Evolutionary Anthropology Faculty
Heather J H Edgar
Professor
Forensic Anthropologist, Office of the Medical Investigator (OMI); Director, Bridge Lab
Areas of Research:
Bioarchaeology, human biocultural variation, forensic anthropology; US and Mexico
Melissa Emery Thompson
Professor
Assistant Vice President for Research; Director, Comparative Human and Primate Physiology Center; Co-Director, Kibale Chimpanzee Project
Areas of Research:
Evolution of human life history, aging, primate behavioral ecology, endocrinology
Keith Hunley
Professor
Department Chair
Areas of Research:
Human origins and prehistory; genetic and linguistic co-evolution; human population genetics, genetic ancestry, health and ethnicity in New Mexico.
Jeffrey Long
Professor
Director, Genetics Computation Lab
- Email:
- jlo@unm.edu
- Phone:
- (505) 277-2635
- Curriculum Vitae
Areas of Research:
Molecular population genetics and evolution, complex traits, statistical genetics, human evolution
Siobhán M Mattison
Associate Professor
Director, Human Family and Evolutionary Demography Lab
Areas of Research:
Kinship, parenting, reproduction, social inequality, human behavioral ecology, China, Vanuatu
Martin Muller
Professor
Co-Director, Comparative Human and Primate Physiology Center
- Email:
- muller@unm.edu
- Phone:
- (505) 990-8377
- Curriculum Vitae
Areas of Research:
Primate behavioral ecology, reproductive ecology, behavioral and reproductive endocrinology
Sherry Nelson
Associate Professor
Associate Chair; Director, Paleoecology Lab
- Email:
- svnelson@unm.edu
- Phone:
- (505) 277-0264
- Curriculum Vitae
Areas of Research:
Paleoecology of Miocene apes, hominids; stable isotopic and dental microwear analyses; Asia, Africa, Europe
Osbjorn Pearson
Professor and Regents' Lecturer
- Email:
- ompear@unm.edu
- Phone:
- (505) 277-4524
- Curriculum Vitae
Areas of Research:
Paleoanthropology, origin of modern humans, skeletal biology, functional morphology, quantitative methods; Africa, Europe
Ian Wallace
Assistant Professor
Director, Human Physical Activity Lab
Areas of Research:
Human evolution, musculoskeletal biology and health, locomotor biomechanics, evolutionary medicine
