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

  • Hobaiter C, Dominy NJ (2025). Flexible branches in the primate family tree? Behavioral and Brain Sciences 48:e169. (doi: 10.1017/S0140525X25100423)

  • Fannin LD, Guatelli-Steinberg D, Arft-Guatelli J, Clauss M, Dominy NJ, McGraw WS (2025). Chewing performance and the structure of primate communities. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 292:20252158. (doi: 10.1098/rspb.2025.2158)

  • Hobaiter C, Dominy NJ (2025). Rainforest rhythms. Orion magazine 44(3):10-11. (link)

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