Institute of Human Origins' faculty researchers have expertise in the following research areas and locations. To see specific publications associated with our research faculty, go to the Publications and Articles page of this website.
To speak to one of IHO's expert scientists, contact:
Julie Russ, Assistant Director
Communications and External Relations
jruss@asu.edu
Office 480.727.6571
Mobile 480.338.1733
Rob Boyd PhD
Cultural evolution, evolutionary dynamics of human populations (Fiji)
Chris Campisano PhD
Earth sciences of paleoanthropological sites, paleoecology (Ethiopia, Kenya)
Helen Elizabeth Davis PhD
Ian Gilby PhD
Evolution of cooperation in primates, chimpanzee behavioral ecology (Tanzania, Uganda)
Yohannes Haile-Selassie PhD
Paleobiology of early human ancestors (Ethiopia)
Kim Hill PhD
Hunter-gatherer ecology, evolution of human sociality (South America, Philippines)
Donald Johanson PhD
African early hominins (Ethiopia)
Kevin Langergraber PhD
Chimpanzee behavioral and molecular ecology (Uganda)
Curtis Marean PhD
Zooarchaeology, origins of modern human behavior (South Africa)
Sarah Mathew PhD
Evolution and human behavior, cooperation, and warfare (Turkana, Kenya)
Thomas Morgan PhD
Evolution of animal social behavior and cognition
Charles Perreault PhD
Cultural evolution, origins of human behavior, archaeology (Mongolia, Kenya)
Kathryn Ranhorn PhD
Archaeological record of Africa, community archaeology, heritage management (Kenya)
Kaye Reed PhD
Promate community ecology, paleoecology (Ethiopia, Morocco, South Africa)
Gary Schwartz PhD
Primate life-history evolution, growth, and development (South Africa)
Joan Silk PhD
Primate behavioral ecology, evolution and sociality (Fiji, Kenya)
Anne Stone PhD
Anthropological genetics, population history, adaptation in the context of diet and disease
Denise Su PhD
Paleoecology of early hominins (Ethiopia)