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
Demographic, behavioral, and ecological data from a long-term field study of wild baboons in Amboseli, Kenya.
Journal Article Scientific data · March 2026 Long-term data sets on individually recognized animals and their environments are critical to understanding animal behavior, evolution, and ecology. However, they are resource- and time-intensive and seldom made publicly available. The Amboseli Baboon Rese ... Full text CiteAdmixture influences the genetic architecture of DNA methylation in a wild primate hybrid zone.
Journal Article Genome biology · February 2026 BackgroundHybrid zones play a central role in evolutionary biology because they serve as natural laboratories for studying how traits and taxa diverge. Changes in gene regulation make important contributions to this process. However, the degree to ... Full text CiteEvolutionary 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 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 - 2027Behavior 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
Duke University ·
2010
Ph.D.