Kristine Coleman, Ph.D.

  • Research Assistant Professor, Oregon National Primate Research Center

Biography

Kris Coleman, Ph.D., is a Research Assistant Professor in the Divisions of Comparative Medicine and Neuroscience at the ONPRC.

Dr. Coleman is interested in why some individuals are more prone to stress related problems than others. She has examined how early experience, biological factors (e.g., temperament), and environmental factors (e.g., social status) interact to modulate vulnerability or resilience to various consequences of stress. Knowing how these factors interact can help identify individuals at risk for the development of stress-related problems.

Dr. Coleman also examines ways to reduce stress and improve psychological well-being for laboratory monkeys. For example, positive reinforcement training (PRT), a type of training in which subjects voluntarily cooperate with veterinary, husbandry and research procedures such as remaining still for blood draws or injections, reduces stress associated with these procedures. The Coleman lab found that PRT also reduces the occurrence of stereotypical behavior in rhesus macaques. However, not every animal benefits from such training, and there is a great deal of variation among individuals with respect to their ability to be trained. Temperament and environmental factors (such as the presence of a conspecific) can affect training success. This information can help us provide care for laboratory primates that is geared towards the individual, as opposed to using a one size fits all approach.

 

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • Ph.D., 1995, Binghamton University

Memberships and associations:

  • Adhoc Specialist, AAALAC, International
  • Co-chair, Captive Primate Care Committee, American Society of Primatologists

Publications

Publications

  • Comparative lifespan and healthspan of nonhuman primate species common to biomedical research

    GeroScience
    1. Hillary F. Huber
    2. Hannah C. Ainsworth
    3. Ellen E. Quillen
    4. Adam Salmon
    5. Corinna Ross
    6. Adinda D. Azhar
    7. Karen Bales
    8. Michele A. Basso
    9. Kristine Coleman
    10. Ricki Colman
    11. Huda S. Darusman
    12. William Hopkins
    13. Charlotte E. Hotchkiss
    14. Matthew J. Jorgensen
    15. Kylie Kavanagh
    16. Cun Li
    17. Julie A. Mattison
    18. Peter W. Nathanielsz
    19. Suryo Saputro
    20. Diana G. Scorpio
    21. Paul Michael Sosa
    22. Eric J. Vallender
    23. Yaomin Wang
    24. Caroline J. Zeiss
    25. Carol A. Shively
    26. Laura A. Cox

  • Effects of Seasonality and Pregnancy on Hair Loss and Regrowth in Rhesus Macaques

    Animals
    1. Allison Heagerty
    2. Rebecca A. Wales
    3. Kristine Coleman

  • Early-in-life isoflurane exposure alters resting-state functional connectivity in juvenile non-human primates

    British journal of anaesthesia
    1. Viola Neudecker
    2. Jose F. Perez-Zoghbi
    3. Oscar Miranda-Domínguez
    4. Katie J. Schenning
    5. Julian SB Ramirez
    6. A. J. Mitchell
    7. Anders Perrone
    8. Eric Earl
    9. Sam Carpenter
    10. Lauren D. Martin
    11. Kristine Coleman
    12. Martha Neuringer
    13. Christopher D. Kroenke
    14. Gregory A. Dissen
    15. Damien A. Fair
    16. Ansgar M. Brambrink

  • OpenMonkeyChallenge

    International Journal of Computer Vision
    1. Yuan Yao
    2. Praneet Bala
    3. Abhiraj Mohan
    4. Eliza Bliss-Moreau
    5. Kristine Coleman
    6. Sienna M. Freeman
    7. Christopher J. Machado
    8. Jessica Raper
    9. Jan Zimmermann
    10. Benjamin Y. Hayden
    11. Hyun Soo Park

  • Bedding as an Enrichment Strategy in Group-housed Mauritian Cynomolgus Macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

    Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
    1. Marissa Janavaris
    2. Lindsay Bader
    3. Jesper Juhl Hansen
    4. Thóra Brynja Bödvarsdottir
    5. Kristine Coleman
    6. Paul Kievit

  • Video Conference Technology as a Tool for Pair Introduction in Rhesus Macaques

    Animals
    1. Cara Stull
    2. Allison Heagerty
    3. Kristine Coleman

  • Improved training and semen collection outcomes using the closed box chair for macaques

    Animals
    1. Lisa A. Houser
    2. Cathy Ramsey
    3. Fernanda M. de Carvalho
    4. Breanna Kolwitz
    5. Chelsey Naito
    6. Kristine Coleman
    7. Carol B. Hanna

  • Infant isoflurane exposure affects social behaviours, but does not impair specific cognitive domains in juvenile non-human primates

    British journal of anaesthesia
    1. Viola Neudecker
    2. Jose F. Perez-Zoghbi
    3. Kristine Coleman
    4. Martha Neuringer
    5. Nicola Robertson
    6. Alexandra Bemis
    7. Bess Glickman
    8. Katie J. Schenning
    9. Damien A. Fair
    10. Lauren D. Martin
    11. Gregory A. Dissen
    12. Ansgar M. Brambrink

  • Behavioral predictors of pairing success in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

    American Journal of Primatology
    1. Rhonda P. MacAllister
    2. Allison Heagerty
    3. Kristine Coleman

  • An Exploration of the Relationships Among Facial Dimensions, Age, Sex, Dominance Status, and Personality in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)

    International Journal of Primatology
    1. D. M. Altschul
    2. L. M. Robinson
    3. K. Coleman
    4. J. P. Capitanio
    5. V. A.D. Wilson

  • Oxytocin and pair compatibility in adult male rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

    American Journal of Primatology
    1. Melissa R. Berg
    2. Allison Heagerty
    3. Kristine Coleman

  • Effects of Immediate or Delayed Estradiol on Behavior in Old Menopausal Macaques on Obesogenic Diet

    Journal of obesity
    1. Kristine Coleman
    2. Nicola D. Robertson
    3. Adriane Maier
    4. Cynthia L. Bethea

  • Rhesus macaque personality, dominance, behavior, and health

    American Journal of Primatology
    1. Lauren M. Robinson
    2. Kristine Coleman
    3. John P. Capitanio
    4. Daniel H. Gottlieb
    5. Ian G. Handel
    6. Mark J. Adams
    7. Matthew C. Leach
    8. Natalie K. Waran
    9. Alexander Weiss

  • Assessing significant (>30%) alopecia as a possible biomarker for stress in captive rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

    American Journal of Primatology
    1. Melinda A. Novak
    2. Mark T. Menard
    3. Saif N. El-Mallah
    4. Kendra Rosenberg
    5. Corrine K. Lutz
    6. Julie Worlein
    7. Kris Coleman
    8. Jerrold S. Meyer

  • Environmental enrichment in the 21st century

    ILAR Journal
    1. Kristine Coleman
    2. Melinda A. Novak

  • Isoflurane Anesthesia Has Long-term Consequences on Motor and Behavioral Development in Infant Rhesus Macaques

    Anesthesiology
    1. Kristine Coleman
    2. Nicola D. Robertson
    3. Gregory A. Dissen
    4. Martha D. Neuringer
    5. L. Drew Martin
    6. Verginia C. Cuzon Carlson
    7. Christopher Kroenke
    8. Damien Fair
    9. Ansgar M. Brambrink

  • Responses to the Human Intruder Test are related to hair cortisol phenotype and sex in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

    American Journal of Primatology
    1. Amanda F. Hamel
    2. Corrine K. Lutz
    3. Kristine Coleman
    4. Julie M. Worlein
    5. Emily J. Peterson
    6. Kendra L. Rosenberg
    7. Melinda A. Novak
    8. Jerrold S. Meyer

  • Social hair pulling in captive rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

    American Journal of Primatology
    1. Allison Heagerty
    2. Rebecca A. Wales
    3. Kamm Prongay
    4. Daniel H. Gottlieb
    5. Kristine Coleman

  • The correlation between alopecia and temperament in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) at four primate facilities

    American Journal of Primatology
    1. Kristine Coleman
    2. Corrine K. Lutz
    3. Julie M. Worlein
    4. Daniel H. Gottlieb
    5. Emily Peterson
    6. Grace H. Lee
    7. Nicola D. Robertson
    8. Kendra Rosenberg
    9. Mark T. Menard
    10. Melinda A. Novak

  • Factors influencing alopecia and hair cortisol in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

    Journal of medical primatology
    1. Corrine K. Lutz
    2. Kris Coleman
    3. Julie M. Worlein
    4. Rose Kroeker
    5. Mark T. Menard
    6. Kendra Rosenberg
    7. Jerrold S. Meyer
    8. Melinda A. Novak