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Tel: +44 20 7679 8845 E-mail: r.mace@ucl.ac.uk |
DPhil, Zoology, University of Oxford, 1987
Elected Fellow of the British Academy, 2008
Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology
Convenor of the Human Evolutionary Ecology Group
Tutor for the M.Sc. in Human Evolution and Behaviour
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General Interests
Evolutionary demography and life history, particularly empirical studies focussing on traditional African populations
Phylogenetic approaches to culture and language evolution, including comparative methods for testing cross-cultural hypotheses, and understanding the origins of kinship, family and social systems
Adaptive explanations for the demographic transition to low fertility
Cultural transmission and the establishment of social norms
Current Research Projects
The evolutionary ecology of reproduction in a rural, Gambian population, using historical demographic records
Phylogenetic approaches to linguistic, cultural and bio-cultural evolution in sub-Saharan Africa, the Pacific and Europe.
Village-level studies of the impact of development initiatives on fertility and mortality in rural Ethiopia, including contraceptive uptake and social networks.
The evolutionary ecology of matriliny
The evolutionary ecology of prosocial norms
Sibling competition and fertility decline in the UK
Current PhD Students
- Heidi Colleran, degree expected in 2011
- Kesson Magid, degree expected 2010
- Taniya Sharmin, degree expected 2010
- Shakti Lamba, degree expected in 2010
- David Lawson, degree expected in 2009
- Laura Fortunato, degree expected in 2009
Recent PhD Students
- Tom Currie, degree awarded in 2009
- Fiona Jordan, degree awarded in 2007
- Eshetu Gurmu, degree awarded in 2005
- Mhairi Gibson, degree awarded in 2002
- Rebecca Sear, degree awarded in 2001
- Clare Holden, degree awarded in 1999
