Nathaniel J. Dominy

|Professor
Academic Appointments
  • Chair, Department of Anthropology

  • Charles Hansen Professor of Anthropology

  • Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences

  • Professor, Ecology, Evolution, Ecosystems and Society (EEES) Graduate Program

Connect with Us

I am an anthropologist and evolutionary biologist. I study the behavior, ecology, and functional morphology of humans and nonhuman primates. My research philosophy is to integrate tropical fieldwork with mechanical, molecular, and isotopic analyses in order to better understand how and why adaptive shifts occurred during primate evolution.

Contact

603.646.1849
Silsby, Room 405A
HB 6047

Department(s)

Anthropology

Education

  • B.A. Johns Hopkins University, 1998
  • Ph.D. University of Hong Kong, 2001
  • Postdoc: University of Chicago, 2002-2004

Selected Publications

  • 2021-25

  • Dominy NJ, Fannin LD, Vogel ER, Robbins MM, Hobaiter C (2025). Fermented fruits: scrumping, sharing, and the origins of feasting. BioScience biaf102. (doi: 10.1093/biosci/biaf102)

  • Fannin LD, Seyoum CM, Venkataraman VV, Yeakel JD, Janis CM, Cerling TE, Dominy NJ (2025). Behavior drives morphological change during human evolution. Science 389:488-493. (doi: 10.1126/science.ado2359)

  • Dominy NJ (2025). Dark matters: a new film celebrates the subterranean. Science 388:1141. (doi: 10.1126/science.ady5476)

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