David W. Lawson

Associate Professor; Graduate Advisor

Contact Phone

805-893-4453

Office Location

HSSB 2055

Specialization

Integrative Anthropological Sciences (behavioural ecology, evolutionary demography, global health, the family, parental care, marriage, sexual conflict, gender equality; Tanzania)

Education

PhD in Anthropology, University College London (2009)

Bio

Originally from Northern Ireland, I moved to California and joined UCSB in 2016. Prior to joining to UCSB, I held posts as in the Department of Population Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and in the Department of Anthropology at University College London.

Research

I am an evolutionary anthropologist and population health scientist with interests in the family, gender equality and human well-being. You can find information on my research and teaching activities, including the Applied Evolutionary Anthropology Lab here.

Publications

A complete list of publications is available here.