Principal Investigator - Vivek Venkataraman

Dr. Venkataraman is an evolutionary anthropologist who is broadly interested in the evolution of the human diet and food systems, and their relation to life history and behavior. He is the co-founder and co-PI of the Orang Asli Health and Lifeways Project (OAHeLP) as well as assistant director of the Guassa Gelada Research Project.

2007, B.S. (Honors) University of Chicago, Physics and Philosophy

2016, PhD Dartmouth College (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)

2016-2018, College Fellow, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University

2018-2021, Research Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse

2021- 2026, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Calgary

2026- present, Associate Professor, Dept. of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Calgary.