Keriann McGoogan

Keriann McGoogan has a doctorate in biological anthropology and a master's in primatology. For 19 months, she lived and worked in Madagascar, spending 12-hour days following groups of lemurs through the north-western dry forests.

She is the author of Chasing Lemurs: My Journey into the Heart of Madagascar (Prometheus Books). Keriann also volunteers as a board member for Planet Madagascar, a nonprofit that aims to conserve Madagascar's unique biodiversity while also helping the local Malagasy people.