Current Appointments & Affiliations
Gosnell Family Professor in Global Health
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2019 - Present
Evolutionary Anthropology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor in the Department of Evolutionary Anthropology
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2013 - Present
Evolutionary Anthropology,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Research Professor of Global Health
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2013 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Recent Publications
Anthropogenic and environmental factors are associated with frugivore interaction diversity
Journal Article Biological Conservation · January 1, 2026 Species interactions are a key component of biodiversity; frugivore interactions drive tree population dynamics and landscape connectivity, especially in tropical forests. Here, we quantify the effects of anthropogenic factors on interaction diversity in f ... Full text CiteIdentifying Social-Epidemiological Roles Associated with Viral Exposure Using Regular Equivalence Blockmodeling.
Preprint · December 2, 2025 Full text Link to item CiteStructure and Stability of Lemur-Tree Ecological Networks Across Primary and Secondary Forests
Journal Article Biotropica · November 1, 2025 Forest degradation is disrupting species interactions, altering the structure and stability of ecological communities. Understanding the organization of species interactions across human-modified landscapes is urgent in biodiverse areas experiencing major ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
US-Israel Collab: Market Integration, Land Use, and Pathogen Transmission in Rural Madagascar
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2023 - 2028Risk factor analysis and dynamic response for epidemics in heterogeneous populations
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2024 - 2027Doctoral Dissertation Research: Human mobility and infectious disease transmission in the context of market integration
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2024 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
1999
Ph.D.