Agustin Fuentes
Professor of Anthropology
Office: 648 Flanner Hall
Phone: 574-631-5421
Email: afuentes@nd.edu
Areas of Expertise
Biological anthropology, primatology and evolution of social organization and behavior, human evolution
Fuentes examines human evolution from several perspectives, and his research sheds light on some of the most common misconceptions about human nature, specifically in the areas of race, sex and aggression. He is the author of “Evolution of Human Behavior,” which examines how and why humans evolved behaviorally, and “Health, Risk and Adversity,” which provides a comparative approach to the analysis of health disparities and human adaptability and focuses on the pathways that lead to unequal health outcomes. Fuentes also serves as director of Notre Dame’s Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts.
ND EXPERTS
Continuing brain evolution tied to cultural behaviors
ND NEWSWIRE ARTICLES
Anthropologist researches evolution of Darwin’s theory
Spotlight: Myth-busting in human nature
Anthropologist publishes new book on human behavior
Zoo provides prime habitats for service learning projects
