Clark Barrett Evolutionary psychology and human behavioral ecology. Evolutionary psychology of cognitive development, particularly of ecological knowledge. Field work on behavioral ecology and evolutionary psychology of Shiwiar forager-horticulturalists in Ecuador. barrett@anthro.ucla.edu
  Rob Boyd Evolutionary theory and cultural evolution: Evolutionary psychology of the mechanisms that give rise to and shape human culture; mathematical models of cultural evolution, evolution of cooperation. rboyd@anthro.ucla.edu
  Daniel M. T. Fessler Evolutionary psychology: incest; human sexuality; emotions; shame; pride; disgust; menopause; risk-taking. Research employs ethnographic data from Sumatra and elsewhere, clinical data, and both laboratory and in situ experiments. dfessler@anthro.ucla.edu
  Gail Kennedy Hominid paleontology: functional anatomy, paleopathology, Homo erectus. kennedy@anthro.ucla.edu
  Joe Manson Primate social behavior and the evolution of human behavior. Mate choice in free-ranging rhesus macaques. Infant handling and female-female relationships in wild white-faced capuchins. Field research at Lomas Barbudal Reserve in Costa Rica. jmanson@anthro.ucla.edu
  Susan Perry Evolution of social behavior in primates. Social organization, coalition formation, predation and food-sharing, vocal and olfactory communication, intergroup aggression, and social traditions in white-faced capuchins. Field research at Lomas Barbudal Reserve in Costa Rica. sperry@anthro.ucla.edu
  Dwight Read Mathematical anthropology, kinship terminology, theory of social organization, hominid evolution, archaeological classification. dread@anthro.ucla.edu
  Brooke Scelza Human behavioral ecology, life history theory, reproductive ecology and maternal and child health; Australian Aborigines.bscelza@anthro.ucla.edu
  Joan Silk

Evolution of behavior in primates. Behavioral and reproductive strategies of female bonnet macaques and baboons. Evolutionary ecology of human adoption. Field work on female baboons in Amboseli, Kenya. jsilk@anthro.ucla.edu