Anthropology

Postal address
United States

Douglas Warren Bird
- Anthropology - Professor of Anthropology
Person: Academic
19972024
Rebecca Bliege Bird
- Anthropology - Professor
Person: Academic
19972025
Jose Mariano Capriles Flores
- Anthropology - Associate Professor
Person: Academic
20042026
George Chaplin
- Anthropology - Associate Research Professor
Person: Academic
19912022
Sagan Friant
- Anthropology - Assistant Professor
- Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
- Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
Person: Academic
20082026
Isabelle Holland-Lulewicz
- Anthropology - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic
20172025
Jacob Holland-Lulewicz
- Anthropology - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic
20162025
Nicholas Holowka
- Anthropology - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic
20132026
Carter A. Hunt
- Anthropology - Associate Professor
- Recreation, Park and Tourism Management - Associate Professor
Person: Academic
20082025
Kazuhiko Kawasaki
- Anthropology - Associate Research Professor
Person: Academic
19882025

162744 Citations
163 h-index
1647 Article
152 Review article
119 Chapter
74 Comment/debate
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Advancing genotype-phenotype analysis through 3D facial morphometry: insights from Cri-du-Chat syndrome
Vanneste, M., Matthews, H., Sleyp, Y., Hammond, P., Shriver, M., Weinberg, S. M., Marazita, M. L., Walsh, S., Hallgrimsson, B., Klein, O. D., Spritz, R., Van Den Bogaert, K., Claes, P. & Peeters, H., Feb 1 2026, In: Journal of medical genetics. 63, 2, p. 95-102 8 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
An evolutionary perspective on the use of betel nut and its effects on health outcomes
Perez, L., Wander, K., Sznajder, K. K., Alam, N., Raqib, R., Haque, F., Kumar, A., Blumenfield, T., Cully, S. M. & Shenk, M. K., 2026, In: Evolution, Medicine and Public Health. 14, 1, p. 1-15 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
1 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations
A One Health trial design to accelerate Lassa fever vaccines
Simons, D., Watson-Jones, D., Manno, D. & Friant, S., Jan 2026, In: Nature Medicine. 32, 1, p. 25-27 3 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Complex perishable technologies from the North American Great Basin reveal specialized Late Pleistocene adaptations
Rosencrance, R. L., Smith, G. M., McDonough, K. N., Jazwa, C. S., Antonosyan, M., Kallenbach, E. A., Connolly, T. J., Culleton, B. J., Puseman, K., McGuinness, M., Jenkins, D. L., Stueber, D. O., Endzweig, P. E. & Roberts, P., 2026, In: Science Advances. 12, 6, eaec2916.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Dampened inflammation and reduced risk of osteoarthritis among non-industrialized societies
Wallace, I. J., Felson, D. T., Kraus, V. B., Neogi, T., Haugen, I. K., Huebner, J. L., Sena, C. M. T., Kivell, T. L., Holowka, N. B., Worthington, S., Lim, Y. A. L., Venkataraman, V. V., Kraft, T. S. & Lea, A. J., Jan 2026, In: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 34, 1, p. 18-27 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access
1 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations
Diversified human dietary strategies and settlement patterns in the core of the Atacama Desert during the late Pleistocene-Holocene transition (∼12.8 – 11.2 ka)
Labarca, R., Ugalde, P. C., Capriles, J. M., Gayo, E. M., Püschel, T. A., Caro, F., Jarpa, G., Villavicencio, N., Latorre, C. & Santoro, C. M., Mar 2026, In: Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 81, 101742.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Inverse Association Between Betel Quid Use and Diabetes in Rural Bangladesh
Sznajder, K. K., Shenk, M. K., Perez, L., Alam, N., Raqib, R., Kumar, A., Haque, F., Blumenfield, T., Cully, S. M. & Wander, K., Feb 2026, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 38, 2, e70203.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Linking the benthic and planktonic realms: a year survey with implications for the routine monitoring of cyanobacteria
Gaget, V., Hobson, P., Keneally, C. C., Monis, P., Tan, X., Humpage, A. R., van der Linden, L., Kildea, T., Weyrich, L. S. & Brookes, J. D., Feb 1 2026, In: Journal of Applied Microbiology. 137, 2, lxag026.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Maternal religiosity and social support to mothers: helpers’ religious identity matters
Chvaja, R., Spake, L., Hassan, A., Shenk, M. K., Sosis, R., Sear, R. & Shaver, J. H., 2026, In: Religion, Brain and Behavior. 16, 1, p. 24-45 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Link opens in a new tab Scopus citations
Mortality perceptions in the context of the Trivers-Willard hypothesis
Guerriero, J. G., Shenk, M. K., Lynch, R. F., Zoeller, M., McAllister, L. S. & Alam, N., Mar 2026, In: Evolution and Human Behavior. 47, 2, 106812.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

17 Active
120 Finished

Collaborative Research: BoCP-Implementation: Ancient DNA approaches to reconstruct environmental impacts on coral reefs
Medina, M. (PI), Perry, G. H. (CoPI) & Weyrich, L. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
12/15/25 → 11/30/28
Project: Research project
Variables Influencing the Efficacy of Estuarine and Marine Resource Management
Holland-Lulewicz, I. (PI) & Jhlulewicz@psuedu, J.H.-L. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
9/1/25 → 8/31/27
Project: Research project
BoCP-Design: US-China: Understanding the evolutionary mechanisms that drive human microbiome diversity
Weyrich, L. (PI)
National Science Foundation
7/1/25 → 6/30/28
Project: Research project
Integrating population-wide oral microbiome data to better understand health differences in the United States
Weyrich, L. (PI)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
7/1/25 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
Collaborative Research: Precise Dating Determination in an Archaeological Context
Holland-Lulewicz, J. (PI)
National Science Foundation
12/15/24 → 11/30/27
Project: Research project
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Investigating the genetic and environmental history of type 2 diabetes
Perry, G. H. (PI) & Mks74@psuedu, M. K. S. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
10/15/24 → 9/30/26
Project: Research project
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Influence of Moral Engagement on Decision-Making, Management, and Risk to Wildlife in Protected Areas
Hunt, C. A. (PI)
National Science Foundation
7/1/24 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Conservation, Culture, and Common Pool Resources
Hunt, C. A. (PI) & Mfj5374@psuedu, M. E. J. (CoPI)
National Science Foundation
7/1/24 → 6/30/26
Project: Research project
Collaborative Research: Advancing human epigenetic age estimation methods for archaeological and forensic research
Perry, G. H. (PI)
National Science Foundation
7/1/24 → 6/30/27
Project: Research project
PFI (MCA): Improving Dental Technology using Microbial Transplantation in the Mouth
Weyrich, L. (PI)
National Science Foundation
3/1/24 → 2/28/27
Project: Research project

TED Talk
Jablonski, N. G. (Speaker)
Feb 1 2009
Activity: Talk types › Oral presentation

Penn State Emerging Academic Leader (PSEAL)
Hunt, C. A. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Honorary award
Sustainability Faculty Award, College of Health and Human Development
Hunt, C. A. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Honorary award

Anthropology

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Douglas Warren Bird

Rebecca Bliege Bird

Jose Mariano Capriles Flores

George Chaplin

Sagan Friant

Isabelle Holland-Lulewicz

Jacob Holland-Lulewicz

Nicholas Holowka

Carter A. Hunt

Kazuhiko Kawasaki

Advancing genotype-phenotype analysis through 3D facial morphometry: insights from Cri-du-Chat syndrome

An evolutionary perspective on the use of betel nut and its effects on health outcomes

A One Health trial design to accelerate Lassa fever vaccines

Complex perishable technologies from the North American Great Basin reveal specialized Late Pleistocene adaptations

Dampened inflammation and reduced risk of osteoarthritis among non-industrialized societies

Diversified human dietary strategies and settlement patterns in the core of the Atacama Desert during the late Pleistocene-Holocene transition (∼12.8 – 11.2 ka)

Inverse Association Between Betel Quid Use and Diabetes in Rural Bangladesh

Linking the benthic and planktonic realms: a year survey with implications for the routine monitoring of cyanobacteria

Maternal religiosity and social support to mothers: helpers’ religious identity matters

Mortality perceptions in the context of the Trivers-Willard hypothesis

Collaborative Research: BoCP-Implementation: Ancient DNA approaches to reconstruct environmental impacts on coral reefs

Variables Influencing the Efficacy of Estuarine and Marine Resource Management

BoCP-Design: US-China: Understanding the evolutionary mechanisms that drive human microbiome diversity

Integrating population-wide oral microbiome data to better understand health differences in the United States

Collaborative Research: Precise Dating Determination in an Archaeological Context

Doctoral Dissertation Research: Investigating the genetic and environmental history of type 2 diabetes

Doctoral Dissertation Research: Influence of Moral Engagement on Decision-Making, Management, and Risk to Wildlife in Protected Areas

Doctoral Dissertation Research: Conservation, Culture, and Common Pool Resources

Collaborative Research: Advancing human epigenetic age estimation methods for archaeological and forensic research

PFI (MCA): Improving Dental Technology using Microbial Transplantation in the Mouth

TED Talk

Penn State Emerging Academic Leader (PSEAL)

Sustainability Faculty Award, College of Health and Human Development

Anthropology

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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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