Faculty » Robin G. Nelson
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Assistant Professor |
Professor Nelson comes to UCR following a research and teaching post-doctoral fellowship in the Laboratory of Human Biology at Northwestern University. As a biological anthropologist, Nelson employs evolutionary theory in studies of human sociality and health outcomes. Her dissertation research examined the extent to which variability in received investment from kin and social contacts affected the phenotypic expression of biological trait indicators of health status amongst Jamaican adults. With an increased focus on critical periods of human growth and development, she continues to research culturally salient forms of social and financial capital and the health of peoples in the Caribbean.