.social/post/3mcujtkb3uk2tFind your congressional rep: https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative Find your senator: https://senate.michigan.gov/senators/all-senators/ Rep for Ann Arbor: debbiedingell.house.gov/contact/ Senators for Michigan: www.slotkin.senate.gov/contact/ https://www.peters.senate.gov/contact/email-gary [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jan 2026 16:03 +0000at://did:plc:fe7g7rhccptnavyi5etfqe2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcujtkb3uk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrosati.bsky.social/post/3mcuid6chhs22We are hiring! We have an open position for a new lab coordinator in #primate #cognition and #behavior in the Cognitive Evolution Group at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Find out more at: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/cognitive-evolution/2026/01/20/job-opening-lab-coordinator-position-2026/20 Jan 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:fe7g7rhccptnavyi5etfqe2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcuid6chhs22https://bsky.app/profile/alexrosati.bsky.social/post/3mckwmianec2oConsidering a #psychology #PhD? University of Michigan’s (free!) online Diversity Recruitment Weekend (Mar 27–28) connects you with UM faculty & grad students. Strengthen your apps & meet with #faculty, including in the #Brain&Behavior area! Apply by Jan 28: https://lsa.umich.edu/psych/diversity/diversity-recruitment-weekend.html16 Jan 2026 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:fe7g7rhccptnavyi5etfqe2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckwmianec2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrosati.bsky.social/post/3mbgzi2xs5k2tCheck out our new paper on the #development of #gaze-following in wild #chimpanzees, led by @kris-sabbi.bsky.social, @zeppypearl.bsky.social, & Isabelle Monroe! https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/desc.7010802 Jan 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:fe7g7rhccptnavyi5etfqe2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbgzi2xs5k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrosati.bsky.social/post/3m2mbu6mwyk2iCheck out this online seminar on #applying to grad school from UMich's #Psychology Department (open to all; register her: https://lsa.umich.edu/psych/undergraduates/star-scholars-program/fall-seminars.html)07 Oct 2025 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:fe7g7rhccptnavyi5etfqe2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2mbu6mwyk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrosati.bsky.social/post/3lt56w6jtwk2bProud of UMich grad student Rosa Muñoz for being awarded an @leakeyfoundation.org grant for her dissertation research on "The evolution and psychology of possession in macaques." Congrats Rosa, and all the new grantees! https://leakeyfoundation.org/introducing-the-spring-2025-leakey-foundation-grantees/04 Jul 2025 11:59 +0000at://did:plc:fe7g7rhccptnavyi5etfqe2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt56w6jtwk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/alexrosati.bsky.social/post/3lsjamfy7vc2xCheck out our new paper comparing #socialcognition in #tolerant and #despotic #macaques, by @awad-schwob.bsky.social, Rosie Bettle, Megan Mulhinch & @zeppypearl.bsky.social! https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rstb.2024.012126 Jun 2025 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:fe7g7rhccptnavyi5etfqe2d/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsjamfy7vc2x