Dr. Mary Lee Jensvold
Mary Lee Jensvold, Ph.D. is the Primate Communication Scientist and Associate Director at Fauna Foundation and a Senior Lecturer in the Primate Behavior and Ecology Program and Anthropology Department at Central Washington University. She is the former director of the Chimpanzee & Human Communication Institute at Central Washington University. She has spent her career working with the signing chimpanzees, Washoe and her family. She is a member of the board of directors of the Animal Welfare Institute, Fauna Foundation, and Friends of Washoe. She is on the steering committee of the North American Primate Sanctuary Alliance (NAPSA). She has numerous publications in journals and books. She has authored and co-authored books including Chimpanzee Behaviour: Recent Understandings from Captivity and the Forest.