Dr. Ainash Childebayeva Dept of Biological Anthropology, University of Kansas We are hoping that this talk will be both in person and via Zoom. Title: Population Genetics and Signatures of Selection in Early Neolithic European Farmers Abstract: Throughout our evolutionary history, humans have encountered different environmental and cultural changes that left a mark in our […]

Dr. Sean Prall Dept. of Anthropology, University of Missouri https://sprall.github.io/ Title: Perceptions that matter: using peer evaluations and dyadic data to explore behavior in rural Namibia Abstract: Reputation and social status are central to research on mating, social learning, and cooperation. However, evolutionary social scientists face significant methodological difficulties in accurately measuring people’s perceptions of […]

Dr. Tom Kraft Dept. of Anthropology, University of Utah https://thomaskraft.weebly.com/ Title: Modeling the dynamics of infectious disease transmission in a small-scale subsistence population Abstract:​​​ Infectious disease dynamics are governed by patterns of contact that vary by geography, social organization, mobility, network structure, and cultural factors. Based on speculation about these parameters in contemporary subsistence populations, […]