Alyssa Crittenden

Alyssa Crittenden is a human behavioral ecologist and nutritional anthropologist who has worked with the Hadza hunter-gatherers of Tanzania since 2004. Her primary research interest is the study of the evolution of human behaviors as a function of socioecological context. The majority of her work explores the intersection of diet, life history, and sociality during human evolution. Her research foci include: evolution of the human diet; evolution of childhood; children’s foraging and food sharing; nutritional and behavioral correlates of cooperative breeding; life history theory. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and serves on the CARTA External Advisory Board.