W. Andrew Barr
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Paleoecology, Ecomorphology, Paleoanthropology
CASHP Faculty
Core Faculty
Brenda J. Bradley
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Evolutionary genomics, Molecular ecology, Primatology
David R. Braun
Professor of Anthropology
Archaeology, Paleoanthropology, Africa
Alison S. Brooks
Professor of Anthropology
Paleolithic archaeology, Paleoanthropology, Ethnoarchaeology
Shannon C. McFarlin
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Primate life history evolution, Growth and development, Hard tissue biology
Carson M. Murray
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Primate social behavior, Mother-infant relationships, Female competition
Chet C. Sherwood
Professor of Anthropology
Evolutionary neuroscience, Cerebral cortex, Primates
Francys Subiaul
Associate Professor of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
Social cognition, Imitation learning
Bernard A. Wood
University Professor of Human Origins
Human evolution, Comparative morphology, Dental morphology
Resource Faculty
In addition to core faculty members, CASHP includes resource faculty members based at other GW departments, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History and National Zoological Park, Howard University, Johns Hopkins University, American Association for the Advancement of Science, and elsewhere. These individuals collaborate with core CASHP faculty, provide laboratory rotations and other training opportunities for students and serve on PhD dissertation committees.
Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History Collaborators
Anna K. Behrensmeyer
Senior Research Geologist and Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology
Briana L. Pobiner
Research Scientist and Education Program Specialist, Human Origins Program
Richard Potts
Curator of Biological Anthropology, Peter Buck Chair of Human Origins Director
