Current Appointments & Affiliations
Visiting Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology
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2024 - Present
Evolutionary Anthropology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Associate Professor of Biology
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2018 - Present
Biology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Population Research Center
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2010 - Present
Duke Population Research Center,
Duke Population Research Institute
Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Center for Population Health & Aging
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2011 - Present
Center for Population Health & Aging,
Duke Population Research Institute
Faculty Network Member of the Duke Institute for Brain Sciences
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2012 - Present
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences,
University Institutes and Centers
Affiliate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society
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2014 - Present
Duke Science & Society,
University Initiatives & Academic Support Units
Recent Publications
Evolutionary genetics meets ecological immunology: insights into the evolution of immune systems.
Journal Article Current opinion in genetics & development · December 2025 Immune genes show remarkably consistent evidence of selection, modification, and diversification across the tree of life. Parasites are a key force in this process, but many questions remain about the genetic and phenotypic targets of parasite-mediated sel ... Full text CiteTesting early life effects frameworks: developmental constraints and adaptive response hypotheses do not explain fertility outcomes in wild female baboons.
Journal Article Proceedings. Biological sciences · July 2025 In evolutionary ecology, two classes of explanations are frequently invoked to explain early life effects on adult outcomes. Developmental constraints (DC) explanations contend that the costs of early adversity arise from limitations adversity places on op ... Full text CiteEarly-life paternal relationships predict adult female survival in wild baboons.
Journal Article Proceedings. Biological sciences · June 2025 Parent-offspring relationships can have profound effects on offspring behaviour, health and fitness in adulthood. These effects are strong when parents make heavy investments in offspring care. However, in some mammals, including several species of carnivo ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Gene regulation and social relationships across the life course in a nonhuman primate model
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2021 - 2026Behavior and Physiology in Aging
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2015 - 2025Research Network on Animal Models to Understand Social Dimensions of Aging
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute on Aging · 2020 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
2010
Ph.D.