People

Terence D. 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...

Danielle da Cruz

danielledacruz@fas.harvard.edu

Manager of Administration

Danielle serves as HEB’s senior administrative leader and a strategic partner to the Chair. Her role translates academic priorities into operational plans, leads and develops the department’s administrative team, coordinates support across FAS, and...

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...

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...

Ali Akbari

Research Associate

Bridget Alex

balex@fas.harvard.edu

Lecturer in Human Evolutionary Biology

I'm a paleoanthropologist, science writer, and educator. Over the years, I've taught undergraduate and graduate courses in human evolutionary biology, anthropology, archaeology, and science communication. My pop-science stories have appeared in outlets...

Cary Allen-Blevins

callenblevins@fas.harvard.edu

Lecturer

Emmanuel Aoron

eaoron@g.harvard.edu

Graduate Student (G3)

Daniel Aslan

daslan@fas.harvard.edu

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Alison Barton

Post-Doctoral Fellow

person

Sophie Barton

sbarton@g.harvard.edu

Post-Doctoral Fellow

My research uses the domestic dog as a model organism to investigate how selection shapes the brain and behavior. More specifically, I study the neural circuits that support the learning of breed-specific behaviors in working dog breeds.

Esther Brielle

Post-Doctoral Fellow

person