Zoonotic Diseases

I am a theoretical ecologist by formation, I am generally interested in investigating factors and processes driving the dynamics of natural and harvested populations and in understanding how to use this knowledge to inform practical management.

I am a professor in the Department of Environmental Social Sciences, Environmental Behavioral Sciences group, in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. My background is in biological and evolutionary anthropology, but I pivoted to working more in the domain of human population health. My research focuses on human adaptability, broadly construed.