Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research Interests
ontogeny of species-typical behavior; maturation of sensory and physiological processes; development of learning and memory
Lecturer, Program in Animal Behavior
Senior Lecturer, Biology
Senior Lecturer, Human Biology
Research Interests
ecology, evolution, microbial interactions and pathogenesis
Provost Professor, Cognitive Science
Provost Professor, School of Informatics and Computing
Research Interests
embodied; situated and dynamical approaches to behavior and cognition; evolutionary robotics; computational neuroscience; theoretical biology
Professor, Biophysics
Research Interests
biophysics
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research Interests
cannabinoid pharmacology; neurobiochemistry; lipidomics
Professor, Anthropology,
Professor, Cognitive Science
Research Interests
Evolution of language and social cognition, Gesture, Primate communication, Parent-infant interaction, Language and thought, Assessing cognition in AI systems, Multimodality, SETI
Provost Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research Interests
comparative cognition; episodic memory; metacognition; time perception; circadian rhythms; learning and memory; disorders of memory (e.g., alzheimer's)
Professor, Biophysics
Professor, Neural Science
Professor, Biology
Research Interests
evolution; ecology; behavior
Assistant Professor, Biology
Research Interests
neuronal control of behavior; circadian rhythms; sex differences in the nervous system; behavioral genetics
Lecturer, Program in Animal Behavior
Adjunct Lecturer, Biology
Associate Scientist, Environmental Resilience Institute
Research Interests
regulation of seasonal traits, conservation, Behavior, Ecophysiology
Ruth N. Halls Associate Professor, Gender Studies
Director, The Kinsey Institute
Associate Research Scientist, The Kinsey Institute
Bicentennial Professor, Indiana University
Research Interests
intersections of biology and gender; evolutionary and biocultural models of human behavior; romantic and sexual relationships
Professor, Anthropology
Research Interests
functional morphology; ecology of hominids and apes
Professor, Biology
Associate Chair for Teaching, Biology
Director, REU Program in Animal Behavior
Research Interests
evolution; ecology; behavior
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Director, Ancient DNA Laboratory of Molecular Anthropology
Research Interests
molecular anthropology; molecular evolution; population genetics; ancient DNA
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Science Advisor and Founding Director,Environmental Resilience Institute
Affiliate Faculty, Cognitive Science
Affiliate Faculty, Neuroscience
Research Interests
behavior; ecology; evolution
Associate Scientist in Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical Sciences Program
Research Interests
olfactory communication, olfactory neuroscience; influences of pheromones on social behaviors, adult neurogenesis, sperm activity and spermatogenesis, mammary glands, milk, and the next generation; microscopic analysis of cell movements; history of animals in human culture, history of keeping birds in Japan
Assistant Professor, Biology
Research Interests
the role of developmental and behavioral plasticity in adaptive evolution
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Research Interests
evolution and coevolution; sex, virulence and genetic diversity in host-parasite interactions
Chair, History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine
Adjunct Professor, Biology
Adjunct Professor, Philosophy
Affiliated Faculty Scholar, Kinsey Institute
Adjunct Faculty, Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior
Adjunct Faculty, Animal Behavior
Adjunct Faculty, Informatics
Research Interests
animal-computer interactions, nonhuman primate cognition
Professor, Biology
Research Interests
developmental mechanisms and regulation in eukaryotic systems; evolution genomics and bioinformatics
Professor, Informatics
Adjunct Professor, Sociology
Animal Computer Interaction Track Director
Research Interests
computing, culture, and society privacy
Adjunct Faculty
Conservation Consultant, Castlerock Conservation
Research interests:
behavioral psychology, human dimensions of wildlife, human wildlife conflict, behavior change, conservation planning
Conservation Consultant, Castlerock Conservation
Operating under Castlerock Solutions Ltd.
Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Robert R. Shrock Professor, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Research Associate, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago
Adjunct Professor, Biology
Adjunct Professor, Anthropology
Research Interests
vertebrate paleontology; comparative morphological variation at the level of the metapopulation; and the effects of Quaternary climate change on vertebrate faunas
Associate Professor, Biology
Research Interests
evolution of behavior; neuroendocrine mechanisms of behavior; physiological mechanisms of phenotypic plasticity and adaptation; sexual selection; behavioral genomics; behavioral ecology
Provost Professor, Gender Studies
Department Chair, Gender Studies
Peg Zeglin Brand Chair, Gender Studies
Senior Scientist, The Kinsey Institute
Research Interests
sexual behavior; sexuality, sexual identity, and gender relations; sex differentiation
Associate Professor, Biology
Affiliate, Study of Global Change
Research Interests
behavior
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Research Scientist, The Stone Age Institute
Director, Human Brain Evolution Laboratory
Co-Director, Open Research Scan Archive at Penn
Faculty Member, Cognitive Science
Research Interests
coevolution of brain and behavior; evolution of language; functional morphology of the brain; human variation; modeling evolutionary hypotheses; mathematical image analysis
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Adjunct, Biology
Research Interests
development of the nervous system; plasticity of neural structure and function
Professor, Biophysics
Research Interests
cellular biophysics; sustained nonequilibrium systems
Assistant Professor, Informatics
Animal Computer Interaction Track Director
Adjunct Faculty, Animal Behavior
Adjunct Faculty, Anthropology
VP, Conservation and Life Sciences, Indianapolis Zoo
Research Interests
great ape mental abilities; symbolic representation; tool use and manufacture in all animals
Associate Professor, Biology
Research Interests
evolution and behavior
Associate Chair for Research and Facilities, Biology
Associate Professor, Biology
Research Interests
developmental mechanisms and regulation in eukaryotic systems
Provost Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Director, Cognitive Science Program
Research Interests
cognitive science; social psychology
Professor, Biology
Linda and Jack Gill Chair of Neuroscience
Research Interests
neural circuits; molecular mechanisms of pain and touch; optogenetics; optical recording of neuronal activity
Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
**Reviewing graduate applications for Fall, 2025**
Distinguished Professor, Biology
Research Interests
behavior; evolution; microbial interactions and pathogenesis
Director of the Primate Environmental Endocrinology Laboratory (PEEL)
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Associate Professor, Human Biology
Research Interests
primate ecology and evolution; environmental endocrinology; nutritional anthropology; evolutionary medicine; conservation and sustainability
Director, Program in Animal Behavior and Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior
Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Research Interests
mechanisms of behavior; neuroscience
Associate Professor, Informatics
Research Interests
bioinformatics and computational biology; artificial intelligence; complex networks and systems; intelligent interactive systems; machine learning; cognitive science
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