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Sarah Till "Sally" Boysen (born March 5, 1949) is a professor of psychology at Ohio State University. Boysen is a primate researcher and former Director of the Chimp Center at the university. She was selected as the one of the top 50 women scientists by Discover Magazine.
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Early life
Boysen was born on March 5, 1949 in Sandusky, Ohio. She has two younger brothers and two older sisters.
Research
Boysen primarily studies chimpanzees. She established the Comparative Cognition Project at Ohio State University Chimpanzee Center in 1983. Boysen's research focuses on chimpanzee's cognitive abilities in relation to intelligence, linguistics and neuroscience.
Shut down of centre
In February 2006, her research centre was shut down by Ohio State University. The university cited lack of external funds to support the high costs of maintaining the center. As well, the chimpanzees in the centre were transferred to a sanctuary in San Antonio, Texas. After the relocation, two of the chimpanzees died. In response, she filed a federal lawsuit against the university, which was unsuccessful.