Research Funding

External Grants Awarded (2005–2021)

Total: $16,636,888

2021

Haile-Selassie, Y. (PI) Reconstructing paleoecology for critical transitions in hominin evolution. National Science Foundation. $311,206

Haile-Selassie, Y. (PI), Reed, K. (Co-PI), Campisano, C. (Co-PI), Su, D. (Co-PI): Disentangling the drivers of human evolution: Tectonics, Climate, and Habitat. Keck Foundation. $497,168.

Langergraber, K. (PI). Ngogo Chimp Project. Village Enterprise. $128,895.

Marean, C. (PI) HOMER Initiative: Human Origins, Migration, and Evolution Research Project. Hyde Family Foundation $100,000.

2020

Langergraber, K. (PI). North Carolina Zoological Society support for anti-poaching patrols and genetic monitoring of Ngogo chimpanzees. North Carolina Zoo. $10,000.

Langergraber, K. (PI). Anti-poaching and snare removal patrols in Kimbale National Park, Uganda. Detroit Zoological Society. $30,000.

Mathew, S. (PI), Doctoral Dissertation Research (Yan, M.): How norms are maintained and how they change: A case study of cooperative farming surplus division in Derung Village D, Yunnan, China. National Science Foundation. $14,806

Mathew, S. (PI) RAPID: How interpersonal interaction and personal hygiene norms and their shift dynamics impact COVID-19 transmission. National Science Foundation. $66,882

Marean, C. (PI) HOMER Initiative: Human Origins, Migration, and Evolution Research Project. Hyde Family Foundation $100,000.

Campisano, C. (PI) Collaborative Research: The chronology and ecological context of primate and mammalian evolution in the lower Siwaliks of Ramnagar (Jammu and Kasmir), India. National Science Foundation. $18,285.

Gilby, I. (PI): LTREB: Female settlement patterns and social relationships in chimpanzees, a male philopatric species. Duke University. $35,758

Braun, K. (PI) Collaborative Proposal: P2C2 South African Hydroclimate. National Science Foundation $493,602.

2019

Schwartz, G. (PI) Doctoral Dissertation (McGrosky, A.): Hard tissue correlates of primate growth rate variation. National Science Foundation. $21,885

Campisano, C. (PI), Reed. K (Co-PI), Arrowsmith, R (Co-PI) Collaborative Research: Hominin diversity, paleobiology, and behavior at the terminal Pliocene from Ledi-Geraru (Afar, Ethiopia). National Science Foundation. $108,203.

Campisano, C. (PI), Marean, C. (Co-PI) Collaborative Research: Support for the cryptotephra laboratory for archaeological and geological research at the UNLV and the ceramic and sediment. National Science Foundation. $98,418.

Reed, K (PI) Doctoral Dissertation Research (Smail, I): Community Ecology. National Science Foundation. $16,609

Reed, K. (PI), Smail, I. (Co-PI): Community ecology of living and fossil cercopithecid. Leakey Foundation. $14,952

Mathew, S. (PI). Yan, M. (Co-PI): Dulong Fieldwork. Max Planck Institute. $15,991

Marean, C. (PI) HOMER Initiative: Human Origins, Migration, and Evolution Research Project. Hyde Family Foundation $100,000.

2018

Fisher, E. (PI): Human occupation and adaptation in a persistent coastal environmentm during the LG. National Science Foundation. $299,890

Marean, C. (PI) HOMER Initiative: Human Origins, Migration, and Evolution Research Project. Hyde Family Foundation $100,000.

2017

Reed, K (PI), Seyoum, C. (Co-PI): Hominin Isotopic Dietary Niche Breadth Expansion. Leakey Foundation. $14,975

Gilby, I. (PI), Bray, J. (Co-PI): Social relationships in male chimpanzees: Form function and development. Leakey Foundation. $15,000

Schwartz, G. (PI) Ortiz Rivarola, A. (Co-PI): A comprehensive analysis of the deciduous dentition of Plio-Pleistocene hominins. Wenner-Gren Foundation. $15,555

Kimbel, W. (PI) Doctoral Dissertation Research (Grider-Potter, N.): Form and function of the primate cervical spine. National Science Foundation. $29,950

Campisano, C. (PI) Geological and Paleoanthropological Data Harmonization Workshop. National Science Foundation. $49,978.

Silk, J. (PI), Patterson, S. (Co-PI): Maternal predictors of infant development trajectories in olive baboons. Leakey Foundaiton. $15,000

Silk, J. (PI) Doctoral Dissertation Research (Patterson, S.): Maternal predictors of infant development trajectories in olive baboons. National Science Foundation. $20,399

Marean, C. (PI) HOMER Initiative: Human Origins, Migration, and Evolution Research Project. Hyde Family Foundation $100,000.

Langergraber, K. (PI). Anti-poaching patrols Kibale National Park Uganda. Nacey-Maggioncalda Foundation. $81,2988.

Langergraber, K. (PI) Ngogo Chimpanzee Project: Anti-poaching patrols and genetic monitoring of chimpanzee in Kibale National Park Uganda. North Carolina Zoological Society. $10,500.

2016

Reed, K. (PI). Collaborative Research: Understanding Temporal Variation in Primate Communities: Integrating Data from Extant and Fossil Species. National Science Foundation. $63,464

Hill, K. (PI). Senior Fellowship: Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. $61,500.

Marean, C. (PI) The Mossel Bay Archaeology Project (MAP): A long-term plan for research into the origins of modern human behavior. Hyde Family Foundation $100,000.

Schwartz, G. (PI) Doctoral Dissertation (Glowaka, H.): Biomechanical constraints on molar emergence in primates. National Science Foundation. $8,195

2015

Marean, C. (PI) The Mossel Bay Archaeology Project (MAP): A long-term plan for research into the origins of modern human behavior. Hyde Family Foundation $100,000.

House, B. (PI). Cross-Cultural and Development Perspectives on the Evolution of Human Behavior and Cognition Workshop. HBES. $4,365

Mathew, S. (PI). Origins of Human Cooperation. Carnegie Corporation of New York. $200,000

Kimbel, W. (PI) Doctoral Dissertation (Grider-Potter, N.): Posture and mobility of the primate cervical spine. Nacey-Maggioncalda Foundation. $2,922

Schwartz, G. (PI) Doctoral Dissertation (Glowaka, H.): Biomechanical constraints on molar emergence in primates. Nacey-Maggioncalda Foundation. $4,990

Schwartz, G. (PI) Doctoral Dissertation (Glowaka, H.): Biomechanical constraints on molar emergence in primates. Leakey Foundation. $15,000

Schwartz, G. (PI) Doctoral Dissertation (Glowaka, H.): Growth of the Masticatory System and Biomechanical contstraints on molar emergence. Wenner-Gren. $4,542

Schwartz, G. (PI) Doctoral Dissertation (Glowaka, H.): Biomechanical constraints on molar emergence in primates. National Science Foundation. $10,100

Fisher, E. (PI) The Origins and Impact of Modern Human Diets. National Science Foundation. $34,269 

Marean, C. (Co-PI), Fisher, E. (Co-PI) "Collaborative Research: Development and Application of Cryptotephra Studies to Resolve Debates over Chronology in Modern Human Origins Research in South Africa." National Science Foundation. $78,284

2014

W. Kimbel (Lead PI) C. Marean, R. Boyd, C. Campisano, K. Hill, S. Mathew, D. Johanson, J.Kelley, K. Reed, G. Schwartz, J. Silk. Evolutionary foundations of human uniqueness (3-year grant 2014–2017) John Templeton Foundation $4,934,108.

K. Reed (Lead PI), D. Braun. 2014. Collaborative Research: Paleoanthropology of the Ledi- Geraru: Filling in a temporal gap in hominin evolution. National Science Foundation. $275,404.

W. Kimbel, (Lead PI), A. Taylor, C. Ward, C. Robinson, C. Ross. 2014. Collaborative Research: Evolution and biomechanics of mandibular form in Australopithecus anamensis and A. Afarensis. National Science Foundation. $18,092.

S. Mathew. (PI). 2014. The Emergence of Prosocial Religions. University of British Columbia. $15,202.

Kimbel, W. (PI), Taylor, A. (Co-PI), Ward, C. (Co-PI), Robinson, C. (Co-PI), Ross, C. (Co-PI). Collaborative Research: Integrative Investigation of the Evolution and Biomechanics of Mandibular Form in Extant Great Apes and Early Australopithecus. National Science Foundation. $36,802

Marean, C. (PI). Doctoral Dissertation (Harris, J.): Origins of Modern Human Behavior: National Science Foundation. $12,722

Marean, C. (PI) The Mossel Bay Archaeology Project (MAP): A long-term plan for research into the origins of modern human behavior. Hyde Family Foundation $100,000.

2013

C. Campisano, K. Reed, A. Cohen (Lead PI), J. Kingston, J. Russell. Collaborative Research: Earth system dynamics and its role in human evolution in Africa. National Science Foundation–FESD. $1,248,928. (The total funding to this project from NSF is $4,905,187. Additional funding for the overall project is provided by the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) ($1,000,000). “The Hominin Sites And Paleolakes Drilling Project (HSPDP): Using scientific drilling to understand the paleoclimate context of human evolution.” PIs: A. Cohen (lead) and 18 co-PIs, including C. Campisano.)

C. Campisano (Lead PI), R. Arrowsmith (SESE), J. Wynn, M. Umer, A. Asrat. Collaborative Research: The Hominin Sites and Paleolakes Drilling Project: Acquiring a high-resolution paleoenvironmental context of human evolution. Co-PIs:  Ledi-Geraru hominin site (Afar, Ethiopia). National Science Foundation. $251,145.

Marean, C. (PI) The Mossel Bay Archaeology Project (MAP): A long-term plan for research into the origins of modern human behavior. Hyde Family Foundation $100,000.  

W. Kimbel (PI). Workshop: Integrating approaches to diet reconstruction among early hominins. Wenner-Gren Foundation and ASU Institute for Social Science Research. $20,000.

Schwartz, G(PI) A dental topographic analysis of deciduous tooth wear in hominoids. Wenner-Gren Foundation. $19,465.

2012

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C. Campisano (Lead PI), K. Reed, R. Arrowsmith. Collaborative Research: Paleoanthropological investigation of the Ledi-Geraru hominin site (Afar, Ethiopia).National Science Foundation. $200,075.

C. Campisano (Lead PI), K. Reed, Ramon Arrowsmith, J. Wynn, A. Asrat. IPG: Collaborative Research: A high-resolution analysis of unique paleoenvironmental data from key hominin sites in East Africa. National Science Foundation (BCS-PA). $117,251.

C. Marean (PI). The Mossel Bay Archaeology Project (MAP): A long-term plan for research into the origins of modern human behavior. Hyde Family Foundation $100,000.

W. Kimbel (Lead PI), J. Kelley. Collaborative Research: Paleobiogeography, paleoecology, and continued investigation of a diverse, terminal Miocene, primate-bearing fauna from southern China. National Science Foundation. $36,572. 

2011

C. Marean (PI). Developing and testing an integrated paleoscape model for the early Middle and Late Pleistocene of the south coast of South Africa. National Science Foundation–IPG Program $1,000,000.

C. Marean (PI).  Follow the Coast: Marine geophysical study of early human use of the continental shelf of the south coast, South Africa. National Geographic Society. $47,905.

C. Marean (PI). The Mossel Bay Archaeology Project (MAP): A long-term plan for research into the origins of modern human behavior. Hyde Family Foundation $75,000.

C. Marean (PI). Reconnaissance for coastal Stone Age archaeological sites within Pondoland, Eastern Cape, South Africa. National Geographic Society. $15,000. 

2010

C. Marean (PI). The Mossel Bay Archaeology Project (MAP): A long-term plan for research into the origins of modern human behavior. Hyde Family Foundation $75,000.

C. Marean, Karen Esler, Corli Witthuhn (Co-PIs)Geophytes and human origins. PI: Richard Cowling.  National Research Foundation (South Africa) $66,000.

W. Kimbel (PI).  Paleoanthropology of the Hadar Site: Field work at the 333 (First Family) hominin and 666 archaeological localities. National Geographic Society. $23,000.

W. Kimbel (PI). Comparative and experimental investigations of cranial robusticity in Pleistocene hominins. Wenner-Gren Foundation. $15,000.

2009

C. Marean (PI).  The Mossel Bay Archaeology Project (MAP): A long-term plan for research into the origins of modern human behavior. Hyde Family Foundation $75,000.

W. Kimbel (PI). Doctoral Dissertation: Comparative and experimental investigations of cranial robusticity in Homo erectus. National Science Foundation. $15,000. 

2008

K. Reed, C. Marean (Co-PIs). Explaining a confluence of diversity and complexity: Paleoanthropological and paleogenetic investigations of fynbos, marine ecosystems, and human origins. ASU School of Human Evolution and Social Change–Late Lessons Program. $400,000 over 5 years.

C. Campisano, W. Kimbel, K. Reed, J. Arrowsmith (Co-PIs). Geoinformatics-based data integration for the study of the Pliocene fossil-bearing strata of the Hadar Basin (Afar, Ethiopia). ASU School of Human Evolution and Social Change–Late Lessons Program. $400,000 over 5 years.

C. Marean (PI). The Mossel Bay Archaeology Project (MAP): A long-term plan for research into the origins of modern human behavior. Hyde Family Foundation $50,000.

W. Kimbel (PI). Nonsocial Influences on canine size in anthropoid primates. Leakey Foundation $13,500.

M. Spencer (PI). Locomotor function and evolution of the primate pelvis. Leakey Foundation. $13,500.

W. Kimbel (PI). Temporomandibular joint variation in primates: Perspectives from phylogeny, function, and allometry. Leakey Foundation $7,640.  

2007

Spencer, M. (PI) Collaborative research: Integrative analysis of hominid feeding biomechanics. National Science Foundation $178,822. [Part of a joint submission to the NSF Hominid Program for $2,500,000 over five years]

Marean, C. (PI) The Mossel Bay Archaeology Project (MAP): A long-term plan for research into the origins of modern human behavior. Hyde Family Foundation $50,000.

Schwartz, G. (PI: Jane Buikstra) International collaborative research grant: Age and dynasty in ancient Maya society. Wenner-Gren Foundation $29,000. 

2006

Marean, C. (PI) The Mossel Bay Archaeology Project (MAP): A long-term plan for research into the origins of modern human behavior. Hyde Family Foundation $50,000.

Spencer, M. (PI) Evolutionary morphology of the anthropoid wrist and the evolution of knuckle-walking in the hominidae. Wenner-Gren Foundation. $24,546.

Spencer, M. (PI) Comparison of human population distances using genetic and craniometric data. Wenner-Gren Foundation. $4,951.  

2005

Marean, C. (PI) Paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental context of the origins of modern humans in South Africa: Constructing a detailed record from 400,000 to 30,000 years ago. National Science Foundation Hominid Program $2,500,000 over 5 years.

Kimbel, W. (PI) Geometric morphometric analysis of the infraorbital region of extinct hominins, modern humans, and great apes. Leakey Foundation $8,500.

Kimbel, W. (PI) Doctoral Dissertation: Geometric morphometric analysis of the infraorbital region of extinct hominins, modern humans, and great apes. National Science Foundation $3,500.