Dr. Zeray Alemseged in the field
Research Associate & Fellow, Anthropology
Paleoanthropology/Human Evolution, Paleoclimate and Paleoecology, Paleolithic Archaeology, Geological Processes and Human Evolution

My research interest revolves around the key issue of how we became human through evolutionary processes. My research program focuses on the discovery and interpretation of hominin fossils and their environments with emphasis on fieldwork designed to acquire new data on early hominid skeletal biology, environmental context, and behavior. I also employ recently developed imaging and visualization techniques to investigate internal and external fossil anatomies.

Anthropology Research Associate Dr. Todd Braje
Research Associate, Anthropology

Dr. Todd Braje is an anthropological archaeologist, associate professor, and Research Associate in Anthropology at the California Academy of Sciences. His research interests include the deep history of maritime migrations and adaptations, human-environmental ecodyamics, and historical ecological approaches to understanding hunter-gatherer-fishers.

Laura Eklund, Collections Manager, Anthropology
Senior Collections Manager, Anthropology
Ethnographic and archaeological collections management
Cheryl Tripathi, Anthropology
Senior Curatorial Assistant, Anthropology
Picture of Shannon Tushingham, curator of anthropology, at a field research site
Associate Curator, Irvine Chair of Anthropology