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Anne Pisor

Anne Pisor
Anthropology
Washington State University
Assistant Prof, Penn State University
Broom Graduate Associate

 

Anne Pisor completed her PhD in evolutionary anthropology in 2016. She also holds an MA in Applied Statistics from UCSB. She studies the origin and functions of extra-community relationships in humans, with a focus on three populations of Bolivian horticulturalists with whom she works. For more information, see www.pisor-lab.com

pisor@umail.ucsb.edu
http://www.pisor-lab.com

Publications

Fessler, D.M.T, Pisor, A.C., & Navarrete, C.D.
"Negatively-biased credulity and the cultural evolution of beliefs."
PLoS ONE 9(4): e95167. 2014. 
Research Themes:
Biodemography and Evolution
Pisor, A.C., Gurven, M., Blackwell, A.D., Kaplan, H., & Yetish, G., A.C., Gurven, M., Blackwell, A.D., Kaplan, H., & Yetish, G.
"Patterns of senescence in cardiovascular fitness: VO2max in subsistence and industrialized populations."
American Journal of Human Biology 25(6), pp. 756-769. 2013.
Research Themes:
Biodemography and Evolution, Education and Health, Population Health and Environment
Link
Pisor, A.C., & Fessler, D.M.T.
"Commentary: Importing preferences and the pitfall of overgeneralization."
Behavior and Brain Sciences, 35(1), pp. 34-35. 2012.