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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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Official website
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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Boyd
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Francisco
- Spouse
- Joan Silk
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- assistant professor
- Educated at
- University of California, Davis
- Employer
- Santa Fe Institute
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- evolutionary psychology
- Official website
- roberttboyd.wixsite.com/homepage
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- date of birth
- 1948-02-11
- curriculum vitae URL
- anthro.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/rbcv-with-talks.pdf
- professorship
- professor
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