Robin Nelson: The Fascinating World of Biological Anthropology

Robin Nelson is an assistant professor of biological anthropology
at Santa Clara. Her work focuses on using evolutionary theory to
learn about human social and health outcomes. She has done
research in Jamaica on the role that adult figures play in child
development. A few of her course titles include: “Anthropology of
Love, Sex, and War,” “Modern Family: Science and Social
Experiences of Human Familial Bonds” and “Kinship and Health.”


In this conversation, we start with Dr. Nelson’s story of finding
biological anthropology and what surprising ideas she’s learned
from her research. In the second half, we dive into some hot
topics around the intersection of gene editing, biology,
oppression and systems of power. 


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