Dr. Tim Waring, Associate Professor, Applied Cultural Evolution. I’ve always been fascinated by complex systems in biology and ecology. Human systems on our planet represent some of the most complex and least understood phenomena in biology. So, I study the human species like an alien biologist. I specialize in human cultural evolution in the past, present, and possible futures. And I apply the science of cultural evolution to the environmental sustainability human systems.
Current team
- Taylor Z. Lange, PhD, Climate change adaptation researcher, Policy Center
- Zach T. Wood, PhD, Eco-evolutionary scientist, EES program
- Sohanya Aziz, Organizational Change Expert
- Postdoctoral Scholar – hiring 2025
- Postdoctoral Scholar – hiring 2027
Alumni
- Hossein Sabzian Papi, MS student
- Solomon Agbesi, MS
- Taylor Lange, PhD
- Antonio Jurlina, MS
- Sujan Chakraborty, MS
- Jinhar Zahidi, MA
- Afton Vigue (neé Hupper), MS
- Ethan Tremblay, MS
- Sandra Goff, PhD
- Abbie Sullivan, MS
- Johanna Barrett, MA
Prospective Graduate Students
I am always looking for creative, hardworking students interested in quantitative approaches to studying the evolution of human culture especially in environmental contexts. I accept graduate students through:
- Ecology and Environmental Science (Masters or PhD)
- Biology and Ecology (PhD)
- Anthropology and Environmental Policy (PhD)
- Economics (Masters only)
Support for graduate students comes from research projects and grants, or from scholarships, fellowships, or assistantships awarded based on merit. Opportunities include the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, and the Environmental Protection Agency Research Fellowships.
ACE Lab: Applied Cultural Evolution Laboratory 