About me...
I am a human behavioral ecologist. Behavioral ecologists are interested in understanding the adaptive nature of behavior as a function of local socioecological context. My research focuses on a variety of questions related to family and romantic relationship dynamics. For the last 15 years I have co-directed the Kunene Rural Health and Demography Project in northwest Namibia, where our work has focused on understanding how family dynamics affect health and well-being. Increasingly, as the population I work with is undergoing rapid market integration, I am also interested in understanding how these changes affect access and use of the healthcare system, as well as beliefs and norms about birth and perinatal care.
