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Robert Boyd

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Also known as Robert Turner Boyd

anthropologist

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Robert Boyd is an American anthropologist and university teacher born in San Francisco in 1948. He specializes in anthropology, social anthropology, and evolutionary psychology. His academic career includes positions as a professor, associate professor, and assistant professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, Arizona State University, Duke University, and Emory University. He currently holds the position of emeritus professor.

Boyd was educated at the University of California, San Diego, and the University of California, Davis. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has received a Guggenheim Fellowship. His research focuses on cultural evolution and social behavior. He is married to Joan Silk and has supervised doctoral students, including Joseph Henrich. He speaks English.

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Social Evolution | Rob Boyd, Arizona State University

Rob Boyd's research on cultural evolution and social behavior. Published papers are available to download.

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Instance of
human
Family name
Boyd
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
San Francisco
Spouse
Joan Silk
Position held
assistant professor
Languages spoken
English language
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