Department Chair, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology Edwin M. Lerner II Professor of Biological Sciences Affiliate, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
The basic question I ask — why does the human body look and function the way it does— requires an evolutionary perspective because nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution.... Read more about Daniel E. Lieberman
For my research, I take an interdisciplinary approach to studying how phenotypes change in response to environmental constraints and how these changes give rise to complex social and biological identities within hominid species.... Read more about William Eamon Callison
Physical activity plays a major role in reducing levels of chronic inflammation. Using a combination of fieldwork and laboratory experiments, my work...
Insulin signaling is a crucial regulator of epiphyseal fusion and the cessation of linear growth in adolescence. Using a combination of field and lab...
Arm swing during walking and running plays an important role in balance and energy expenditure in humans. Over the course of human evolutionary history...
