Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles
Research Interests
Causes and consequences of social behavior, including:
Impact of social bonds on life history trajectories and fitness
Physiological correlates of social behavior
Social plasticity
Kin discrimination and investment
Applications of basic research in education and conservation
Education
2014 PhD, Biological Anthropology, University of California-Los Angeles
2010 MA, Biological Anthropology, University of California-Los Angeles
2001 BA, Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Academic Appointments
2017-Present Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University
2015-2016 National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
Institute for Mind and Biology, University of Chicago
2014-2015 National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
Davee Center for Epidemiology and Endocrinology
May 16, 2023 13:18 pm UTC| Nature
In 1974, an infant mountain gorilla was born in Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda. Researchers named him Titus. As is typical for young gorillas in the wild, Titus spent the first years of his life surrounded by his...
The more male gorillas look after young, the more young they're likely to have
Dec 04, 2018 16:40 pm UTC| Nature
Paternal care where fathers care for their children is rare among mammals (that is, animals which give birth to live young). Scientists have identified more than 6,000 mammal species, but paternal care only occurs in 5...
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