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
Enhancing Student Comprehension of Paternity Assignment in Molecular Primatology: A Pilot Study Using a Shiny Web Application in Kenya.
Journal Article American journal of primatology · March 2025 Kinship is a major determinant of affiliative and mating behavior in primates. In field studies, identifying kin typically relies in part on genetic analysis, especially for discriminating paternal relationships. Such analyses assume knowledge of Mendelian ... Full text CiteA female-biased gene expression signature of dominance in cooperatively breeding meerkats.
Journal Article Molecular ecology · November 2024 Dominance is a primary determinant of social dynamics and resource access in social animals. Recent studies show that dominance is also reflected in the gene regulatory profiles of peripheral immune cells. However, the strength and direction of this relati ... Full text CiteUsing non-invasive behavioral and physiological data to measure biological age in wild baboons.
Journal Article GeroScience · October 2024 Biological aging is near-ubiquitous in the animal kingdom, but its timing and pace vary between individuals and over lifespans. Prospective, individual-based studies of wild animals-especially non-human primates-help identify the social and environmental d ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Behavior 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 - 2025Stress and the Genome: Testing the Impact of Social Effects on Gene Regulation
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2024View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Duke University ·
2010
Ph.D.