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  [### Terence D. Capellini

 ](/people/terence-capellini) <tcapellini@fas.harvard.edu>Chair, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology

Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology

 

 

 My lab's research is on identifying the DNA changes underlying human and non-human primate biological adaptations. In the process of identifying these changes, we seek to reveal basic developmental and genetic mechanisms governing biological trait... 

 

 

      ![TC](/sites/g/files/omnuum1771/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/heb.harvard.edu/files/screen_shot_2019-01-17_at_10.17.46_am.png?itok=7T6pyCxd) 

 

 

 

   [### Danielle da Cruz

 ](/people/danielle-da-cruz) <danielledacruz@fas.harvard.edu>Associate Director of Finance and Research

General Administration

 

 

 Financial policy and processes, Department budgets/forecasting, Invoice review and approvals, Concur &amp; Buy2Pay questions and approval International &amp; field research policy, processes, and procurement, Kokolopori Bonobo Research Project administration... 

 

 

      ![profile picture of Danielle da Cruz in the field wearing an orange helmet](/sites/g/files/omnuum1771/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/heb.harvard.edu/files/ddc_photo.jpg?itok=L0Kif3g9) 

 

 

 

   [### Derek Healey

 ](/people/derek-healey) <dhealey@fas.harvard.edu>Academic Program Administrator

General Administration

 

 

 As Academic Program Administrator, I am the first point of contact for the department's PhD program, liaising with prospective and enrolled students regarding items such as graduation, program milestones, important reminders, setting up student teaching... 

 

 

      ![field image of Derek crouched at a mouth of a cave in Ireland](/sites/g/files/omnuum1771/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-07/derek%20profile.jpg?itok=msviV_hk) 

 

 

 

   [### Natalie McKenna

 ](/people/natalie-mckenna) <nmckenna@fas.harvard.edu>Director of Administration

General Administration

 

 

 As Director of Administration, I oversee operational excellence within the Department, ensuring strategic alignment and compliance with University standards. Please feel free to contact me for matters related to: Faculty affairs and governance... 

 

 

      ![Natalie McKenna](/sites/g/files/omnuum1771/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/heb.harvard.edu/files/natalie.jpeg?itok=-FZ3GXwH) 

 

 

 

   [### Munawwar Abdulla

 ](/people/munawwar-abdulla) <mabdulla@fas.harvard.edu>Research Group Coordinator

 

 

 As Research Group Coordinator, I provide administrative support across daily lab operations, purchasing, financial transactions, travel and expense processing, website maintenance, and general lab assistance. Supporting: Hecht Lab Henrich Lab Kuzawa Lab... 

 

 

      ![munawwar abdulla holding two kebabs sitting on stairs in front of a museum](/sites/g/files/omnuum1771/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-11/munawwar-abdulla.jpg?h=3ba0cb0c&itok=kmF0UzaP) 

 

 

 

   [### Ali Akbari

 ](/people/ali-akbari)Research Associate

 

 

 

      ![headshot of ali akbari](/sites/g/files/omnuum1771/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-03/ali%20akbari.png?itok=4UoXI6B4) 

 

 

 

   [### Bridget Alex

 ](/people/bridget-alex) <balex@fas.harvard.edu>Lecturer in Human Evolutionary Biology

 

 

 I'm a paleoanthropologist, science writer, and educator. In addition to teaching in HEB, I'm an editor for SAPIENS magazine. Over the years, I've taught undergraduate and graduate courses in human evolutionary biology, anthropology, archaeology, and... 

 

 

      ![B.Alex website pic ](/sites/g/files/omnuum1771/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-02/Bridget%20Alex.jpg?itok=2tZWpOOk) 

 

 

 

   [### Cary Allen-Blevins

 ](/people/cary-allen-blevins) <callenblevins@fas.harvard.edu>Lecturer

 

 

 

      ![cary_allen-blevins](/sites/g/files/omnuum1771/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-03/cary_allen-blevins.jpg?itok=zr_6IPTQ) 

 

 

 

   [### Emmanuel Aoron

 ](/people/emmanuel-aoron) <eaoron@g.harvard.edu>PhD Student (G2)

 

 

 

      ![Emmanuel Aoron](/sites/g/files/omnuum1771/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/heb.harvard.edu/files/emmanuel_aoron_copy.png?itok=60Gf3Gep) 

 

 

 

   [### Daniel Aslan

 ](/people/daniel-aslan) <daslan@fas.harvard.edu>Post-Doctoral Fellow

 

 

 

      ![Aslan headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum1771/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2026-01/Aslan%20headShot2025.jpeg?itok=sVSMs5QI) 

 

 

 

   [### John C. Barry

 ](/people/john-c-barry) <jcbarry@fas.harvard.edu>Director of the Paleoanthropology Laboratory

 

 

 My research interests include primate evolution, paleontology, geology, paleoenvironments, Miocene hominoids, Parkistan, and Southwestern America. 

 

 

      ![barry_john.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum1771/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/heb.harvard.edu/files/barry_john.jpg?itok=PXZXR05d) 

 

 

 

   [### Alison Barton

 ](/people/alison-barton)Post-Doctoral Fellow

 

 

 

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