Chelsey Castiglione is a Biological Anthropology major at Humboldt State University expected to graduate in July 2013 with a minor in German. She has conducted several academic works including an artifact analysis of the William S. Cherry Collection exploring tool use of tribes in the Belgian Congo, an ethnographic study of athletic motivation at Humboldt State, and research examining the ability to recognize emotions from facial expressions with increasing technology use. Her primary research interest lies in primatology and evolutionary implications, hoping to study primate behavior to better understand human evolution.

1. Chelsey Castiglione
Humboldt State University Department of Anthropology
1166 I Street A
Arcata, CA, 95521
(619) 212-0227
Education
Humboldt State University
1 Harpst Street
Arcata, CA, 95521
Biological Anthropology major, German minor expected graduation in July 2013
Major Academic Works
“Analysis of the William S. Cherry Collection; Tribes and Uses of tools in the Belgian Congo” 2012
This archaeological artifact analysis explores the Los Angeles Natural History Museum's William S.
Cherry Collection in attempt to better explain the lives of tribes in the Congo River Basin. This collection
was gathered from 1890 to 1900, so ethnographic information from tribes of this time was used. Only
those items known to be from the Congo were used in this study. The photos from the collection were not
analyzed, but were used in investigating the other artifacts.
“Humboldt State Jacks: Just do it?” 2011
This ethnographic study was conducted by me to investigate athletes and athletic motivation amongst
members of the sports community at Humboldt State. Of the over 80 participants wide varieties of
motivation occurred but the main differences were between genders and sports teams.
“Facial Expressions and Technology; An Evolutionary Look at our Changing Society” 2012
In this biological research project, I examined the ability to recognise emotional intent behind facial
expressions in comparison to use of technology. A survey of technology use was administered to over
100 students. Following this participants described the emotions expressed by a series of photos
depicting the seven universal facial expressions.
“Bonobos in Modern Struggle” 2012
I wrote this literature review to analyze the diminishing Bonobo population in relation to this unstable
area’s history. A comprehensive plan to increase their population must include helping the local people
who depend on them for a food source.
“Evaluation of Captive Primates, Cebusapellaapella and Pan paniscus,in the San Diego Zoo” 2012
Research Interest

2. My primary area of interest lies in primatology and the evolutionary implications of the study. In a Louis
Leaky fashion, I would like to study primate behavior to better understand our closest evolutionary
relatives.
Professional Training/ Applicable Courses
Courses
Primatology
Evolutionary Medicine
Research in Evolutionary Medicine
Field Archaeology
Method and Theory in Archaeology
Human Anatomy and Physiology
Human Genetics
Medical Microbiology
Ethnography
Certifications
Basic art, photography and design in addition to overall work place skills
Received from - San Diego County Regional Occupation Program and the San Diego County Office of
Education
Presentations
“Facial Expressions and Technology; An Evolutionary Look at our Changing Society” 2012
Presented at the Humboldt State Anthropological Conference 2012
Languages
I am proficient in spoken and written German.