Emory University Department of Anthropology

Willen, associate professor at UConn, established the Pandemic Journaling Project along with Katherine Mason, Assistant Professor at Brown University. In addition to giving a voice to people from different areas and backgrounds, this project will create records of how people felt throughout this historic event. In the New York Times article Willen and Mason voice some of their early analysis. http://emoryanthropology.org//new-york-times-features-pro/

Sarah Kovalaskas joined the Department of Anthropology as a graduate student in 2018 and recently published a paper titled "Comparative analyses of the Pan lineage reveal selection on gene pathways associated with diet and sociality in bonobos" in the journal Genes, Brain and Behavior. Second and third authors are Jim Rilling, professor and department chair at Emory's Department of Anthropology, and... http://emoryanthropology.org//anthropology-graduate-stude/

While there has been a lot of research about how motherhood affects women, Dr. Rilling has been working to fill the gap by researching the effects of fatherhood on men. In the article he explains the effects of testosterone on the behavior of avian, primate, and human fathers, as well as his research on the effect of fatherhood on testosterone levels in men. http://emoryanthropology.org//dr-james-rilling-publishes-/